Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)

Rosemont
Rosemont Plantation in 2014
Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)
Location within Mississippi
Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)
Location within the United States
Nearest cityWoodville, Mississippi
Coordinates31°6′2″N 91°16′31″W / 31.10056°N 91.27528°W / 31.10056; -91.27528
Built1814
Websitehttps://rosemont-plantation.com/
NRHP reference No.74001068
USMS No.095-ABN-0181-NRD-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974[1]
Designated USMSFebruary 27, 1987[2]

Rosemont, also known as Rosemont Plantation, Poplar Grove or Hale House, is a plantation house built in 1814 near Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was the boyhood family home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America 1861–1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974[1] and designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987.[2] It is open to the public for tours.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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