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
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1974
and designated a
Mississippi Landmark in 1987.
The house is the family and boyhood home of
Jefferson Davis, President of the
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confeder ...
1861–1866. It is open to the public for tours.
It may be included within the
Woodville Historic District.
File:Family cemetery, Rosemont, Woodville, Mississippi.jpg, Grave of Jefferson Davis' mother in family cemetery behind Rosemont, circa 1938–1941
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Rosemont Plantation
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
Houses completed in 1814
Museums in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Historic house museums in Mississippi
Houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
1814 establishments in Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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