Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)
Historic house in Mississippi, United States
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Rosemont, also known as Rosemont Plantation, Poplar Grove or Hale House, is a plantation house built in 1814 near Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It was the boyhood family home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America 1861–1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974[1] and designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987.[2] It is open to the public for tours.
Grave of Jefferson Davis' mother in family cemetery behind Rosemont, circa 1938–1941
Rosemont | |
 Rosemont Plantation in 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Woodville, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°6′2″N 91°16′31″W |
| Built | 1814 |
| Website | https://rosemont-plantation.com/ |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001068 |
| USMS No. | 095-ABN-0181-NRD-ML |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1974[1] |
| Designated USMS | February 27, 1987[2] |
