Confederate White House Dedicated 100 years ago today---June 3rd 1921--- in Montgomery.

In order to preserve the house a group of patriotic women met on July 1, 1900 and organized the White House Association. The Charter members were later joined by man others who fought first to secure funds to purchase the house and then to move the house to another location, as the property was to have a filling station erected on it.In 1919 the Legislature passed and Governor Thomas E. Kilby signed a appropriation of $25,000, and the house was moved to its present location.Dedication of the White House took place on June 3, 1921.

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974

Reference number

74000432

description in Historical Buildings survey:

"The heavy cornice of bracket drops indicates that it was built on the borderline of the Greek Revival era and the following era of bad taste."

 

The house is a two-story wooden frame ,painted white with green window blinds. there is no  know architect. 

It is an example of carpenter craftsmanship; there is no particular architectural merit, but was selected because of its historical value. It was used as the First White House of the Confederacy. A rental of $5,000 a year was appropriated by the Confederate Congress. 

Jefferson and Mrs.Davis occupied it from the fourth of March until they left for Richmond on May 27, 1861. An approbation of $26,000 was voted with which to buy a site and remove the house, together with one of $500,00 per-annum for reserving it, this bill' was introduced by Senator Brisco. it was approved September 26,1919*. 

 

Meanwhile, in Richmond, the "Second" White House of he Confederacy includes a nuanced display 

 

"Built in 1818, this National Historic Landmark served as the executive mansion and home for Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and his family from 1861 – 1865. Owned and operated by the American Civil War Museum, guided tours explore the lives and activities of those who lived and worked there. The House of the Lost Cause exhibit, located within the House, looks at the complex legacies of the Confederacy.