Location Information
(for the John B. Delmas House)
Name:John B. Delmas House
Address:2916 Front Street
City/County:Pascagoula, Jackson County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1840
No. of Stories:2
Remodeling Date:c.1872
Destroyed:demolished Oct. 2014
Registration Information
NR District Name:Front Street (1984)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:5
Context/Comments
In addition to its architecture, the house is important for its association with the Delmas family, early settlers, and prominent citizens.
Brief Description
2.5 story, wood-frame five-bay (W-W-D-W-W) side gable Greek Revival dwelling. It has a full-width, inset, two-story, double gallery supported by square columns with molded capitals and spanned by a plain balustrade in the upper gallery. Bay #3 has sidelights and a three-light transom. Window bays are 6/6 wood DHS. Greek Revival elements include the porch columns, a frieze above the gallery, and gable returns. The house rests on brick piers, has clapboard siding, and an asphalt shingle roof. A one-story, gabled wing and a two-story addition extend from the rear. The one-story, rear section is said to be the oldest part of the house. The two-story front section was built c.1872.
Historic Information
Built c.1840 by John B. Delmas, this is one of the four oldest buildings remaining in the City of Pascagoula. John B. Delmas was a ship chandler and a pilot. He was the son of Valentine Delmas, one of the earliest settlers to the area, and a direct descendant through his mother's lineage to Simon de la Pointe & Hugo Krebs. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Grant, the daughter of Captain John Grant, who is credited with being the father of not only the Port of Pascagoula, but of modern transportation in three states.