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

Tivoli Hotel

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 10, 2025

1. Tivoli Hotel Marker

Inscription. A six-story, blonde-brick structure with an arcaded gallery that wrapped its first story, the Italian Renaissance Revival-style Tivoli Hotel was one of Biloxi's early 20th century resorts, built in 1926-27 to designs by local architect Carl E. Matthes. The hotel was expanded in the 1950s and renamed the Tradewinds. The Tivoli was heavily damaged in 2005 when rammed by a block-long casino barge propelled by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge. It was later demolished.

Erected 2012 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.

Location. 30° 23.594′ N, 88° 52.392′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of East Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) and Kuhn Street, on the right when traveling west on East Beach Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi MS 39530, 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: Biloxi's Famous Schooner Races (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deer Island Coastal Preserve (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Tullis-Toledano House (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Barq's (approx. 0.4 miles away); Debuys-Hermann-Keller House (approx. half a mile away); Vance-Gillis House (approx. half a mile away); Church of the Redeemer (approx. half a mile away); Biloxi (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

2. Tivoli Hotel Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 10, 2025

3. Tivoli Hotel Marker

Tivoli Hotel & barge that rammed it. image. Click for full size.

National Weather Service (Public Domain), circa 2005

4. Tivoli Hotel & barge that rammed it.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,639 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 4. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.