John Baynton House

John Baynton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	821 Main St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°33′24″N91°23′53″W / 31.55667°N 91.39806°W / 31.55667; -91.39806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1835 (1835)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	74001048 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 16, 1974

The John Baynton House (also known as "Williamsburg" or "Banachi") is a historic house within the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. ^[2] It is located at number 821 on Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi. ^[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 16, 1974 for the architecture; ^{[2] [3]} and is a contributing property to the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District.

History

The John Baynton House is an excellent example of the Federal style cottage in Natchez, and contains fine architectural details with regional characteristics. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It has one story and a half. ^[3]

The house was built for John Baynton, a land speculator, in 1833. ^[3] It was purchased by the Junkin family; one of their descendants is John R. Junkin, who served as the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1970s. ^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Mississippi

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Baynton House". National Park Service . Retrieved September 14, 2023. With accompanying pictures
3. Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet: John Baynton House, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
4. Helen Kerr Kempe, The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1989, p. 74