The Orr-Barnett House was built in 2008 by then Mayor, Ames Barnett, to resemble Beauvoir the historic post-war home (1876-1889) of the former president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis.  Beauvoir’s construction began in 1848, facing the Gulf coastline at Biloxi, Mississippi. The property was initially purchased in 1873 by the planter Samuel Dorsey and his wife Sarah Ellis Dorsey. After her husband’s death in 1875, Sarah Dorsey learned of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ situation and invited him to visit the plantation. She offered him a cottage near the main house, where he could live and work on his memoirs. He remained there the rest of his life. The house and plantation were later designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. Of course, Washington’s modern replica has many amenities not found in the original, including four separate heat/ac units; an underground storm drain system connected to concealed gutters and pipes, and a sauna. The house is located on Court Street.