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With various federal, state, and private organizations' financial assistance and individual contributions, restoring Beauvoir Mansion started in early 2006. On June 3, 2008, Jefferson Davis' 200th Birthday, Beauvoir Mansion was fully restored and reopened for public tours. The mansion was restored to
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veterans home and later as a memorial to her husband. Barracks were built nearby, and the property was used as such a home until 1953, with the death of the last Confederate veteran in Mississippi. At that time, the main house was adapted as a house museum. In 1998, a library was completed and opened
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The name "Beauvoir" means "beautiful to view". When Davis lived there, Beauvoir consisted of approximately 608 acres (2.46 km). Cedars, oaks, and magnolia trees surrounded the house, which once had an orange grove behind it. The home faces the Gulf of Mexico, and Spanish moss hangs from many of
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reported on August 31 that Beauvoir was "virtually demolished," overstating the damage. The storm destroyed the Hayes Cottage, the Library Pavilion, a barracks replica, the Confederate Museum, and the director's home. The storm gutted the first floor of the Davis Presidential Library. Approximately
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In 1941 the main house opened for public tours. Eventually, a Confederate Museum was opened on the site. Over the next few decades, a Jefferson Davis Gallery, gift shop, the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum were established on the
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Before the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, annual events included the Spring Pilgrimage in March, Confederate Memorial Day in April, the Fall Muster in October, and Candlelight Christmas in December. As of 2018, the Fall Muster is described as the "highlight" of the calendar.
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Ill with cancer in 1878, Dorsey remade her will, bequeathing Beauvoir to Jefferson Davis and making Winnie the residuary legatee, inheriting after her father died. The three Davises lived at Beauvoir until Jefferson Davis died in 1889. Varina and Winnie moved to New York City in 1891.
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and widows and later as a memorial to her husband. The SCV built a dozen barracks buildings, a hospital, and a chapel behind the main house. From 1903 to 1957, approximately 2,500 veterans and their families lived at the home. Many veterans were buried in a cemetery on the property.
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assisted with salvage. Unfortunately, the room storing much of the authentic china and artifacts was adjacent to the gift shop, with replicas of the originals. Both rooms were destroyed, so sifting through the debris and identifying the genuine relics was very difficult.
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Davis arranged to purchase the property in 1879 for $ 5500 (~$ 152,491 in 2023) to be paid in three installments. In 1878, Dorsey had rewritten her will as she knew she was dying; she bequeathed the plantation to Davis and his daughter. Dorsey died in 1879.
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Today, the site is approximately 52 acres (21 ha) in size). It is located across US Highway 90 from Biloxi Beach. The compound now consists of a Louisiana-raised summer cottage-style residence, a botanical garden, a former Confederate
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Dorsey had provided that, after Davis' death, Beauvoir would go to his daughter. At her death in 1898, the property was inherited by Varina Howell Davis. In 1902, she sold much of the property to the Mississippi Division of the
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perspective, including characterizing slavery as a positive institution and minor factor in the Civil War. It also reports that the State of Mississippi gives an annual grant of $ 100,000 (~$ 119,533 in 2023) for maintenance.
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and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and records from the veterans home that once was present on the grounds. Most of these records survived except those on display in the two museums.
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Beauvoir was built by James Brown, a planter and entrepreneur, in 1848 and was completed in 1852. In 1873 the property was sold to Frank Johnston and soon thereafter to Samuel and
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collapsed during the hurricane. Five of the six fireplaces retained sufficient structural integrity to keep the walls of the building from falling away while underwater.
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Since thousands of homes in Mississippi were damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Katrina, construction work was diverted to all state disaster areas. Restoration of
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Visitors to the site were presented with a biographical film on the life of Jefferson Davis narrated by an actor portraying Davis's long-time friend, Iowa Senator
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About 60% of the collections are estimated to be salvageable. Before Katrina, the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library maintained a collection of 12,000 books on
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On August 29, 2005, the main building was severely damaged, losing its newly refurbished galleries (porches) and a section of its roof, but not destroyed by
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home have remained intact to preserve many of the original construction details and windows (as seen in the photograph excerpts, at right).
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of the door and window. The internal construction of the building is also revealed, seen in exposed areas of the structure, such as the
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opened in June 2013. Many artifacts were recovered and were restored or repaired from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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the large old trees on the property. Oyster Bayou, a freshwater impediment and bay-head swamp once connected directly to the
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After Winnie died in 1898, Varina Davis inherited the plantation. Davis sold it in 1902 to the Mississippi Division of the
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surrounding the house's core. Of those six brick fireplaces reinforcing the outside walls, only one of six rooftop
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In addition to the Presidential Library, the historic kitchen behind the Beauvoir mansion was reconstructed.
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in 1969. The main house and library were badly damaged, and other outbuildings were destroyed during
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In the winter of 2009, Davis's library and Hayes's cottage were rebuilt and open for public tours.
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Although the extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina required a massive restoration project for
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Samuel Dorsey, a planter, purchased the estate in 1873. After Dorsey died in 1875, his widow,
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on August 29, 2005. The house was restored and reopened while work continued on the library.
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Beauvoir is owned and operated by the Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beauvoir Jefferson Davis Home
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Funding for the renovation included $ 17.2 million from state and federal sources.
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In 1998 the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans opened the
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Davis accepted Dorsey's invitation and moved into the cottage now known as the
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City of Biloxi – Beauvoir to revisit history with new presidential library
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The House of Percy: Honor, Melancholy and Imagination in a Southern Family
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Davis and Varina moved into the main house with their youngest daughter,
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National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Mississippi
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Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Mississippi
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its original condition when Jefferson and Varina Davis lived there.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
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Beauvoir following restoration, as it appeared in September 2012
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This article is about the estate from 1848. For other uses, see
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New York Times: "In Mississippi, History Is Now a Salvage Job"
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that battered the entrance. The shutters protected the glass
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magazine reported in 2018 that the museum communicates the
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List of Confederate monuments and memorials in Mississippi
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Jefferson Davis Presidential Library & Museum in 2014
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entranceway, above the door and left-side window, dentil
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View from rear parlor into front parlor in February 2010.
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Palmer, Brian; Wessler, Seth Freed (December 10, 2018).
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CNN: "Katrina uncovers a little history in Mississippi"
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Union soldier being attacked by Confederate soldiers
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Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Biloxi, Mississippi
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