Montgomery, I. T., House
Historic house in Mississippi, United States in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Built 1910. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The I. T. Montgomery House is a historic house on 302 West Main Street in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1910, it was the home of Isaiah Montgomery (1847–1924), a former slave of Jefferson Davis who was instrumental in founding Mound Bayou, one of the first economically successful towns established by freed slaves.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | W. Main St., Mound Bayou, MS |
| County | Bolivar County |
| Listed | May 11, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001092 |
| Built | 1910 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, Mississippi Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | W. Main St., Mound Bayou, MS |
| Coordinates | 33.87708, -90.72892 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · 22 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Merrisach Lake 33 mi · Wilbur D. Mills 34 mi · Notrebes Bend Park 34 mi |
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Nearby in Bolivar County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001092. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.