Bolling–Gatewood House

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Bolling–Gatewood House
Birthplace of Ida Wells-Barnett, full view.jpg
The Bolling–Gatewood House in October 2017
Bolling–Gatewood House is located in Mississippi
Bolling–Gatewood House
Location220 Randolph Street North, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°46′19″N 89°26′42″W / 34.7720°N 89.4451°W / 34.7720; -89.4451Coordinates: 34°46′19″N 89°26′42″W / 34.7720°N 89.4451°W / 34.7720; -89.4451
Built1858
ArchitectSpires Boling
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part of (ID83000960 [1])
MPSHolly Springs MRA
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1983

The Bolling–Gatewood House is a historic cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is home to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, named for former slave, journalist, and suffragist Ida B. Wells.

Location[]

The house is located at 220 Randolph Street North in Holly Springs, a small town in northern Mississippi.[2][3] It is off U.S. Route 78.[4]

History[]

The house was completed in 1858.[2][5] It was designed as a two-storey wood cottage in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2] The portico has five bays and octagonal columns.[2] The cottage is white.[2] It was built by Spires Boling (sometimes misspelled as Bolling), a master builder and later architect who designed it.[5][6] Boling is also credited with White Pillars and Finley Place.[7] Boling owned nine slaves, including Lizzie Wells and Ida B. Wells, who went on to become a renowned Civil Rights activist.[6]

Later, the house became known as the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.[2][3] The museum presents "the contributions of African Americans in the fields of history, art and culture."[3] In July 2013, three memorial trees were planted in the garden in honor of Wells's prominent grandchildren: (1927–2011), an attorney; (1929–1991), an architect; and (1932–2013), a business executive.[4]

Architectural significance[]

As a contributing property to the , it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 20, 1983.[5] Additionally, it has been a Mississippi Landmark since 2000.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Spires Boling House Bolling–Gatewood House [Ida B. Wells Museum]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Historic House Museums". Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Wells-Barnett Museum [Ida B. Wells Museum]". The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: East Holly Springs Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Dorrien, Gary (2015). The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780300205602.
  7. ^ Black, Patti Carr (11 December 1998). Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578060849. Retrieved 11 December 2018 – via Google Books.
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