Winchester House (Natchez, Mississippi)

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Winchester House
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Location816 Main St.,
Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°33′25″N91°23′55″W / 31.55694°N 91.39861°W / 31.55694; -91.39861
Arealess than one acre
Built1837 (1837)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 79001305 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1979

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]

History

Winchester 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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Winchester House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winchester House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.