The First White House of the Confederacy is a beautiful Italianate mansion in the historic area of downtown Montgomery that served as theJefferson Davis familie’s in 1861, when Montgomery was the Capital of the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis was its president.
Mrs. Davis received held many lavish parties and receptions and the house became the social center of the South during her reign.
The charming old house was built near the Alabama River, was moved to its current location in the shadow of the Alabama State Capitol, completely restored and opened to the public in 1921.
Many of the Davis family personal possessions, furniture and art pieces were gifted by Ms. Davis to the White House Association of Alabama which operates the house to, offer a glimpse of the life of one powerful family during those turbulent times. The house is open to the publicand has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
644 Washington Ave, Montgomery, AL 36130, 334-242-1861