The Burn (Natchez, Mississippi)


Burn, The
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	307 Oak St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°33′55″N 91°23′46″W / 31.56528°N 91.39611°W / 31.56528; -91.39611Coordinates: 31°33′55″N 91°23′46″W / 31.56528°N 91.39611°W / 31.56528; -91.39611
Built	1834, c. 1940
Architect	Montgomery & Keys
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	79001280^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 03, 1979

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 house is 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

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 Mary Warren Miller (February 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Burn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 20, 2016. with four photos from 1979 and two from during the Civil War

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