| The Quarles House is significant for its association with W.J. Quarles, one of the most prominent early setters of Long Beach. It is a symmetrical, five-bay, two-story, wood frame center-gabled house, built in 1892 (or 1894), that originally has a double gallery with lathe-turned posts and jigsawn balustrade and trim, but the galleries were removed following damage by Hurricane Camille, and had not been restored by the time the house was nominated to the National Register in 1980. Adjacent to the house is a small, two-room cottage, built in the late 19th century--in this cottage are stored the original decorative wood brackets from the removed porch. The house and cottage were listed on the National Register on 16 October 1980. It was recognized by MHT as one of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi in 2003. The owner moved the house about 400 feet to the northeast in April 2011. The Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places approved the proposed move on December 6, 2010 and final approval on February 3, 2012. The house, in its original location, was designated a Mississippi Landmark a designated on January 21, 2011, in conformance with the requirements for grants of $150,000 or greater from the Hurricane (Katrina) Relief Grant fund. It was re-designated at its new location, on 7 September 2012. |