Beauvoir house
the house we visited in Biloxi that belonged to Jefferson Davis...150 years old and this is the worst damage to it yet....the presidential library and most of the buildings on the grounds were destroyed also and will have to have replicas built...I hate seeing history destroyed because it can never be what it was...like the original glass windows from 150 years ago are all broken now...and the front doors made 150 years ago that were very elaborate are all gone now...
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As was feared, Beauvoir and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. These two structures can and will be restored given time and funding. However, it is with great sadness that the Library pavillion (where Jefferson Davis penned "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government", the Hayes cottage, Soldier's Home Barracks replica, Confederate Soldier's Museum, Giftshop, and director's home were totally destroyed.
Artifact search and recovery has already begun, with restoration to begin soon. Replicas of those buildings totally destroyed will be built after the restoration of Beauvoir House and Presidential Library are complete.
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