Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Kellier-Sternberg House

Keiller-Sternberg House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

1. Keiller-Sternberg House Marker

Inscription. The Ionic-columned, neoclassical house that once stood here was originally built ca. 1900 by T.G.B. Kellier and was later owned by Edward Sternberg, southeastern claims and litigation manager for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1999, "The Chimneys" restaurant moved into the house from its former location at the Long Beach harbor. The house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Erected 2013 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 30° 22.179′ N, 89° 4.882′ W. Marker is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of East Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) and 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Beach Boulevard. Located in front of The Chimneys. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1640 East Beach Boulevard, Gulfport MS 39501, 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: Gulfport Civil Rights Wade-In (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Gulfport High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gulfport - Harrison County Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church, Gulfport (approx.

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half a mile away); 1863 East Pascagoula Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harrison County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ship Island (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Magnolia Route (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

The "Chimneys" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

2. The "Chimneys"

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,108 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.