Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library & Museum

What Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library & Museum does

Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library & Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization operating a historic house museum, presidential library, and Confederate cemetery on a beachfront site at 2244 Beach Boulevard in Biloxi, Mississippi. The main mansion was completed in 1855 and served as the final home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. The property is owned and operated by the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, is staffed by approximately 13 employees, and operates seven days per week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The site is registered as a Mississippi Historic Landmark with the United States Register of Historic Places and holds 501(c)(3) non-profit status, GuideStar platinum transparency certification, and an affiliation with the American Library Association.

The organization generates revenue through five primary streams: paid guided mansion tours and group/school tour admissions; an on-site gift shop and an e-commerce online store selling Confederate and Southern heritage merchandise (books, flags, apparel, collectibles, food items, drinkware, and home goods priced from $2.95 to $109.95); the sale of $50 ancestral memorial bricks engraved and placed in the Memorial Sidewalk of the Confederate cemetery; an annual membership program; and private event venue rentals covering weddings, Confederate heritage events, car shows, and Fall Muster gatherings. Customer segments include general Mississippi Gulf Coast tourists, school groups, Confederate heritage supporters, and event renters; the organization reaches these audiences through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), earned media on TripAdvisor and Yelp, and an email newsletter.

The site suffered severe damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and was subsequently renovated, though ceiling failures beginning in 2017 have affected multiple rooms including Miss Winnie Davis's room, Jefferson Davis's bedroom, Mrs. Varina's bedroom, and the formal dining room. Attendance has declined since the post-Katrina reopening, consistent with broader downward trends at museums connected to Confederate monuments. The technology stack is limited to a standard Wix-based website with online store functionality; no proprietary technology, API, integration, or AI/ML capability is referenced in available source material.

Name

Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library & Museum

Legal name

Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library

Website

https://visitbeauvoir.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beauvoir is a 501(c)(3) non-profit historic house museum and presidential library in Biloxi, Mississippi, serving Civil War tourists, school groups, and Confederate heritage supporters through mansion tours, event rentals, and a heritage gift shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historic House Museum

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Museum, Zoo & Attraction Gift Shops (CRALAJAG), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Historic house museum
• Presidential library
• Civil war heritage
• Museum gift shop
• Event venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Biloxi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission and Tours: Visitors pay admission fees for guided tours of the mansion, grounds, Confederate cemetery, and related attractions. The mansion tours are described as the key attraction with original Davis family artifacts.
2. Gift Shop and Online Store Sales: Sale of merchandise including books, clothing, flags, collectibles, food items, and home goods through an on-site gift shop and online store.
3. Ancestral Memorial Bricks: Sale of engraved memorial bricks for $50.00 each, placed in the Memorial Sidewalk of the Confederate Cemetery to honor Confederate ancestors.
4. Membership Program: Annual membership program offering benefits to supporters of the non-profit organization.
5. Private Events and Weddings: Rental of the venue for private events, Confederate events, weddings, car shows, and fall muster events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beauvoir operates as a historic site museum and presidential library offering guided tours of the over-175-year-old Jefferson Davis mansion, the Confederate cemetery, and the veteran's cemetery. It also runs a gift shop (on-site and online) selling Confederate and Southern heritage merchandise, an ancestral memorial brick program, an annual membership program, and venue rentals for private events, weddings, and Confederate-themed gatherings.

Product overview

Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library & Museum operates as a historic site museum and gift shop. The organization offers a range of products and services including mansion tours of the over-175-year-old historic home, event venue rentals for private events and weddings, and an online gift shop selling Southern and Confederate-themed merchandise. The gift shop features books and literature on Civil War history and Southern heritage, custom car tags and license plates, flags and banners, headwear and apparel, pins and collectibles, mugs and drinkware, specialty food items, cookbooks, children's books, and memorial bricks for the Confederate Cemetery. The site also operates as a presidential library focusing on Jefferson Davis and Confederate history, with facilities including a veteran's cemetery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mansion Tours Guided tours of the historic Beauvoir Mansion, the former home of Jefferson Davis, showcasing original Davis family artifacts and antebellum architecture for individual visitors, groups, and school groups.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate VeteranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans is the parent organization that owns and operates Beauvoir. This heritage organization controls the strategic direction, preservation efforts, and programs of the historic site and presidential library.
• American Library AssociationminorOthersBeauvoir displays the American Library Association logo on their website indicating affiliation or membership, suggesting the Presidential Library operates under ALA standards and guidelines.
• GuideStarminorOthersGuideStar platinum seal displayed on the website, indicating compliance with nonprofit transparency standards. EIN 64-6001552 registered.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Confederate Memorial Hall Museum: New Orleans institution housed in a historic building, focused on preserving and interpreting Confederate history through artifacts, portraits, and memorabilia. Directly comparable product mix to Beauvoir's mansion-tour and Confederate artifact experience.
• American Civil War Museum: Multi-site Civil War museum complex in Richmond, VA (Tredegar and White House of the Confederacy). Directly comparable as a Civil War/Confederate heritage site with similar tours, gift shop, events, and library/research programming.
• Tudor Hall: Historic Bel Air, MD home of Jefferson Davis's family (his son Varina Anne Davis), operated as a small heritage museum. Highly comparable as a Davis-family historic site offering tours and Confederate history interpretation.
• Magnolia Mound Plantation: Baton Rouge, LA antebellum plantation house museum offering guided tours, school programs, and event rentals on a historic property. Closely matches Beauvoir's tour, school-group, and event-rental model.
• McDowell House Museum: Danville, KY historic home of Confederate General James McDowell's family; antebellum house museum offering guided tours and Civil War interpretation. Comparable scale, business model, and tour-led visitor experience.

Emerging players

• Historic Oakland Cemetery: Atlanta historic cemetery that combines burial/memorial products (including engraved markers and tributes) with tours and gift shop. Comparable to Beauvoir's Confederate cemetery memorial-brick product and visitation experience.

Broad incumbents

• National Park Service Civil War Battlefields: Federally operated Civil War battlefield sites (e.g., Vicksburg, Shiloh) with visitor centers, tours, and gift shops. Indirect competitor and tourism funnel for heritage travelers but with vastly larger resources and broader scope.

Regional players

• Rosalie Mansion: Natchez, MS antebellum mansion operated as a historic house museum with tours and gift shop. Direct regional competitor for Mississippi heritage tourism and shares the antebellum/Civil War tour-led format.
• Destrehan Plantation: Historic Louisiana River Road plantation offering guided tours, school programs, and special events on a 1787 property. Matches Beauvoir's heritage-tourism format in a different Gulf Coast geography.
• Longwood Mansion: Natchez, MS unfinished antebellum mansion managed as a National Historic Landmark with tours. Comparable as a Mississippi antebellum heritage property using guided tours and event programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/beauvoirms
• Instagraminstagram.com/beauvoirbiloxi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beauvoir-the-jefferson-davis-home-&-presidential-library

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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