Built 1834, c. 1940 Opened 1834 Added to NRHP 3 July 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79001280 Area 7,689 m² | |
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Location 307 Oak St., Natchez, Mississippi Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar Natchez National Historical, Grand Village of the Natch, Mississippi Museum of Natural S, Jackson Zoo, Natchez Museum of African A | ||
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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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.
It was built to be the residence of John P. Walworth, a wealthy planter, merchant, banker, and politician.
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