Pleasant Reed House
The Pleasant Reed House was a sidehall shotgun house in Biloxi, Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by Pleasant Reed, a former slave on a Mississippi farm who moved with his family to coastal Biloxi after the American Civil War.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: sidehall shotgun house in Biloxi, Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum and Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
Museum
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum is situated 4,000 feet east of Pleasant Reed House.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at 870 West Howard Avenue in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 1¼ miles west of Pleasant Reed House.
Biloxi station
Railway station
Biloxi station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is no station building; there is only a platform. The station is across the street from the Biloxi Transit Center, which serves Coast Transit Authority and Greyhound buses. Biloxi station is situated 1¼ miles west of Pleasant Reed House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biloxi and D’Iberville.
Biloxi
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It's well known for its beaches and nine casinos. It is also home to the "Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum", which serves as a museum of the Confederacy.
D’Iberville
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Ocean Springs
Photo: bugflickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ocean Springs is a small city of about 18,000 people in Jackson County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Ocean Springs is the home of nationally recognized painters and potters which has promoted the cities aura of an artistic community.
Pleasant Reed House
- Categories: house, African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.39392° or 30° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-88.87175° or 88° 52′ 18″ westOpen location code
862H94VH+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 561871349OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7203931
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In Other Languages
“Pleasant Reed House” goes by many names.
- French: “Pleasant Reed House”
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