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

Pleasant Reed House

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

1. Pleasant Reed House Marker

Inscription. Originally located at 306 Elmer St., the Pleasant Reed House was completed ca. 1887 by prominent African American carpenter and community leader Pleasant Reed. The earliest portion was a one-story, three-room, frame “shotgun" type residence to which a two-story rear ell was added in the 1880s. Moved in 2002 and incorporated into the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum complex to interpret African American art and history, the Pleasant Reed House was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Erected 2014 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 30° 24.185′ N, 88° 53.105′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker is at the intersection of Division Street and Elmer Street, on the right when traveling east on Division Street. Located next to the John Henry Beck Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 681 Division Street, Biloxi MS 39530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Biloxi Blues (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Downtown Biloxi

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(approx. half a mile away); Biloxi City Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cathedral of the Nativity (B.V.M.) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Brick House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Back Bay Factories (approx. 0.6 miles away); Biloxi Public Library 1925 (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Magnolia Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.

Regarding Pleasant Reed House. The house was saved by the Biloxi chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 2003, the house was moved to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art, where it was restored and opened to the public.

Also see . . . Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art article about the Pleasant Reed House (with photo). (Submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Pleasant Reed House Marker in front of Beck Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

2. Pleasant Reed House Marker in front of Beck Park.

View from marker looking west on Division Street. Elmer Street is in left foreground. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

3. View from marker looking west on Division Street. Elmer Street is in left foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.