| Felix Labauve House | |
| Location: | 2769 Magnolia Drive Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Refnum: | 78003074 |
| Added: | March 29, 1978 |
| Designated Other1: | Mississippi Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Date: | October 11, 1985 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 033-HER-0116-NR-ML-NRD |
| Coordinates: | 34.8197°N -89.9897°W |
The Felix LaBauve House is a historic house built in and located at 2769 Magnolia Drive (formerly 235 Magnolia Drive) in Hernando, Mississippi, U.S.[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 29, 1978 for its architecture and social significance;[2] and it is a listed Mississippi Landmark since October 11, 1985.[3] [4] It is alternatively spelled as Felix Labauve House.
The Felix LaBauve House was the home of Felix LaBauve (1809–1879), a French émigré and early settler to Mississippi. LaBauve was a community leader and newspaper publisher.[5] He was nicknamed "the father of scholarships in Mississippi" because he bequeath an endowment of US$20,000 to the University of Mississippi, for the explicit purpose of establishing a permanent scholarship for orphaned boys from DeSoto County, Mississippi.[6] The scholarship is no longer in existence, but he left a lasting legacy. In 1976, the former LaBauve property was donated to the city of Hernando, with the goal of preservation.
The building is a single-story frame house built in, it is located at its original site (which had an address change over the years) and the structure has been altered.[7] The house is a Victorian-style cottage, which has a distinct style of porch and lacy gable.[8]