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Category: House 200
House 200 | A Journey Through Time
This year, 2018, we commemorated the bicentennial of the house most commonly referred to as The White House of the Confederacy. Our …
House 200 | “dear old Central School”
On October 1, 1872, Richmond’s Central School opened with 11 teachers and approximately 600 students – all of them white in a …
House 200 | Symbols, Past and Present
By John Coski, Museum Historian What did an African-American spy for the Union working in Jefferson Davis’s Confederate executive mansion, a young …
House 200 | The President's Guard
By John Coski, Historian Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate …
House 200 | Jefferson Davis' Staff
By Waite Rawls, Foundation President Like any other Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, Jefferson Davis was surrounded by many people who …
Seizing – and Speaking Out for – Freedom
By John M. Coski, Historian The Museum’s April “House 200” program, “Seizing Freedom,” offered an immersive tour of the Confederate White House …
House 200 | Seizing Freedom
By Dr. Lauranett Lee University of Richmond Every day and in every way, enslaved people sought freedom – often times seizing it as opportunities …
House 200 | The Architecture of 1201 E. Clay St.
The White House of the Confederacy turns 200 this year, so what better time to take a look back at the design …
House 200 "From the Attic" | Mutual Assurance Records
By John Coski Historian The first photos and detailed descriptions of the building known to history as the White House of the …
House 200 Program Preview | The House's First Owner
By Bryce VanStavern White House Specialist On December 26, 1811, Bank of Virginia President Abraham Venable died in a fire in the …