Old Brick House, French Colonial house in Biloxi, US.
The Old Brick House is a French Colonial residence located on Bayview Avenue in Biloxi with heavy triple-layered brick walls and one and a half stories. The structure overlooks Back Bay and displays the architectural style brought by French settlers to the Gulf Coast.
The house was built in 1850 by John Henley, who served as sheriff and mayor of Biloxi. The land itself traces back to a Spanish grant given to Jean Baptiste Carquotte in 1784, linking the property to the region's colonial past.
The house takes its name from its three layers of brick in the outer walls, laid when John Henley built it around 1850. After neglect in the mid-1950s, the Biloxi Garden Clubs salvaged it and the City of Biloxi acquired it as a museum and venue for receptions and public gatherings, which is why it is also called the Biloxi Garden Center.
The house functions as a rental venue for small events, meetings, and weddings. Visitors interested in using the space or viewing the interior should contact the Biloxi city offices to arrange access.
The house's survival is tied to its materials: John Henley used heart-pine lumber for the floors and three layers of brick in the outer walls, a stout construction that withstood 150 years of hurricanes and storm surges. Hurricane Katrina still pushed seven feet of water inside in 2005.
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