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Hawthorne Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lower Woodville Rd., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°32′21″N 91°24′05″W / 31.53917°N 91.40137°W / 31.53917; -91.40137
Area	12.2 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1824 (1824)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	79001286
Added to NRHP	July 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. His daughter, Maria Overaker and his widow, Margaret Overaker, built Hawthorne Place from 1825 to 1827. It was purchased by Robert Dunbar II in 1833, who called it Hawthorne Place.

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

Architectural significance

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

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 Form: Hawthorne Place". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
3. "Hawthorne Place". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

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