First White House of the Confederacy

by Debra Martz

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First White House of the Confederacy

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Debra Martz

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This home, built in 1835, became the residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family during the spring of 1861 when Montgomery, Alabama served as the Capital of the Confederacy.
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"The Confederate Constitution was based upon that of the United States, though with several significant alterations such as a single six-year term for the President. They set up an army, a navy, a post office-all the departments necessary for the functioning of government. Why not also provide the Chief Executive with a residence, that is to say, a "White House"?

And so, on February 21, 1861, the Provisional Congress authorized the leasing of an Executive Mansion.

Colonel Edmund S. Harrison of nearby Prattville, Alabama, who had recently bought a newly renovated house from Joseph Winter for use as a townhouse, offered to rent it, completely furnished and staffed, for $5,000 a year, an enormous sum which caused considerable comment."
Cited from firstwhitehouse.org/history and I highly recommend reading the more in depth history of how it came about being preserved by many dedicated people.

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