Its original style was Federal, but its facade was modified in the 1859s by addition of a Greek Revival two-tiered portico and a doorway with side lights, corner lights and transom.

[2] It was built for Nicholas "Bigbee" Perkins III (1779-1848), of a plantation family.

Perkins is notable as the man who recognized Aaron Burr and assisted in Burr's arrest for treason on February 18, 1807.

[2][3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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