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The Burn
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; -91.39611
Built	1834, c. 1940
Architect	Montgomery & Keys
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001280
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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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.

It was built to be the residence of John P. Walworth, a wealthy planter, merchant, banker, and politician.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ 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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• Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
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• Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
• Greek Revival houses in Mississippi
• National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
• 1834 establishments in Mississippi