Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi)
Mount Holly | |
The house in 1937 | |
| Location | Foote, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°5′42″N 91°2′12″W / 33.09500°N 91.03667°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001030 |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
Mount Holly (a.k.a. Dudley Plantation) was a historic Southern plantation in Foote, Mississippi. Built in 1855, it was visited by many prominent guests, including Confederate President Jefferson Davis. It was later acquired by ancestors of famed Civil War novelist Shelby Foote, who wrote a novel about it. It burned down on June 17, 2015.