ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt baɪ plˈɛzənt ɹˈiːd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ slˈeɪv ˌɔn ɐ mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi fˈɑːɹm hˌuː mˈuːvd wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli tə kˈoʊstəl baɪlˈɑːksi ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
It was built by Pleasant Reed (1854–1932), a former slave on a Mississippi farm who moved with his family to coastal Biloxi after the American Civil War.