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The Greek Revival mansion once located here was a "raised cottage" (meaning it was composed of a frame upper story set upon an above-ground brick basement toprotect the wooden portion from moisture and insects.) Probably built ca. 1850 for Peter Debuys, a French planter. It was acquired in 1851 by New Orleans cottonbroker L.F. Hermann and in 1871 by John Henry Keller. A New Orleans manufacturer and philanthropist. Keller organized the Seashore Assembly in Biloxi. The housewas lost in Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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| HM Number | HM1AN5 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 11:56am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 319260 N 3363891 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.39350000, -88.88126667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 23.61', W 88° 52.876' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 23' 36.60" N, 88° 52' 52.56" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 228 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 580 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39530, US |
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