Auburn, Natchez

Name: Auburn
Address: 400 Duncan Ave, Natchez, 39120-3954, United States
Telephone: +1 601-442-5981

#13 among attractions in Natchez

Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture, Historical place, More...

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Auburn is an antebellum mansion in Duncan Park in Natchez, Mississippi. It was designed and constructed by Levi Weeks in 1812, and was the first building to exhibit Greek Revival order in the town. Its prominent two-story Greek portico served as a model for the subsequent architectural development of local mansions. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and a Mississippi Landmark in 1984. ()

Built: 1812 (212 years ago)Coordinates: 31°32'45"N, 91°23'27"W

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400 Duncan AveNatchez 39120-3954 United States

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+1 601-442-5981

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Auburn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melrose, Longwood, Monmouth, St. Mary Basilica.

0.5 miE
Museum, Historical place, National park
Melrose, Natchez
13 min walk • Melrose is a 15,000 square feet mansion, located in Natchez, Mississippi, that is said to reflect "perfection" in its Greek Revival design. The 80-acre estate is now part of Natchez National Historical Park and is open to the public by guided tours. The house is furnished for the period just before the Civil War.
1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Longwood, Natchez
27 min walk • Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Built in part by enslaved people, the mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.
0.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Monmouth, Natchez
15 min walk • Monmouth is a historic antebellum home located at 1358 John A. Quitman Boulevard in Natchez, Mississippi on a 26-acre lot. It was built in 1818 by John Hankinson, and renovated about 1853 by John A. Quitman, a former Governor of Mississippi and well-known figure in the Mexican–American War.
1.1 miNW
Church
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez
28 min walk • St. Mary Basilica, formerly St. Mary's Cathedral, located in Natchez, Mississippi, United States, is a parish church in the Diocese of Jackson and Minor basilica of the Catholic Church.
~1870 ftE
Museum, History museum, National park
Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez
10 min walk • Natchez National Historical Park commemorates the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and is managed by the National Park Service. The park consists of four separate sites: Fort Rosalie is the site of a former fortification from the 18th century, built by the French.
~1870 ftW
Colonial architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Hope Farm, Natchez
10 min walk • Hope Farm is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, Natchez
25 min walk • The Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, in Natchez, Mississippi, is a 9.2-acre historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Dunleith, Natchez
16 min walk • Dunleith is an antebellum mansion at 84 Homochitto Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built about 1855, it is Mississippi's only surviving example of a plantation house with a fully encircling colonnade of Greek Revival columns, a form once seen much more frequently than today.
1.1 miNW
31°33'28"N • 91°24'13"W
Temple B'nai Israel Natchez, Natchez
29 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Synagogue
~1890 ftN
Greek Revival architecture
White Cottage, Natchez
10 min walk • White Cottage, also known as Twin Oaks, is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Ravenna, Natchez
26 min walk • Ravenna is a historic two-and-a-half-story mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. It was built in 1835-1836 for William Harris, a merchant commissioner, planter and Natchez alderman. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, based on plans by Asher Benjamin.

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Which popular attractions are close to Auburn?

Nearby attractions include Hope Farm, Natchez (10 min walk), Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez (10 min walk), White Cottage, Natchez (10 min walk), Melrose, Natchez (13 min walk).