A two-story, three-bay brick townhouse, owned by William Johnson, a free black barber and diarist during the antebellum period. His diaries, written between 1835 and 1851 are highly significant documents which chonicle his professional and financial activities in antebellum Natchez--they were later published as The Barber of Natchez. This building was individually listed on the National Register on 16 June 1976, and it was later included as element #5531 in the Natchez-on-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 17 September 1979. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 19 April 1985. This building was awarded HPF grants of $17,500 in 1977 and $15,000 in 1978. It is now owned by the National Park Service as part of the Natchez National Historical Park. It is included in Included in the "Natchez Walking Guide" (#51, pp. 37-38) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.32, ND20). [HABS: MS-270 (1972) (along with McCallum House next door)] |