Built in 1849 by John Ghamm (J.G.) Robinson, the house was a two-story residence with a two-tiered gallery. It was a Greek Revival mansion with extensive woodwork and windows, and formal gardens.
J.G. Robinson was an English planter. He was the owner of the house until 1873 when it was sold to Frederick Gaupp. It was bought by the Maloney family in 1884, which owned the house until 1912. It was sold a couple of more times, ending up with the Dantzler family in 1918.
It was later purchased by the Catholic Diocese in 1921, which used the house as the Notre Dame High School for boys and then the Sisters of the Little Flower Convent of Mercy.
The house was damaged during Hurricane Camille in 1969 and destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Historical Marker Inscription
Originally a raised-cottage Greek Revival mansion similar to Beauvoir, the house located here was built ca. 1849 by J. G. Robinson, a wealthy English cotton planter. It was the center of an estate that included a ten-pin bowling alley, billiard hall, bath house, thoroughbred stables, kennels, gardens and a wharf for docking two prized yachts. About 1908 the Maloney family enlarged the house with a second story addition and two-tiered wrap-around porches in the Neo-Classical style. Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Location
1048 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530 United States
30° 23′ 41.088″ N, 88° 54′ 3.798″ W
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