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Located at 1 Melrose Avenue in the historic Natchez district of Mississippi, two original slave houses and other domestic outbuildings are located here. The 1847 mansion is owned by National Park Service as part of the Natchez National Historical Park. After the death of Melrose's owner in 1883, the house was left in the care of former slaves, Jane Johnson and Alice Sims. These two women managed the house and property resisting repeated attempts to remove fine furnishings. Both Sims and Johnson played vital roles in the restoration of the property by owners George M.D. and Ethel Moore Kelly in the early 20th century. Johnson died at the age of 103 in the 1940's and Sims at age 96 in the 1930's.
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