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Montgomery, I.T., House

Mound Bayou, Mississippi
County of Bolivar.
National Register Number: 76001092
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2003.
Congressional District: MS-2 Certified Local Government: YES

Statement of Significance (as of designation - May 11, 1976):
From 1910 to 1924, this was the residence of Isaiah Thornton Montgomery, who with his cousin Benjamin Green founded the town of Mound Bayou in July 1887. The community founded by these two former slaves was one of a number of settlements established during the post-Reconstruction period in which Blacks could exercise self-government. The success of Mound Bayou is attributable to its location along the railroad, the fertile Mississippi Delta soil, and the leadership of Montgomery.

Condition:
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The house was restored in 2002-2003 using grants of $12,500 from the Save America's Treasures Program and $87,500 from the Mississippi African American Heritage Preservation Fund


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