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31°32′21″N 91°24′05″W / 31.53917°N 91.40137°W / 31.53917; -91.40137
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Hawthorne Place
Hawthorne Place is located in Mississippi
Hawthorne Place
Hawthorne Place is located in the United States
Hawthorne Place
LocationLower Woodville Rd., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°32′21″N 91°24′05″W / 31.53917°N 91.40137°W / 31.53917; -91.40137
Area12.2 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1824 (1824)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference  No. 79001286 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1979

Hawthorne Place is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

History

The land belonged to George Overaker, a planter, in the early 19th century. [2] His daughter, Maria Overaker and his widow, Margaret Overaker, built Hawthorne Place from 1825 to 1827. [2] It was purchased by Robert Dunbar II in 1833, who called it Hawthorne Place. [2]

The house was purchased by the McGehee family in 1928. [2] By the late 1970s, it belonged to his daughter, Mrs. Hyde Dunbar Jenkins. [2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 1979. [3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Hawthorne Place". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hawthorne Place". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.