White House of the Confederacy
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Image Details
- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Cook Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 1880-1920
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source) - Description:
- Glass plate negative showing a rear view of the White House of the Confederacy at 1201 E. Clay Street (and 12th Street) in Richmond, Virginia; the Classical Revival mansion was designed by Robert Mills in 1818 and served as residence and headquarters for Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865; the house was used to house the Central School (one of the first public schools in Richmond) from 1871-1893; owned by the Confederate Memorial and Literary Society from 1894-2014. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Court End (Richmond, Va.) --Clay Street (Richmond, Va.)
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