Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)

Rosemont
Nearest city Woodville, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°6′2″N 91°16′31″W / 31.10056°N 91.27528°W / 31.10056; -91.27528Coordinates: 31°6′2″N 91°16′31″W / 31.10056°N 91.27528°W / 31.10056; -91.27528
Built 1814
NRHP reference # 74001068
USMS # 095-ABN-0181-NRD-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 30, 1974[1]
Designated USMS February 27, 1987[2]

Rosemont, also known as Rosemont Plantation, Poplar Grove or Hale House, was built in 1814 in Woodville, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974[1] and designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987.[2]

The house is the family and boyhood home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America 1861–1866. It is open to the public for tours.

It may be included within the Woodville Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2009.


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