Gulf Coast - Mississippi

Old Brick House
From the Saenger Theater, continue on Reynoir Street until it ends and take a left to go north. Now, go right on E. Bayview Avenue, and you will see the Old Brick House next to the picturesque Biloxi Back Bay. From French maps, a brickyard and slave camp was here as early as 1722. It is reported that many period New Orleans homes were built with the bricks made here. The land surrounding the house was originally owned by Jean Baptiste Carquotte, the first to receive a land grant from the Spanish in 1784, with the area being about 284 acres. He is said to have settled here around 1795. Now owned by the city of Biloxi, the house contains a museum with local area artifacts. Hours are from 11:00 - 4:00, Monday through Saturday, $2 for Adults, $1 for Seniors and Students (pricing subject to change).
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Biloxi Visitors Center
Heading back to Highway 90, stop in at the Visitors Center (across from the Grand casino). It is housed in an old Victorian house (the Brielmaier House, built in 1895), which has a rare T-shaped design for the area. Shaded by a large oak, the house has extensive latticework and detailed wood-carved mantels. Located behind the house is the Foretich House (circa 1890), which has a "shotgun" style architecture. Hours are from 8:00 - 4:30, Monday through Friday (hours are 9:00 - 4:30 on Saturday).
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Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art
In between the Visitors Center and the Mardi Gras Museum is the Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art on Ohr Street. George Ohr, the famed late 1800's potter, once named himself as being "The Greatest Art Potter on Earth". It is said that his clay pot method remains a secret even today. Plans are for a new museum to be built along Highway 90, next to the Tullis-Toledano Manor. Hours are from 9am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday, $6 Adults
$5 Seniors (pricing subject to change).
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