The Burn, Greek Revival mansion in Natchez, United States.
The Burn is a Greek Revival mansion in Natchez featuring a five-bay front facing east with four fluted Doric columns supporting a gabled roof. The house sits elevated above ground on a brick basement that provides both structural support and visual prominence.
The Burn was built in 1834 for John P. Walworth, a planter, merchant, banker and politician, as his residence on a knoll north of the old town area of Natchez. It is the oldest documented Greek Revival residence in the city and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The house takes its name from a burn, the Scots and Northern English word for a stream, a reference to the watercourse that once ran near the knoll. The name passed to the Walworth family's Greek Revival residence and has stayed with it since 1834.
The Burn stands on a high knoll on the western side of North Union Street, in the northern outpost of Natchez's old town area. The brick basement is half raised at the front and fully raised at the back, so the main floor is reached by steps. The house is a private residence and is not open to visitors; it can be seen from the street.
The Burn stands on a high knoll rising from the western side of North Union Street, in the northern outpost of Natchez's old town area. Its brick basement is half raised at the front and fully raised at the back, a detail visible from the street. The gabled roof is pierced by four inside end brick chimneys and two gabled dormers on the front slope, with a large shed dormer on the rear slope.
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