Bolling–Gatewood House | |
 The Bolling–Gatewood House in October 2017 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for Bolling-Gatewood House | |
| Location | 220 Randolph Street North,Holly Springs,Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°46′19″N89°26′42″W / 34.7720°N 89.4451°W /34.7720; -89.4451 |
| 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 |
TheBolling–Gatewood House is a historic cottage inHolly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is home to theIda B. Wells-Barnett Museum, named for former slave, journalist, and suffragistIda B. Wells.
The house is located at 220 Randolph Street North in Holly Springs, a small town in northern Mississippi.[2][3] It is offU.S. Route 78.[4]
The house was completed in 1858.[2][5] It was designed as a two-storey wood cottage in theGreek Revival architectural style.[2] The portico has five bays and octagonal columns.[2] The cottage is white.[2] It was built bySpires 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 andIda 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; andDonald L. Duster (1932–2013), a business executive.[4]
As a contributing property to theEast Holly Springs Historic District, it has been listed on theNational Register of Historic Places since April 20, 1983.[5] Additionally, it has been aMississippi Landmark since 2000.[2]