James Hardie (architect)

James Hardie (died 1889)^[1] was an American architect of Natchez, Mississippi. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Hardie was an immigrant from Scotland. He and two brothers, all carpenters, moved to Natchez in the 1830s.^[1]

St. Mary's Cathedral, Natchez

He designed St. Mary's Cathedral, in Natchez, which is listed on the National Register within the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District. The Gothic Revival brick cathedral's construction began in 1842 and it was dedicated in 1843.^[3][4]

Works include:

• D'Evereux (1836), Natchez, a Greek Revival house^[1]
• Choctaw (1836), also known as Neibert-Fisk House, 310 N. Wall St., Natchez, a Greek Revival house^[1][5] NRHP-listed^[2]
• Chapel at Laurel Hill Plantation, S of Natchez off US 61, Natchez, Mississippi. The chapel was the first Gothic Revival building in Mississippi.^[1] Hardie also did repairs/renovations at Laurel Hill, in his old age.^[1] Laurel Hill is NRHP-listed^[2]
• Homewood (1852)^[1]
• Shadyside, 107 Shadyside St., Natchez, Mississippi, NRHP-listed^[2]