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

Beauvoir

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

1. Beauvoir Marker

Inscription. Built 1852-4. Last home of Jefferson Davis, U.S. Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War, and only President of Confederacy. Beauvoir served as a Confederate Veterans' home from 1903 until 1956.

Erected 1982 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 30° 23.564′ N, 88° 58.179′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker can be reached from Beach Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of Brady Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2244 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Atomic Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Navy Seabees Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gulf Coast Military Academy (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gulf Coast College (approx. 3.4 miles away); Handsboro Presbyterian Church (approx. 3½ miles away); White House Hotel

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Labuzon-Stirling House (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.

Regarding Beauvoir. The photos show Beauvoir before and after Hurricane Katrina which occurred in August 2005.

Also see . . .
1. Beauvoir. The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. (Submitted on February 25, 2016.)

2. Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi). Wikipedia (Submitted on February 25, 2016.)

Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

2. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina

Beauvoir before Hurricane Katrina image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 17, 2007

3. Beauvoir before Hurricane Katrina

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

4. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

5. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina damage at Beauvoir image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

6. Hurricane Katrina damage at Beauvoir

Jefferson Davis Presidential Library before Hurricane Katrina image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 17, 2007

7. Jefferson Davis Presidential Library before Hurricane Katrina

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 17, 2007

8. Beauvoir

Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 2006

9. Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker

<i>"Beauvoir", Jefferson Davis Home, Biloxi, Miss.</i> image. Click for full size.

C.T. Art Colortone postcard published by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, 1937

10. "Beauvoir", Jefferson Davis Home, Biloxi, Miss.

<i>Beauvoir, Home of Jefferson Davis, Near Biloxi, Miss.</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Detroit Photographic Co., circa 1915

11. Beauvoir, Home of Jefferson Davis, Near Biloxi, Miss.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 25, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 7, 8. submitted on February 25, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 9. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 10, 11. submitted on April 27, 2018. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.