Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi)

Mount Holly
The house in 1937
Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi)
Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Mount Holly (Foote, Mississippi)
LocationFoote, Mississippi
Coordinates33°5′42″N 91°2′12″W / 33.09500°N 91.03667°W / 33.09500; -91.03667
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1855
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.73001030[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973

Mount Holly (a.k.a. Dudley Plantation) was a historic Southern plantation in Foote, Mississippi. Built in 1855, it was visited by many prominent guests, including Confederate President Jefferson Davis. It was later acquired by ancestors of famed Civil War novelist Shelby Foote, who wrote a novel about it. It burned down on June 17, 2015.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.