I. T. Montgomery House

I. T. Montgomery House
I. T. Montgomery House
Location: West Main Street, Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Built: 1910
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 76001092
USMS #: 011-MBU-0001-NHL-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: May 11, 1976[2]
Designated NHL: May 11, 1976[3]
Designated USMS: August 13, 2003[1]

I. T. Montgomery House in West Main Street, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, USA, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976[3][4] and a Mississippi Landmark in 2003.[1] It was the home of Isaiah Thornton Montgomery, (21 May 1847 - 5 March 1924), a former slave, who with his cousin Benjamin Green founded Mound Bayou in 1887. Montgomery lived in the home from 1910 to 1924.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mississippi Landmarks". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. http://mdah.state.ms.us/hpres/MSLandmarks.pdf. Retrieved April 20, 2009. 
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  3. ^ a b "I. T. Montgomery House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1628&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-22. 
  4. ^ Lynne Gomez Graves (October 30, 1975). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: I. T. Montgomery HousePDF (261 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1974 and undated.PDF (981 KB)