Felix LaBauve House

The Felix LaBauve House is a historic house built in c. 1865 and located at 2769 Magnolia Drive (formerly 235 Magnolia Drive) in Hernando, Mississippi, U.S.[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 29, 1978 for its architecture and social significance;[3] and it is a listed Mississippi Landmark since October 11, 1985.[4][1] It is alternatively spelled as Felix Labauve House.

Felix Labauve House
Mississippi Landmark No. 033-HER-0116-NR-ML-NRD[1]
Felix Labauve House in September 1977
Felix LaBauve House is located in Mississippi
Felix LaBauve House
Location2769 Magnolia Drive
Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°49′11″N 89°59′23″W
Builtc. 1865
NRHP reference No.78003074
USMS No.033-HER-0116-NR-ML-NRD[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978
Designated USMSOctober 11, 1985

History

The Felix LaBauve House was the home of Felix LaBauve (1809–1879), a French émigré and early settler to Mississippi. LaBauve was a community leader and newspaper publisher.[3][5] He was nicknamed "the father of scholarships in Mississippi" because he bequeath an endowment of US$20,000 to the University of Mississippi, for the explicit purpose of establishing a permanent scholarship for orphaned boys from DeSoto County, Mississippi.[3][6] The scholarship is no longer in existence, but he left a lasting legacy.[6] In 1976, the former LaBauve property was donated to the city of Hernando, with the goal of preservation.[3]

The building is a single-story frame house built in c. 1865, it is located at its original site (which had an address change over the years) and the structure has been altered.[3][7] The house is a Victorian-style cottage, which has a distinct style of porch and lacy gable.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. "LaBauve House celebrates 150 years". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Felix Labauve House". National Park Service. March 29, 1978. Retrieved May 4, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Felix Labauve House". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
  5. "Felix LaBauve 1809–1879". Mississippi Press Association. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  6. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. S. A. Brant. p. 645.
  7. Long, Robert Lee (November 20, 2010). "Tour of Homes". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. Victorian Houses of Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. 2005. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-1-61703-533-3.

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