First White House of the Confederacy
- Address: 644 Washington Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1835/00/00 | William Sayre | Architect | A large residence is built as early as 1825 or from 1832 to 1835 for William Sayre, one of Montgomery's early merchants. | |||
| 1855/00/00 | Col John G Winter | Home | Col J G Winter purchases the Federal-style Freeman house at 301 Bibb Street and has it remodeled in the Italianate style. | |||
| 1860/00/00 | Shortly before the American Civil War, Col Edmond Harrison buys the Winter residence. | |||||
| 1861/03/00 | Jefferson F Davis | Home | The Confederate government leases the house from Harrison and shortly after the arrival of Mrs Davis in March, the Davises move. The rent is $5,000 a year for the house furnished and $987.58 for furnishings which include silver, china and linens. | |||
| 1861/03/20 | Varina Howell Davis | Home | The Davis family moves in. After judging the Harrison house to be a gentleman's residence, Mrs Davis will host the first major social event, a lavish and well managed reception for the ladies of Montgomery, during her first week in Montgomery. | |||
| 1861/04/11 | Confederate Secretary of War, Leroy Pope Walker, composes a telegram authorizing General P G T Beauregard to open fire on Fort Sumter. | Beginning of the American Civil War | ||||
| 1861/05/21 | On the last day that the Confederate congress meets in Montgomery, a resolution directs the Secretary of the Treasury to sell "the unexpired lease of the President's house" as soon as the seat of government is finally removed from Montgomery. | |||||
| 1861/05/27 | Jefferson F Davis | Home | The Davis family leave this house and move to Richmond, Virginia where the Confederate Capital remain until the end of the War Between the States. | |||
| 1865/06/00 | William Crawford Bibb | Home | After the American Civil War, William Crawford Bibb returns to Montgomery, Alabama, to find his home in ruins. He will soon move into the First White House of the Confederacy. | |||
| 1919/00/00 | Thomas E Kilby | Governor | The Alabama Legislature passes and Governor Thomas E Kilby signs an appropriation of $25,000, to moved the First White House of the Confederacy to 644 Washington Avenue. |
| Particulars for First White House of the Confederacy: | |
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| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Attribute | Moved property |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Owner | State |
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