Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)

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]

Rosemont
Mississippi Landmark
Rosemont Plantation in 2014
Nearest cityWoodville, Mississippi
Coordinates31°6′2″N 91°16′31″W
Built1814
NRHP reference No.74001068
USMS No.095-ABN-0181-NRD-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974[1]
Designated USMSFebruary 27, 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.

  • Grave of Jefferson Davis' mother in family cemetery behind Rosemont, circa 1938–1941

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