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What We Know So Far...

The Peter Hunter House at 611 N. Union St. in Natchez, Mississippi is a two and a half story, five-bay, center gabled house built of wood. It features modest Victorian/Carpenter Gothic exterior features, cypress floors throughout, 12 ft. ceilings and 8 fireplaces. Once used as a Bed & Breakfast, the home was remodeled to include 4 bedrooms, 4 and 1/2 bathrooms and an elevator. It is now a private residence.

The 3,389 sq. ft. home was built in 1849 by two couples; Albert and Sarah Kent and Edward and Mary Bunce. The Mississippi Department of Archives & History website dates the construction of the home at circa 1860, and the historical sign in front of the home dates it at circa 1859, but we now know those estimated dates are incorrect. Years after the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, evidence of a lawsuit filed in 1850 was discovered where Andrew Brown, a sawmill operator, sued the Kent and Bunce families for non-payment of at least part of the building materials used to construct the home. The hand-written court documents state the home was completed in 1849 - a full 10-11 years earlier than estimates based on popular architectural styles in Natchez at the time.

The suit alleges that the Kent and Bunce families contracted with Brown for lumber, plank, and other materials for the construction of a large frame house, out houses, and fences on the corner of North Union and B Streets. The materials were delivered to the site and were used to construct the house, outbuildings, and fences. Brown continued to furnish materials as needed for the construction of the home until October 12, 1849. According to the lawsuit, the unpaid bill for materials amounted to $655.22 but was reduced to $435.57.

In November of 1850, John F. Scott acquired the Kent family's interest in the home and then later purchased the Bunce family's interest in May of 1852. On January 1, 1858, Scott sold the home to it's namesake, Peter Creighton Hunter, a Natchez merchant.