Hollywood (Benoit, Mississippi)
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Hollywood, also known as The Burrus House, is an
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near
Benoit, Mississippi Benoit is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 365. History The 1956 movie ''Baby Doll'' was shot on location at the Burrus House in Benoit; many local residents played in minor roles. G ...
that was started in 1858 and completed in 1861. It is in
Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
style. It was listed on the
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in 1975. The Burrus House is the only surviving structure in
Bolivar County, Mississippi Bolivar County ( ) is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, earl ...
associated with the once prominent Burrus family. It was built by John C. Burrus (1818-1879). with The movie ''
Baby Doll ''Baby Doll'' is a 1956 American dramatic black comedy film directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, and Eli Wallach. It was produced by Kazan and Tennessee Williams, and adapted by Williams from his own one-act play '' ...
'' was filmed here in 1956.


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* Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses completed in 1861 Houses in Bolivar County, Mississippi Greek Revival houses in Mississippi 1861 establishments in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Bolivar County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub