The Burn, a house built in 1834, is the oldest documented Greek Revival residence in Natchez, Mississippi. It was built on a knoll to the north of the old town area of Natchez.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
The Burn | |
Location | 307 Oak St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°33′55″N 91°23′46″W / 31.56528°N 91.39611°W |
Built | 1834, c. 1940 |
Architect | Montgomery & Keys |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79001280[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 03, 1979 |
The house is a one-and-a-half-story Greek Revival double-pile central hall plan building built of frame construction upon a brick basement. It has a five bay east-facing façade with a pedimented portico supported by four fluted Doric columns.[2]
It was built to be the residence of John P. Walworth, a wealthy planter, merchant, banker, and politician.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Mary Warren Miller (February 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Burn". National Park Service. Retrieved December 13, 2022. with four photos from 1979 and two from during the Civil War. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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