Bernheimer Building

The Bernheimer Building is an Italianate house in Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Built about 1872, it was designated a historic landmark on May 14, 2003.[1] Businessmen Samuel and Jacob Bernheimer built a set of buildings of different architectural styles on the site of a previous house that was used during the Civil War as the headquarters of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant following the May 1, 1863 Battle of Port Gibson.[2]

Bernheimer Building

Located within the Port Gibson Historic District, it now operates as a bed and breakfast.[3]

See also
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References
  1. "Bernheimer Building". Historic Preservation Division, MDAH. 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. "The Bernheimer Complex – Port Gibson, MS". Waymarking. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. "Port Gibson Historic District". Port Gibson on the Mississippi. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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