Winchester House is a historic house within the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District in Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.A.. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 31, 1979.[2]
Winchester House | |
Location | 816 Main St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°33′25″N 91°23′55″W / 31.55694°N 91.39861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1837 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 79001305[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 31, 1979 |
History
editWinchester House was built for Horace Gridley, a city alderman, from 1836 to 1838.[3] It was acquired by Judge Josiah Winchester in 1854.[3] It stayed in the Winchester family until 1928, when it was sold to the Burns family.[3] Eventually, it was purchased by Paul Brown Harrington in 1973.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Winchester House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winchester House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.