Bolling–Gatewood House | |
Location | 220 Randolph Street North, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 34°46′19″N 89°26′42″W / 34.7720°N 89.4451°W |
Built | 1858 |
Architect | Spires Boling |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | East Holly Springs Historic District ( ID83000960 [1]) |
MPS | Holly Springs MRA |
Added to NRHP | April 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.
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]
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: Benjamin C. Duster III (1927–2011), an attorney; Charles E. Duster, Sr. (1929–1991), an architect; and Donald L. Duster (1932–2013), a business executive. [4]
As a contributing property to the East Holly Springs Historic District, 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]