Photos in the Presidential Library and Museum : |
Beauvoir today |
Katrina |
Beauvoir, (two french words: Beau-Beautiful and Voir-To see) was built by wealthy Mississippi planter entrepreneur James Brown in 1848. The house was completed in 1852. After the Browns, in 1873 the house was bought by Frank Johnson but only after two months he sold it to Sarah Ann Ellis Dorsey. Sarah was a great admirer of Jefferson Davis. She named her new home Beauvoir (Beautiful view). She invited Jefferson Davis to write his memoirs there. He moved into the Library Cottage in 1877 |
Beauvoir, a Mississippi Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark, is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of American Statesman and Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Soldier. Owned and operated by the Mississippi Division United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., a non profit organization, Beauvoir must rely upon admission receipts, gift shops sales and contributions for its funding. |
The actual Museum, next to Beauvoir |