A two-storey 1830s Italianate house, opposite the State Capitol, that served as the executive residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from February to May 1861. The interior is furnished with original family pieces — Davis's writing desk, Varina Howell Davis's dressing case, the children's books — alongside Confederate documents and uniforms.
Free to visit; allow about thirty minutes. The interpretation tends to be apologetic and biographical rather than analytical, so pair it with the Legacy Museum or the National Memorial for Peace and Justice for context.