Madison in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Montgomery House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Montgomery House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1852, the Montgomery House began as a simple dogtrot house. The property was purchased later by Thomas Nicholson Jones (1855-1920), who added an impressive facade, doubling the size of the house. Jones became the first president of the Bank of Madison in 1901. The house was inherited by the Montgomery family in 1920. One of the few remaining local examples of Gothic Revival architecture, the Montgomery House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 32° 27.741′ N, 90° 7.064′ W. Marker is in Madison, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Mississippi Route 463) and Pecan Hill Drive, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison MS 39110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Curran House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Farr Mercantile Company

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(about 700 feet away); Old School Gymnasium (approx. ¼ mile away); Madison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Montgomery Memorial Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Strawberry Patch House (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War II Airfield Hangars (approx. 1½ miles away); School Days (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Madison's Water Tower (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Montgomery House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1984. (Prepared by Pauline Morgan; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Montgomery House Marker

Montgomery House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

3. Montgomery House

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.