Judge Bates House | |
Location: | S. Monroe St., Houston, Mississippi |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | May 6, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82003097 |
The Judge Bates House is a historic mansion in Houston, Mississippi, U.S.. It was built from 1845 to 1850 for J. C. Keeney.[1] It was sold to William Stout Bates in January 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[1] Judge Bates served in the Confederate States Army during the war.[1] His grandson, Winfield Bates Tabb, who served as the mayor of Houston from 1925 to 1928, lived in the house.[1] The house stayed in the Bates family until 1981.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 6, 1982.[2]