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 1861-186. 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. Retrieved May 14, 2009.


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