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Bolling–Gatewood House
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. LocationThe 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] HistoryThe 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] Architectural significanceAs 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] References
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