Hawthorne Place

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

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
Area	12.2 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1824 (1824)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	79001286[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1979

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]