Assembly Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Assembly Hall

Washington, Adams County, Mississippi
Listed
April 18, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78001587

About this property

Assembly Hall, also known as Serio House, de France House, and Fletcher's Tavern was a small tavern built in 1808 in Washington, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated a Mississippi Landmark on March 21, 1995. In 1802 a political rivalry between the Democratic-Republican Party and the Federalist Party led to the relocation of Mississippi's then territorial capital. The Democrat-Republican government elected to move the capital from the Federalist-leaning Natchez, Mississippi to the more rural Washington, Mississippi; however, no capitol building was ever built. Meetings of the state's general assembly were held in the tavern, then owned by Charles de France. Upon admission of the state in 1817, the first state convention was held in the tavern, while all subsequent conventions before 1820 were held in Natchez.

Location

Washington, Adams County, Mississippi
31.57945, -91.29797

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Assembly Hall listed on the National Register?

Assembly Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Assembly Hall?

Assembly Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Assembly Hall?

The period of significance for Assembly Hall is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1808.

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