Built 1834, c. 1940 Opened 1834 Added to NRHP 3 July 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79001280 Area 7,689 m² | |
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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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