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Tullis-Toledano Manor, also known as, the Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House, was a red-clay brick mansion on the
Retrieved 2012-07-26 The upper floors were accessed by a semi-spiraled, wooden staircase. Another structure on the property was a two-story brick kitchen with servant's quarters located approximately behind the main house. In the 20th century, the structure was remodeled to serve as a guest house. After Matilda Toledano sold the house in 1886, there was a succession of owners until 1939, when it was purchased as a summer home by Garner H. Tullis of New Orleans who was President of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. In 1969, the home sustained considerable damage from
After weathering 150 years of storms from the
Before and After Hurricane Katrina
Retrieved 2013-01-16.
Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House
at archiplanet.org, usually merely a derivative of the National Register Information System (NRIS) database
(includes photos)
Page detailing archaeological excavations at the Manor, with photos {{Registered Historic Places Houses completed in 1856 Buildings and structures demolished in 2005 Buildings and structures in Biloxi, Mississippi Demolished buildings and structures in Mississippi Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Former National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Harrison County, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Mississippi
Mississippi
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Gulf Coast in Biloxi
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. It was considered an example of Greek Revival architecture. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1976 and was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
History
Christoval Sebastian Toledano, a sugar and cotton broker ofSpanish
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descent from , built the house in 1856 for his second wife, Matilda Pradat. The home was a two and one-half story, five-bay structure built of red-clay bricks that were manufactured in a Biloxi brickyard.National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form (The Tullis House)Retrieved 2012-07-26 The upper floors were accessed by a semi-spiraled, wooden staircase. Another structure on the property was a two-story brick kitchen with servant's quarters located approximately behind the main house. In the 20th century, the structure was remodeled to serve as a guest house. After Matilda Toledano sold the house in 1886, there was a succession of owners until 1939, when it was purchased as a summer home by Garner H. Tullis of New Orleans who was President of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. In 1969, the home sustained considerable damage from
Hurricane Camille
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, and was sealed and vacated. In 1975, the Tullis family sold the house and property to the city of Biloxi. The city restored the house and used it for the next 30 years as a museum and community center.
After weathering 150 years of storms from the Gulf
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, Tullis-Toledano Manor was completely destroyed during Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. A barge from Grand Casino Biloxi
Harrah's Gulf Coast is a casino and hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi, owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
This facility replaces the former Grand Casino Biloxi, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. At the time, the ...
washed ashore during the hurricane and crushed the house. Nothing was left of Tullis-Toledano Manor except rubble.
Councilor oak
Located on the east side of Tullis-Toledano Manor was a centuries-old southern live oak (''Quercus virginiana
''Quercus virginiana'', also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old Sou ...
'') which had the designation of Councilor Oak. The name was derived from local legend that native Indian tribes and French colonials signed treaties under the oak's branches. The tree had a trunk circumference of and a crown spread of greater than . Councilor Oak (Crawford-Tullis Oak) was the 45th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society
The Live Oak Society is a membership organization for mature live oak trees. It was founded in 1934 to advance the culture, distribution, preservation, and appreciation of the southern live oak (''Quercus virginiana'') and functions under the aus ...
. The oak was destroyed by the same barge that demolished Tullis-Toledano Manor in August 2005.Retrieved 2013-01-16.
References
External links
Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House
at archiplanet.org, usually merely a derivative of the National Register Information System (NRIS) database
(includes photos)
Page detailing archaeological excavations at the Manor, with photos {{Registered Historic Places Houses completed in 1856 Buildings and structures demolished in 2005 Buildings and structures in Biloxi, Mississippi Demolished buildings and structures in Mississippi Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Former National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Harrison County, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Mississippi