Overnight Stay Booking Required
Overnight stay at Linden
Overnight lodging in one of Natchez's oldest documented town homes, owned by the Conner family since 1849.
- Duration:
- 12 hr
Haunted Hotel / Inn
Linden — A Historic Bed & Breakfast
1785 Natchez Federal-style mansion held by six generations of the Conner family, where guests report phantom carriages, a top-hatted apparition, and a woman who steps from the east-wing roof.
1 Linden Place, Natchez, MS 39120
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$$
Overnight rates typically run $150-$300 per night.
Access
Limited Access
Historic mansion on a 7-acre estate; original Federal-style construction with a 98-foot gallery; some rooms involve stairs.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1785 · National Register of Historic Places (1978) · One of Natchez's oldest documented town homes · Six-generation Conner family ownership since 1849
The central two-story section of Linden was constructed in 1785 by Alexander Moore, who originally named the estate Oaklands. The property passed to his son James Moore before being purchased in 1818 by Thomas Buck Reed, a U.S. Senator and former Mississippi attorney general, who renamed it Reedland and added a frontispiece and east wing.
In 1829 the Reed family sold the property to Dr. John Ker, who renamed the home Linden and added a living-room wing and the now-signature 98-foot gallery with ten hand-hewn Doric columns. In 1849 Jane Gustine Conner, recently widowed, purchased Linden for $11,000 to raise her ten children; she added cedars and a west wing. The property has been held by the Conner family continuously since 1849, now in its sixth generation of family ownership.
Linden's gallery and entrance frontispiece are widely considered the visual model for the front-elevation set of Twelve Oaks in the 1939 film 'Gone with the Wind' — a popular but uncited Natchez claim still made in tourism materials. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1978 (NRHP ref. 78001582), occupying 1.5 acres of its larger estate footprint.
The pre-Civil War economy of Linden, like every Natchez town home of its scale, was supported by the labor of enslaved people, both at the mansion and on associated plantation holdings. Visitors to the property today encounter both the family's preservation work and the unresolved silences of who else lived and worked on these grounds.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden_(Natchez,_Mississippi)
- https://www.lindenbandb.com/
- https://www.natchezmsbandb.com/inn/linden
- http://hauntedhouses.com/mississippi/linden-bed-and-breakfast/
Phantom horse-drawn buggy in the drivewayTapping of a cane along the west galleryMale apparition in a top hat inside a child's bedroomFemale apparition seen stepping from the east-wing roof
According to Haunted Houses, Mississippi Haunted Houses, and Haunted Places, Linden carries four distinct ghost narratives. The first is a phantom horse-drawn buggy that has appeared in the driveway. The second is the sound of a cane tapping along the west gallery. The third is a male apparition wearing a 19th-century top hat that has been reported inside one of the children's bedrooms. The fourth — the most dramatic — is a female apparition seen at the east-wing roofline who appears to step off into space and vanishes before reaching the ground.
Haunted Houses reports that Conner family members have personally experienced these phenomena alongside guests. The lore is consistent across the major aggregators but is not currently anchored to a single folkloric source comparable to Windham's documentation of Miss Percy at Dunleith, and no specific identity is attached in the public record to either the top-hatted gentleman or the falling woman.
As with any antebellum Natchez property, the published ghost narratives center the white family's spirits while leaving largely unaddressed the labor and presence of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Linden through the 1800s.
Plan Your Visit
2 ways to experience Guided Tour Booking Required
Linden house tour
Owner-led tour covering Linden's 1785 construction, the Reed and Ker ownership periods, six generations of Conner family stewardship, and the 98-foot gallery with hand-hewn Doric columns.
- Duration:
- 45 min
Sources & Further Reading
Every HauntBound history is researched from documented sources. We clearly separate verified historical fact from paranormal folklore.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Linden — A Historic Bed & Breakfast family-friendly?
Family-friendly historic site; ghost stories include a woman seen stepping from the east-wing roof — discretion recommended for sensitive young children. Overall family fit: Moderate.
How much does it cost to visit Linden — A Historic Bed & Breakfast?
Overnight rates typically run $150-$300 per night.
Do I need to book in advance?
Yes, reservations are required.
Is Linden — A Historic Bed & Breakfast wheelchair accessible?
Linden — A Historic Bed & Breakfast has limited wheelchair accessibility. Terrain: Historic mansion on a 7-acre estate; original Federal-style construction with a 98-foot gallery; some rooms involve stairs..