First White House of the Confederacy
Montgomery, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The First White House of the Confederacy stands in Montgomery, Alabama, where it served as the initial executive residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family in early 1861. Built in 1835 in the Italianate style, the house was moved from its original site in 1919 and is furnished with original period pieces from the 1850s and 1860s. It is open to the public and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.
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- Type
- house
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Montgomery, United States
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