John Baynton House

John Baynton House
Location 821 Main St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°33′24″N 91°23′53″W / 31.55667°N 91.39806°W / 31.55667; -91.39806Coordinates: 31°33′24″N 91°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 # 74001048[1]
Added to NRHP October 16, 1974

The John Baynton House (a.k.a. "Williamsburg") is a historic house in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

Location

It is located at number 821 on Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi.[2]

History

The house was built for John Baynton, a land speculator, in 1833.[2] The architectural style is Federal.[2][3] It has one story and a half.[2]

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.[2]

It has been added to the National Register of Historic Places since October 16, 1974.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet: John Baynton House, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
  3. ↑ Helen Kerr Kempe, The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1989, p. 74


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