Ocean Springs in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Carter-Calloway House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 2, 2022

1. Carter-Calloway House Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1906-07 by African American William Louis Carter, this vernacular Queen Anne style house features an unusual exterior shape. It is popularly known as the "Steamboat House” because its shape suggests the outline of a ship, with a sharply angled projecting bay at one end resembling a ship's bow and a curved projecting bay at the other end suggesting a stern. The Carter-Calloway House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Erected 2019 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 30° 24.885′ N, 88° 49.456′ W. Marker is in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It is on State Street south of Robinson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 916 State Street, Ocean Springs MS 39564, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Railroad Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); The Junius P. VanCleave Cottage (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Steelman Grocery

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(about 500 feet away); Ocean Springs The City of Discovery (about 600 feet away); The L & N Railroad Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); L&N Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marble Springs Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marble Springs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocean Springs.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 2, 2022

2. Carter-Calloway House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,050 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.