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A historic house tells a fuller story
At The Guest House, new Black ownership brings another perspective to a familiar Natchez landmark.
The Guest House in downtown Natchez is a hotel with a long past and a new chapter. Its owners, Michael and Tiffany Clinton, describe their decision to buy the house as intentional: a way to welcome visitors while naming the labor and history behind it.
On its own website, The Guest House says it was built in 1840 and identifies craftspeople connected to the building. The owners say they are not making it a museum, yet they do not want to erase what happened there. Their approach shows that a historic place can remain in use while telling a fuller story.
This is one example of what change can look like. It raises questions worth bringing into a wider local conversation: Who is represented in the telling of a place? Who owns it today? What can visitors learn from the people who lived and worked there?
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