he spend the last 12 years of his life at boviore died in december 1889 at age of 81. davis was back in richmond, actually, his habeas corpus hearing was in richmond, not only in his former capital but in the building that housed his former executive office. before the war, it had been a court's building, a post office and customs house. after the war it was, once again, i federal courthouse and that's where the hearing was. he was back here at that time and at least one other time after the war, too, although he never returned to this house. we're a museum. we are a research library so we do have that function and that's very important for many of our guests, our researchers, our academics who are doing research in our library right in the museum over there. but for the average visitor, i think that is the most important thing to me as a guide. that's what i want to hear, when someone takes my tour and they tell me, i want to go read more about this, then i feel good. i've done my job. >> this was the second of a two-part look at white house of the confederacy. americ