White House of the Confederacy
Second White House of the Confederacy | |
The Second White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia, 2015 | |
Interactive map showing the location of the White House of the Confederacy | |
| Location | Clay and 12th Sts., Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′27″N 77°25′47″W / 37.54083°N 77.42972°W |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architect | attributed to Robert Mills |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical (1818 construction); Greek Revival (1844 modifications); Italianate (1857 additions) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000924 |
| VLR No. | 127-0115 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 19, 1960 |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969 |
The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. It currently sits on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
The Jefferson Davis Executive Mansion was owned by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society from 1894 until 2014, when the Museum of the Confederacy merged with the American Civil War Center. The merged entity is now the American Civil War Museum. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.