Mott House, Historic residence in Columbus, Georgia

The Mott House was a residence built in 1839 in Columbus, Georgia, on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. After the TSYS campus went up in 1999, the house stayed in its original spot between the main office building and a parking garage designed to resemble the cotton mill once on that site. A renovation begun in 2013 added facilities before the 2014 fire.

The house was built in 1839 and later served as headquarters for General James H. Wilson following military action in the region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 in recognition of its historical importance.

The name comes from Randolph Lawler Mott, a Union sympathizer who bought the house in 1856. Since 2016 the site has held a memorial with a replica of the Antebellum facade and plaques on the building's history, so visitors read the story on the spot where the house stood.

After a fire in 2014, visitors today can see a memorial facade built in 2016 that includes informational plaques. These plaques tell the story of the original building and provide context for the site.

Randolph Lawler Mott, the house's namesake, bought it in 1856 and was a prominent Union sympathizer in a Confederate state. After the Battle of Columbus in 1865, Union General James H. Wilson used the house as his headquarters. The 2016 memorial includes a replica of the Antebellum facade and plaques on the site between the TSYS office building and its parking garage.