Built 1836 Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal Designated NHL December 8, 1976 Added to NRHP 23 July 1970 | Architect Unknown NRHP Reference # 70000319 Opened 1836 | |
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Similar Balfour House, Grant's Canal, Vicksburg National Military P, USS Cairo, Warren County Old Courthouse | ||
Pemberton's Headquarters, also known as Willis-Cowan House, is a two-story brick house that served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C. Pemberton during most of the 47-day siege of Vicksburg, and the site where he decided to surrender the city to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.
During the 1960s the building housed a kindergarten associated with Vicksburg Catholic School (St. Francis Xavier Academy Kindergarten).
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
The historic house museum is part of Vicksburg National Military Park, and is located at 1018 or 1020 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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