| Bolling–Gatewood House | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | 220 Randolph Street North, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 34.772°N -89.4451°W |
| Built: | 1858 |
| Architect: | Spires Boling |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | April 20, 1983 |
| Partof Refnum: | 83000960 |
The Bolling–Gatewood House is a historic cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is home to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, named for former slave, journalist, and suffragist Ida B. Wells.
The house is located at 220 Randolph Street North in Holly Springs, a small town in northern Mississippi.[1] [2] It is off U.S. Route 78.[3]
The house was completed in 1858.[1] [4] It was designed as a two-storey wood cottage in the Greek Revival architectural style.[1] The portico has five bays and octagonal columns.[1] The cottage is white.[1] It was built by Spires Boling (sometimes misspelled as Bolling), a master builder and later architect who designed it.[4] [5] Boling is also credited with White Pillars and Finley Place.[6] Boling owned nine slaves, including Lizzie Wells and Ida B. Wells, who went on to become a renowned Civil Rights activist.[5]
Later, the house became known as the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.[1] [2] The museum presents "the contributions of African Americans in the fields of history, art and culture."[2] In July 2013, three memorial trees were planted in the garden in honor of Wells's prominent grandchildren: Benjamin C. Duster III (1927–2011), an attorney; Charles E. Duster, Sr. (1929–1991), an architect; and Donald L. Duster (1932–2013), a business executive.[3]
As a contributing property to the East Holly Springs Historic District, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 20, 1983.[4] Additionally, it has been a Mississippi Landmark since 2000.[1]