Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi) Explained

Rosemont
Designated Other1 Name:Mississippi Landmark
Designated Other1 Link:Mississippi Landmark
Designated Other1 Abbr:USMS
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. B3A1D7
Designated Other1 Number:095-ABN-0181-NRD-ML
Designated Other1 Date:February 27, 1987
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Nearest City:Woodville, Mississippi
Coordinates:31.1006°N -91.2753°W
Built:1814
Added:December 30, 1974
Refnum:74001068

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 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 1861–1865. It is open to the public for tours.

It may be included within the Woodville Historic District.

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