Name: | Labuzan-Stirling House |
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Address: | 127 (126) Morrison Avenue |
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City/County: | Biloxi, Harrison County |
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Architectural Styles(s): | Greek Revival |
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NR District Name: | West Beach (1984) |
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MPS: | Historic Resources of Biloxi |
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Local District Name: | West Beach Historic District |
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Local Landmark Listing Date: | 07 Sep 2010 |
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One-story, wood-frame, five-bay (W-W-D-W-W) hipped-roof Greek Revival center-hall house with inset full-width porch supported by vernacular Doric columns spanned by a picketed balustrade. The entry is a wood Queen Anne arched light door with 4-light over 1 panel sidelights, a 1-light transom, and a Greek key door architrave. Windows are 4/6 and 6/6 wood DHS. There are working shutters on the main facade. The house rests on brick piers, is clad with clapboard, and has a pressed metal roof. |
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The Labuzan-Stirling house originally stood on a beachfront site. It was built around 1855 for Charles Labuzan, a New Orleans businessman, and underwent extensive hurricane damage later that year. Stephen Stirling purchased the property in 1876 and either improved the existing structure or built anew in 1887. The wife of D.M. Mayers, a prominent insurance and real estate agent, bought the house in 1894, selling it back to the Stirlings in 1895. The house was eventually moved to its current location in 1904. |
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