 buildings architects and contractors buildings architects and contractors ray thu 4152010 1227  biloxi architects and contractors   john t andrews john t andrews   18601908 was born at biloxi mississippi to george w andrews 1823188 and caroline g andrews 18381886 he married expired at biloxi on september 26 1908 his funeral was held from the residence of his brother dudley andrews at 930 lameuse street john was survived by his two brothers george w andrews 18641909 and dudley andrews 18661939 his corporal remains were laid to rest in the biloxi cemetery the biloxi daily herald september 26 1908 p 4  john f barnes lazaro lopez and his family were congregants of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary roman catholic church which was situated a few blocks west of their domicile on west howard avenue between fayard street and caillavet street the lopez children were baptized here and several were married in this sanctuary like most of the lopez structures nativity bvm was destroyed by the great fire of november 1900 laz lopez wkm dukate ernest desporte phil mccabe ed glennan and louis gill were the building committee responsible for erecting a new church a contract was let in early february 1902 to jf barnes company of greenville mississippi and biloxi to build the theo brune 18541932 designed gothic structure the new church was erected on the site of the former sanctuary and was estimated to cost over 16000 it was sixtyfeet tall had a bell tower one hundred tenfeet in height and was fiftyfive in width and one hundred thirtytwo feet deep  the biloxi daily herald february 8 1902 p 9    walter t bolton  19462020  walter buzzy thetford bolton  19462020 was born 24 november 1946 at biloxi mississippi he attended biloxi public schools and has university degrees from usm ba georgia institute of technology bs and a masters degree in architecture from georgia tech 1977 prior to his entree into the architectural field young bolton taught history and mathematics at biloxi high school buzzy bolton has been active as an architect at ocean springs for many years his work is most visible in the following structures ocean springs city hall remodeling 1989 chamber of commerce renovation gulf coast research lab main campus dining hall 1995 and the ocean springs public library remodeling 1996 bolton is now engaged in designing modern structures for the gulf coast research lab s cedar point campus in east ocean springs in december 1999 bolton and his wife laura ederer bolton completed a significant home for their family in cherokee glen he has designed several other notable residences on the fort point peninsula  obituary for walter thetford buzzy bolton iv walter thetford buzzy bolton iv of ocean springs ms passed away peacefully tuesday september 22 at the age of 73 at home surrounded by his family buzzy was born in biloxi ms on november 24 1946 to the late dr and mrs eldon l bolton sr in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his two older brothers eldon bolton jr and clinton bolton and his fatherinlaw and motherinlaw bob and maryann ederer buzzy is survived by his wife of 39 years laura ederer bolton their children dr michelle bolton gilich andy robyn bolton hudson brent and ryan bolton lindsey his two grandchildren ansley and andrew gilich his sister carolyn bolton cox his inlaws priscilla bolton katherine grumme dr michael ederer michelle mark ederer helene elizabeth heinkel larry and mary ann payne randy and numerous nieces and nephews and lifelong friends buzzy as all who knew him well and affectionately called him was the youngest of the four children of dr eldon and carolyn bolton he grew up in his family home just west of the lighthouse on biloxi beach he was a biloxi boy through and through and loved his hometown on the mississippi gulf coast buzzy graduated from biloxi high school in 1965 he attended the university of mississippi and in 1969 he graduated from the university of southern mississippi he spent several years teaching at his alma mater biloxi high before going on to architectural school at georgia institute of technology and in 1977 received his master of architecture from georgia tech buzzy started his architectural career in new orleans where he worked for muller and associates there he met and married his wife and best friend laura ederer bolton and in 1981 the two decided to move back to their beloved mississippi gulf coast buzzy and laura made their home in ocean springs where they raised their 3 children and buzzy started his own architectural firm walter t bolton associates in biloxi where he worked until his death buzzy received national design awards from the united states air force and several local design and historic preservation awards he was a past president of the gulf coast chapter of the mississippi american institute of architects past president of the coast architects association and past board member of the mississippi chapter of american institute of architects he enjoyed 40 years as an architect on the gulf coast and served on many boards to help build back after hurricane katrina for many years he served on the ocean springs historical commission and planning commission and he and his wife laura bought and renovated numerous historical homes in the biloxi and ocean springs areas throughout the years buzzy was a lifetime member of the biloxi yacht club and served on the board for many years and as the byc commodore in 1988 and 1989 buzzy was honored to have designed the current biloxi yacht club along with many other gulf coast landmarks buzzy enjoyed every moment of carnival season and was a member and past king of both revelers and mithras and past king of les masquees carnival associations he was also a founding member of the krewe of neptune and a longtime member of gcca his love for mardi gras and the parades was well know and he and his wife often hosted many guests to view the biloxi parades from his downtown office he had a great love for his biloxi high class of 65 and looked forward every year to their mini reunions boating and the outdoors were among his favorite pastimes he spent many hours with friends and family out at horn island enjoying the sun and fun he enjoyed anything ole miss georgia tech and new orleans saints and many football weekends he could be found in the grove cheering on his ole miss rebels buzzy recently wrote what he wanted his children to remember of him i made mistakes i am not perfect i won t always give you your way but i love you with everything i have i worked hard my entire life to be able to provide you the best life possible and i will always love you dad the family would like to express our gratitude to his ever faithful office staff his secretary debbie ivy and associate robert stansbery who have worked and kept him organized for many years drs pam and raj tuli friends family and physicians who provided care for buzzy throughout his illness and the nurses and staff of encompass who helped him during his final days in lieu of flowers please make donations to the ansley foundation a foundation to benefit childhood cancer families and research set up by buzzy s granddaughter ansley who is currently fighting childhood leukemia visitation will be held from 200 pm to 400 pm at the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home followed by a celebration of life at 400 pm all on friday september 25 2020 covid19 protocol will be followed and masks will be required  theodore brune theodore theo brune  18541932 was born in hanover germany and immigrated to the united states in 1886 he studied at eberhard karls university at tuebingen germany theo brune became a designer of many churches in the gulf coast region at biloxi he is known for creating the nativity of the blessed virgin mother catholic church on west howard avenue it was built after the original sanctuary was destroyed by the great biloxi fire of november 1900 laz lopez wkm dukate ernest desporte phil mccabe ed glennan and louis gill were the building committee responsible for erecting the new church a contract was let in early february 1902 to jf barnes company of greenville mississippi and biloxi to build the theo brune 18541932 designed gothic structure the new church was erected on the site of the former sanctuary and was estimated to cost over 16000 it was sixtyfeet tall had a bell tower one hundred tenfeet in height and was fiftyfive in width and one hundred thirtytwo feet deep  the biloxi daily herald february 8 1902 p 9   in early 1906 stain glass windows were donated to nativity bvm by julia dulion lopez 18571918 in memory of her late husband frederick thornley of new york was employed to install the windows designed and built by reis and reis of munich germany  the biloxi daily herald january 9 1906 p 1   other known churches designed by theo brune are 1908st joseph s rectory and convent at bay st louis mississippi 1909mater dolorosa church 8126 plum street at nola 1911st michael s church at crowley louisiana catholic church at abita springs louisiana catholic church and convent at madisonville louisiana and 1931st joseph s abbey church benedict louisiana  the daily picayune february 9 1908 p 32 august 10 1908 p 12 march 7 1909 p 6 and april 16 1911   theo brune died at 1303 3 rd street in the crescent city on march 8 1932 his body was taken to st joseph s abbey four miles north of covington louisiana for burial in the cemetery there  the timespicayune march 9 1932 p 3    john t collins sr  18521929 john t collins 18521929 the son of john collins and mary cullum was a native biloxian and a pioneer building contractor he married frances margaret carr 18611945 and they were the parents of children william j collins 188719 m mary augustine o donnell 18931952 sarah collins 1890 m harry roberts george j collins 18911968 m irene marion 18971943 susan collins 1894 ruth collins 19001977 m frederick luenberger kathryn ellen collins 18951973 m paul e burns 18961970 anna may collins 19011990 m edward a caillavet 18981963 and john t collins jr 19041985 m martha thrash of hattiesburg and gertrude keyes  references  the daily herald      the daily herald    john collins sr died last night   january 4 1929 the daily herald    mrs george collins sr dies at home today   december 22 1943 the daily herald    mrs john collins funeral tomorrow   may 7 1945 the daily herald      the daily herald    mrs william collins dies following heart attack six weeks ago   october 4 1952 the daily herald        collins brothers   1927  in march the collins brothers were completing the william p kennedy home a twostory stucco structure on benachi and erecting a home for walter seymour  a painter on lee street the daily herald march 18 1927 p 8 on may 11 1927 the collins brothers were awarded the 285000 contract for building the fourstory 118room new biloxi hotel  it was designed by ira h coyne 18921976 of the federal engineering company of davenport iowa william j collins 18861962 and george j collins 18911968 had built their first biloxi building in 1912 since that time they had erected commercial structures for catholic church at gulfport back bay school gorenflo edwardsbutler motor company daily herald building caldwell building yerger building cw wachenfeld apartments august wachenfeld apartments bay view hotel and remodeled the peoples bank the collins brothers had learned the building trades from john collins 18541929 their father joseph o collins b 1922 son of william j collins continued in the contracting business at biloxi until the present day  the daily herald may 11 1927 p 1    1929  from the daily herald may 1929    in march   the collins brothers   william d collins  18911979 and  james e collins  18881974 acquired a lot on caillavet street for 10000 situated between howard avenue and the l n rr here they  built a twostory frame building  40 feet by 70 feet with rockface brick siding the structure served as a  garage and office  here the  collins brothers sold the hupmobile  and repaired and serviced motor cars the  collins blacksmith shop  located on  west howard and caillavet continued to perform general mechanical repairs shoe horses  as well as  build oyster dredges  and oyster cars the daily herald march 18 1927 p 8 and september 2 1929 p 2 in late may the collins brothers were completing the new biloxi hospital  a carl matthes design the daily herald may 17 1929 p 1 the new  daily herald building at 209 west water street was almost completed    collins collins  architects and  collins brothers contracting  erected the 37foot by 50foot structure the daily herald january 7 1948 p 1  references  the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald    erecting new bungalow  for hc anderson on lee street    december 8 1916 the daily herald      march 18 1927 the daily herald    biloxi hospital to be occupied next week   may 17 1929 the daily herald    biloxi building directory   september 2 1929 the daily herald    start new residence for zeno maloney on w 1st street   december 12 1950  john t collins   19041985 john t collins jr was born at biloxi mississippi on february 17 1904 to john t collins sr 18521929 and frances margaret carr 18611945 his father was a noted biloxi building contractor and established the firm which became collins brothers contractors of biloxi john t collins was a 1923 graduate of biloxi high school where he played footbal and baseball he studied architecture at tulane university in nola and during ww ii john served in the eto with the us navy seabees john t collins married in 1942 to martha thrash of hattiesburg mississippi and in 1962 to gertrude keyes buildings attributed to john t collins a new arkansastile  ushaped building  173 feet by 92 feet  designed by john t collins  and associates of biloxi was contracted to currie and corley of raleigh mississippi for the  st martin   school  in jackson county the 64000 stucture was erected to supplement the exisiting building the daily herald november 27 1951 p 3 biloxi municipal yankee stadium al may stadium at mgcccperkinston campus beauvoir elementary school 1958 popp s ferry elementary school orange grove elementary school  references  the daily herald    500000 school construction to start at biloxi   october 8 1958 the daily herald    john collins is recipient 1960 lions cup award   january 2 1961 the sun herald   john collins dead at 81   november 1 1985  leonard a collins leonard a collins was the son of william j collins and lived at 201 hopkins boulevard in biloxi  spring hill college leonard a collins matriculated to spring hill college at mobile alabama and was a cadet in the school s first rotc program which specialized in transportation the daily herald december 12 1950 p 6  references  the daily herald   collins rotc student   december 12 1950  john eistetter   john eistetter  18561904 a native of new orleans was born march 5 1856 he married at new orleans to wilhemina schumaker 18511929 the widow of mr henken and the daughter of william schumaker and christina breslow on september 27 1880 they were the parents of three children  john f eistetter  18811953  mayme w eistetter  18821942 and rose juanita eistetter  18901890 john eistetter made his livelihood as a brick mason and building contractor he built the foundations for many howard avenue buildings and biloxi homes from 1880 until his demise in mid march 1904 john was a member of magnolia lodge no 120 af am knights of honor and knights of pythias his funeral was held from the eistetter home on howard avenue with reverend js moore in attendance burial was in the biloxi city cemetery the biloxi daily herald march 14 1904 p 1  children john frank eistetter  18811953 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 6 1881 in late october 1920 he married mary chinn  18911958 the daughter of james b buck chinn 18571912 and martha ella hart 18571938 in 1917 biloxi mardi gras mary chinn was queen ixolib with king iberville george quint 18861967  r hart chinn  18881972 her brother was elected biloxi s mayor in august 1933 after the resignation of mayor kennedy in july 1933  the daily herald july 31 1933 p 1 and august 17 1933 p 1   john f eistetter and mary chinn were the parents of two children  martha wilhelmina eistetter  19212004 m wt edwards and john chinn eistetter  19291996 m mary brown 19291988 martha w eistetter expired at laramie wyoming on april 30 2004 john chinn esitetter died at biloxi mississippi on february 26 1996 john c and mary brown eistetter had a son  john david eistetter  c 1952 m melann marie cox and elizabeth cobb cuthell  mayme wilhelmina eistetter  18821942 was born at biloxi mississippi on december 28 1882 expired at biloxi on july 31 1942  juanita eistetter  18901890 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 1 1890 she died at biloxi on may 24 1890 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the biloxi herald may 31 1890 p 4    eistetter building the eistetter building was erected in 1896 on the corner of west howard avenue and magnolia street it was dedicated on october 17 1896 and a grand ball was held by the mississippi hook and ladder compnay no 1 as part of the celebration  the biloxi herald september 12 1896 p 8    references  charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 originally published 1895 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxi1902 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 11438 the estate of wilhelmina eistetter january 1930  journals the biloxi herald   local happenings   may 31 1890 the biloxi herald   latest city news   september 12 1896 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicaljohn eistetter   april 14 1904 the daily herald   eistetterchinn   october 23 1920 the daily herald     september 30 1921 the daily herald   staehling is out of race   july 31 1933 the daily herald   chinn wins mayors office as carroll and hunt withdraw   august 17 1933 the daily herald   miss eistetter dies   july 3 1942 the daily herald   eistetter death    the daily herald   john f eistetter   november 28 1953 the daily herald   mrs mary eistetter   may 5 1958 the sun herald   john c eistetter   february 1996  henry f fountain jr  henry francis fountain jr 19242011 called buddy was born at biloxi mississippi on november 26 1924 to henry f fountain 1899 and lucretia ann edmee thensted 19011930 buddy was reared on keller avenue and was descended from a line of biloxi boat builders as his grandfather martin fountain 18561938 and henry f fountain 18991930 his father were considered as among biloxi s finest crafsmen buddy was a us navy wwii veteran and a 1951 graduate of lsu acquiring a bs degree in architectural engineering he married gloria swetman in june 1950 and began his career as a professional architect in 1955 mr fountain and his firm were responsible for many public buildings in biloxi and ocean springs at biloxi his design work included the following structures mississippi coast coliseum our lady of fatima catholic church the 1961 bhs the biloxi public safety complex and many more at ocean springs some of his designs include st john s catholic church 1959 pecan park school 1967 ocean springs hospital 1968 magnolia park school 1969 os hospital additions and alterations 1977 os high school fine arts building os hospital outpatient services addition 1989 os hospital emergency room and icu 1995 and the os hospital third floor addition 1998 the sun herald june 7 2011 p a4 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 82 p 142 buddy and gloria swetman fountain reared nine children at ocean springs their home the fountainguice home on iola road was completed in 1969 and won a design award from the southern pine association mr fountain had the distinction of being the most experienced architect on the mississippi gulf coast he passed on june 5 2011 the sun herald june 7 2011 p a4  references  the sun herald   hf buddy fountain  june 7 2011 the sun herald   architect left his stamp on the coast   june 7 2011  i daniel gehr   i daniel gehr  18951959 was born at alexandria louisiana on july 19 1895 to gustave gehr 18581900 a german immigrant grocer and sarah weil 18681900 or sarah rosenthal i daniel gehr was a contractor at alexandria in 1917 and arrived at biloxi mississippi before 1930 he was a graduate of tulane university in 1930 mr gehr resided on west water street as a tenant of mrs cousins and remained single in 1954 he was domiciled in the earle hotel avelez and had an office in the old people s bank building 1900 rapides parish louisiana federal census t623577 p 16b ed 124 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 12b ed 3 at biloxi in the 1940s i daniel gehr designed homes in bay terrace and planned the biloxi cash store of peter cerinich 18941951 and alena sekul cerinich 19082002 on west howard avenue and seal avenue he also supervised the 1941 construction of the westergard boat yard on back bay at lee street gehr was credited with planning the 1959 negro high school nicholls the west end elementary school and its 1959 addition and a four classroom addition to the perkins negro school in 1958 john t collins 19041985 biloxi architect took over mr gehr s school projects after his july 1959 demise   the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 april 29 1940 p 2 september 20 1941 p 3 ocotber 8 1958 p 1 and july 22 1959 p 2 i daniel gehr expired at biloxi mississippi on july 22 1959 his corporal remains were interred in the jewish cemetery at pineville rapides parish louisiana he was survivied by two sisters mrs eugene levy and mrs harry simon and mires gehr a brother all lived in alexandria louisiana the daily herald july 22 1959 p 2  jack fayard  odeus meyers   18841968 and  calus c meyers  19091999 store owners on division street who came to biloxi in 1929 from erath louisiana  announced in february that they would build the myers theatre  on the southeast corner of lameuse street and division the theatre would have 600seats cost 11000 and  jack fayard  of biloxi was their architect  the new theatre opened on may 17th  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1 february 16 1940 p 1 april 26 1940 p 2 and may 17 1940 p 2  john r harkness john rankin harkness   18271903  william t harkness william turner harkness  18691941 died at oconomowoc wisconsin on june 3 1941  je hebert  from the biloxi daily herald june 17 1905 p 5  eric johanson eric johanson  18991936  new east wingriviera hotel the east wing of the riviera hotel was torn down in september 1922 under the supervision of eric johansen contractor by midseptember the roof and a part of the second story had been removed with various frames to be saved the building has stood for years and the old lumber is well preserved and as good as new lumber a threestory modern hotel building will be completed in time for the winter season the daily herald september 23 1922 p 4  louis h manuel louis henry manuel  18701946 was born at new orleans on july 13 1870 to louis george manuel 18481903 and mary theodora desporte 18481903 his family relocated to jackson county mississippi in may 1871 crossing the railroad bridge to ocean springs on the first passenger train to make this trip from new orleans louis g manuel taught school and was elected to represent the citizens of west jackson county on the jackson county mississippi board of supervisors 18921896 and the state house of representatives from 18961898 in 1898 lg manue l operated a small us postal station called manuel which was probably located in the bayou porteaux area on the biloxiocean springs road now called le moyne boulevard cain volume ii 1983 p 10 and p 14 and the daily herald february 3 1941 p 3  louis h manuel married coralie suarez  18721952 in february 1891 in jackson county mississippi the manuel family remained in the bayou portogulf hills area of west jackson county mississippi where louis h manuel was an oysterman until they moved to biloxi across biloxi bay between 1900 and 1910 in biloxi the manuel family settled at 909 holley street where louis and coralie reared a large family louis j manuel 18911977 m ernestine m tiblier 18961980 antoinette c manuel 18941983 m leo h fountain 18911967 henry s manuel 1896 m ruby i byrd 18981917 and alene eleuterius 19001970 agnes m manuel 18981992 m laurence trochesset 18881974 sidney e manuel 19011920 m bernice eleuterius and frances e capuano 19051972 lillian f manuel 19031982 m kenneth e snyder 19061980 noreta manuel 19061985 m joseph c wink 19091988 edna e manuel 190819800 m albert l henley 19051993 and leo e manuel 19121976 m irene turan 19131973 during wwi louis h manuel worked as a foreman in the shipyards at pascagoula and moss point he is credited with erecting more than 200 homes at biloxi some of his buildings were kimbrough quints coquet s furniture and five adjoining stores public library biloxi bakery french restaurant handleman s building guarantee shoe store and biloxi high school gym  the daily herald february 3 1941 p 3    ralph marion ralph marion  19071984 was born december 15 1907 he married  ophelia sperivich  19061981 on november 21 1926 in 1930 ralph and ophelia marion lived on washington street at biloxi he was employed by a paving company as a brick mason ralph died at biloxi mississippi in december 1984 ophelia preceded him in death expiring in june 1981 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery perpetual care section  the daily herald december 19 1907 p 2 and november 24 1926 p 1 and  harrison co mississippi mrb 38 p 535  carl e matthes during world war i beula l dukate 19001983 was introduced to carl emil matthes 18961972 a native of chicago who was born in the windy city on july 28 1896 carl enlisted in the navy in june 1917 and served until may 1919 with his last duty post at the gulfport naval station beula and carl e matthes were married in harrison county mississippi on august 15 1919 their nuptial ceremony was held in gulfport mississippi at the residence of the reverend spengler the daily herald august 16 1919 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb31 p 238 carl and beula dukate matthes were the parents of three children jane dukate matthes 19202010 m joseph edward owen 19152001 in november 1946 carl e matthes jr 19271964 m bernice wadlington 19272006 in december 1949 and lienhard lynn matthes 19292006 m samuel m browder in august 1950 following his marriage to miss dukate carl e matthes relocated to chicago and returned to biloxi in 1920 where he worked with various associates until 1937 when he joined with juan g landry 18921966 and they opened an office at hattiesburg mississippi in 1960 carl matthes jr joined the firm and carl matthes sr retired in december 1966 the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2  matthes buildings in october 1922 carl e matthes was situated in the office of beale yerger but planned a move to the gay building as j dulaney of jackson had joined him as an associate among the contracts that matthes was working at this time was that of his appointment as landscape gardener of the methodist seashore campground his duties here were to design and maintain the floral pulchritude of the grounds in addition matthes was charged with the location and design of a 50000 brick school and 50000 brick dormitory for the site the remodeling of the facade and entrance to the biloxi city hall when it was on main street was also on the books the daily herald october 6 1922 p 1 and november 23 1922 p 3 in 1926 matthes designed the quint building which was situated of the ne c of lameuse street and howard avenue the daily herald 1926 p 1 during his lifetime carl e matthes was an active coast architect among his many structures were bush grocery company warehouse kimbroough quint s drug store building avelez hotel hotel buena vista tivoli hotel trade winds biloxi city hospital gorenflo and lopez elementary schools biloxi public library first methodist church of biloxi on hopkins boulevard mary l michel school and the biloxi high school in addition carl worked on many smaller projects such as the isle of caprice the 1922 front entrance remodeling of the city hall when it was on main street and many others the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2 carl emil matthes age 76 years died at 930 pm on monday august 28 1972 at howard memorial hospital in biloxi mississippi he had designed the hospital in which he expired carl had been admitted following a stroke at his home and he passed on shortly thereafter the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2  references  the daily herald mr wkm dukate march 29 1916 the daily herald business house asked to close during funeral of wkm dukate march 30 1916 the daily herald biloxi society and personals october 12 1916 the daily herald matthesdukate august 16 1919 the daily herald committee holds important meet october 6 1922 the daily herald has removed office november 23 1922 the daily herald quint s has fine opening april 9 1926 the daily herald methodists adopt plans for building at biloxi march 1 1948 p 2 the daily herald mattheswadlington december 221949 the daily herald carl matthes jr august 22 1964 the daily herald carl matthes is hurt in accident april 10 1952 the daily herald carl matthes biloxi architect taken by death august 29 1972 the sun herald jane dukate matthes owen august 19 2012 the timespicayune linda rose dukate october 9 1939  lloyd t moon  charles h owen   charles h owen   18711954 was born september 18 1871 in holmes county mississippi he was a contractor and builder at biloxi and was known for his attention to detail in every aspect of his work at biloxi mr owens with mr joseph f barnes erected the twostory laz lopez domicile on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir street and croesus the lopez mansion was designed and its construction supervised by theo brune 18541932 wellknown new orleans architect and built by barnes owens from bedford sandstone the roof was slate and adorned with a graceful and ornamental tower the house had fifteen rooms an elegant reception and palatial reception and stair hall lighted by rich and rare art glass windows  the biloxi herald may 5 1901 p 1   hugh h roof hugh h roof 18781969 was born to william s roof and irene roof at franklin ohio on september 4 1878 he married edna klare ca 18801940 a native of maryland their children were jane roof 19061940 and william roof b 1907 the roof family came to biloxi circa 1906 from ohio their only son william was born at biloxi on mr roof designed the pizzatti pavilion which was erected by the collins brothers in 1913 from the daily herald july 27 1926 p 2 during ww i hh roof was a manager at the international shipbuilding yard at pascagoula mississippi the roof family left biloxi circa 1926 for miami florida here he opened a cabinetwoodworking shop and became a cabinetmaker references  the daily herald   plans for new home  dr hm folkes     september 19 1919 the daily herald   erecting  dr hm folkes  west beach home   may 18 1921 the daily herald   white house fountain  july 27 1926 p 2 the daily herald   biloxi and its attractions   march 12 1928 p 11 the daily herald   news of former residents august 2 1930   thomas j rosell thomas jefferson rosell 18611923 was born on april 28 1861 at monroe county missouri married kizzie catron expired at biloxi on november 19 1923  tj rossell manufacturing   1903new residence nearly complete was the tj rosell pretty cottage on howard avenue  the biloxi daily herald april 27 1903    1905 building boom the year 1905 at biloxi was one of rebuilding and growth mr rosell s company was a major player having erected since may 1905 the following four residences for wkm dukate a residential buildings for daniel j gay and charles elarbee a cottage for wf swan a cottage for dr hiram m folkes a residence for mary hunt a 3000 residence for je swetman a residence for el doyle a 3500 residence for wa white and a residence for tj rosell by late november 1905 the tj rossell manufacturing company was progressing with the following developments at biloxi three buildings for wa white one building for wkm dukate a building for dulion rosell and tony benachi in the planning stage were five cottages for william watson on the parson property in the avondale section in addition rosell s crews were busy at the rigolets erecting a catholic church which cost 1500 for the workers of the lopez dukate cannery  the biloxi daily herald november 20 1905 p 1  1908 election held on july 7 1908 tj rosell defeated jw swetman former mayor in an extremely close race 1909commission form of government   references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 55 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895  the biloxi daily herald     p  the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 27 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s building boom   november 20 1905 p 1 the daily herald   recount asked for vote on mayor   july 8 1908 p 1 the daily herald   to vote on commission form of government   june 4 1909 p 1 the daily herald   john j curtis is biloxi s city attorney   january 19 1910 p 1  james p starks james p starks was the son of in february 1886 samuel p starks and isabelle latimer 18631936 the daughter of edwin latimer and mary krohn his siblings were margaret starks 18861937 m jy morgan catherine starks 18881940 m peter e quave jr 18881940 theresa starks 18901968 elisabeth starks 18921896 william starks 18941894 mary camilia starks 18951900 james p starks 18981987 m aimee faurie 18951974 cyril a starks 19001903 edwin g starks 19021937 lillian starks 19051937 and samuel starks 19061993 samuel p starks made his livelihood as a butcher his residence and meat market were situated on the east side of washington avenue between county road now government street and bowen avenue in lot 25 and the s 2 of lot 26 of the clay strip the salvetti brothers restaurant is situated here today samuel p starks acquired this valuable commercial site from the widow julia egan 18331907 and her three sons in august 1882 for 125 jxco ms land deed bk 33 pp 226227  marshal starks in december 1904 samuel p starks was marshal elect of ocean springs he defeated casper vahle 18671922 by twentyfive votes 68 to 43 town of os minute bk 2 pp 301302 one complaint heard just prior to marshal starks taking office was the indiscriminate use of firearms within the perimeter of ocean springs especially on the east side  the progress october 1 1904 p 4   several months after henry s taylor s confrontation with local ruffians in front of the scranton state bank on washington avenue marshal samuel p starks tendered his resignation from public office on april 3 1906 the city leaders appointed augustin julius von rosambeau 18491912 as marshall on april 5 1906 town of os minute bk 2 pp 396397 in february 1908 mr starks sold his business and residence to mignon c lundy 18771957 the spouse of fj lundy 18631912 for 1000 jxco ms land deed bk 33 pp 227228  james p starks timeline   1939 james p starks  contractor is  erecting a nurses recreation hall  and a  new negro ward at the biloxi hospital  in additon he is building a new house for neil gryder on forrest avenue near back bay and a new home for himself on santini street the daily herald december 1 1939 p 8  christian a thompson christian armand thompson  18781959 was born at biloxi mississippi to mason admus thompson 18201885 and euphrosine nicaise 18391914 he married laura clare caillavet 18771954 the daughter of francis arbeau caillavet 18561909 and marie dodart 18581942 at biloxi mississippi on september 15 1904 children and laura clare thompson 19222011 m creel  references  the biloxi daily herald     p  the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 27 1903  oloff a thompson oloff admon ole thompson  18741944 was born september 15 1874 at bay st louis mississippi he married marie felicie trochesett in harrison county mississippi on march 30 1921 mr thompson built 10000 squareft seafood canning factory at neptune plaquemines parish louisiana in february 1900 and a twostory twelveroom dwelling for the lopezdukate company the biloxi daily herlad february 25 1900 p 8 oe thompson expired at biloxi mississippi on december 24 1944  references  the biloxi daily herald   local and personal  october 4 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   february 25 1900 the daily herald   ole e thompson buring this morning  december 26 1944  edwin w wetzell edwin william wetzel 18771953 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 20 1877 to william j wetzel 18501935 and elizabeth latimer 18531925 in march 1901 he married mary antoinette manuel beney 18741950 the daughter of louis g manuel 18481903 and theodora desporte 18481903 she was the widow of alphonse beney and the mother of mary alice beney 18951984 m edward mcdonald and john t graves and theodora lee beney 18961953 m orin kelso 18881974 mary antoinette manuel had married alphonse beney at st alphonsus catholic church in december 1893 lepre 1991 p 23 the children of edwin w wetzel and mary a manuel were william e wetzel 19021970 m mildred betz 191975 irma wetzel 19041978 milton j wetzel 19071994 m hyacinth vivian tew 19111979 edwin ross wetzel 19101911 and louis w wetzel 19111988 m helen leinhardt 19121996 and caroline kulivan 19201988 edwin m wetzell was the brotherinlaw of louis manuel they joined forces and the business became manuel wetzell manuel wetzell built many residences and commercial buildings at biloxi during their tenure as one of the cities premier contractors edwin m wetzell retired from contracting circa 1933 he died on august 20 1953 at 114 washinton street his residence mary manuel wetzel precede her spouse in death passing on february 7 1950 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery the daily herald august 21 1953 p 6  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  journals the biloxi daily herald   city news   march 9 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 29 1908 the daily herald   edwin ross wetzel   august 14 1911 the daily herald   manuel and wetzel build gymnsium   january 17 1929 the daily herald   edwin w wetzel   august 21 1953 the timespicayune   deaths   june 11 1970 the timespicayune   deaths   november 15 1975 the timespicayune   deaths   february 26 1984 the timespicayune   deaths   march 11 1988 the timespicayune   deaths   april 27 1988  biloxi buildings and construction 19th century   1843 the  american hotel was in operation by edward milford  of mobile at biloxi near elmore s wharf probably jacob elmer s it was twostory edifice with a dining hall superior cook and good wines the daily picayune june 9 1843 p 1  1845 the batchelor s hall  a tourist residence jb currie proprietor had a tenpin alley attached to the building the daily picayune july 2 1845 p 4  1848 john w nixon  17821849 irish immigrant and veteran of the war of 1812 was operating the biloxi house  a tourist home or inn on east beach west of bellman street the daily picayune september 7 1848 p 1  1849 madame pradat s live oak hotel was operating on biloxi s east beach road the daily picayune may 31 1849  1850 biloxi was incorporated  on february 18 1850  1853 batchelor s hall  an inn run by sol mills b 1818 was operating at biloxi the daily picayune june 9 1843 p 1  1870 on october 29 1870 the  new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad  chartered 1866  completed the rail line between mobile and new orleans  rail service commenced on november 21 1870  1871 the nom c was reorganized on april 18 1871 and became the new orleans mobile texas railroad   1873 the new orleans mobile texas railroad was foreclosed upon in the us circuit court  henry j gardner and peter b butler v nom t for default of payment of interest on its 4 million in indebtedness to its bondholders the road missed interest payments due in october 1872 and april 1873 it was ordered sold at auction in six months the new york times april 15 1873 p 1  1875 an editorial in  the star of pascagoula  blasted the  new orleans mobile texas railroad  as   nothing more that or less than a gang of highway robbers entitled to as little consideration from the people as so many bandits who rob and plunder the weak and defenseless in defiance of the law the only remedy for these wrongs is the sale of the road refuse to patronize the road even if undergo inconvenience in doing so   the star of pascagoula may 22 1875 p 2 in june  db seal district attorney  of hancock county f iled litigation against the new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad  sic the plaintiffs were asking that the railroad build a draw bridge across the pearl river the present bridge was blocking the east pearl river channel which was needed for the lumber trade the star of pascagoula june 12 1875 p 3 in the summer of 1875 the  shady grove hotel  was managed by  urbain rambaut   18321889 a native of france the hostelry was in the process of renovation and refurbishment professor knapp a local guide with a horse and buggy was available for fishing in back bay or leading local history tours the star of pascagoula june 26 1875 p 1  1879 jefferson davis  18081889 acquired the orange orchard of  mrs sa dorsey at beauvoir  for 5000 the pascagoula democratstar february 28 1879  1880 the  l n railroad leased the property of the nom t railroad  on may 8 1880 in may 1880  theodore m scheffer  18491884 a prussian immigrant  opened his establishment the scheffer house for guests  it had been placed in first class condition for the season 1880 harrison co mississippi federal census t9648 p 9 ed 139 and the pascagoula democratstar may 28 1880 p 3  1881 on  october 5 1881 the l n railroad purchased all the assets of the reorganized new orleans mobile texas railroad for 6000000  this acquisition included the ponchartrain railroad which ran seven mile from new orleans to milneburg on lake ponchartrain and the one hundred fortyone miles of track depots the creosote plant at west pascagoula gautier stations station houses section houses rolling stock etc between mobile and new orleans jxco ms land deed bk 5 p 299  1883 city of biloxi organized its fire company on september 3rd  at the montross hotel fw elmer pres will c grant v pres pj montross treas phil mccabe foreman thomas p bachino 1st assist and frank greveniing 2nd assist others involved leon bertoli joe tucei john b bachino n petrie albert deck thomas mccabe daniel bachino jm ritch mj grady george h schrieber and n sullivan the daily picayune september 6 1883 p 1  raymond caillavet   18381898  commissioner of streets  started a work gang to  open a road from porter west to the city limits to connect with the beach road to mississippi city  the pascagoula democratstar october 5 1883 p 3  1885 the  barataria canning company  was founded  1886   1887   1888  in february 1885 john eistetter constructed what was described as  one of the most substantial ornamental and durable improvement on the beach for years   this memorial structure was a breakwater in front of the residence of mr frank t howard  18551911 on east  beach boulevard  mr eistetter erected this feature in the form of a semicircle it was two hundred feet in length six and onehalf feet tall and two feet above mean high tide this barricade required 48000 bricks and 60 barrels of cement  the biloxi herald february 18 1888 p 5    raymond caillavet  18381898 contractor built a large storage house for the  biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company  the biloxi herald february 18 1888 p 8  jr harkness was bulding a new house for jh keller  wp murray of new oeleans lathed the new residence the biloxi daily herald february 25 1888 p 8 the biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company is now prepared to take ice orders from all along the coast the biloxi herald march 31 1888 p 8  the gulf view hotel  was leased by  pj montross  18411897 of the montross hotel the biloxi herald april 7 1888 p 8  hugh mccallum  watchmaker and jeweler will occupy will occupy the new building being built by j r harkness for  dr james j lemon  on the south part of his drugstore lot southeast corner of lameuse and howard avenue the biloxi herald april 14 1888 p 8  nielsen s photo gallery  opened on  reynoir street  near the l n depot  professor fitch  an experienced photographer will be in charge the biloxi herald april 14 1888 p 8  l n rr erecting a freight depot and refurbishing the old building for passenger traffic  with separate waiting rooms for male and female transients the biloxi herald may 12 1888 p 8  howard memorial school  gift of frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 which was built and designed by john r harkness son in 1888 for 10000 the old building on lameuse street near water street owned by mrs ritch has been demolished and a new and sightly one will be built to replace it the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8  john t andrews is building a new house for sim ryan on croesus street the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8  sherwood bradford  machinist and blacksmith  erected a large attractive twostory shop on main street the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 1  john r harkness is having the foundation laid on his lot on pass christian street preparatory to erecting a twostory commercial house 40 feet by 50 feet  the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8  john r harkness has taken contract to build the new public school building  which was donated by the howard family the biloxi herald august 4 1888 p 8  new building erected between delauney   ge ohr and magnolia on pass christian street howard avenue by john r harkness will be open next month as a clothing and notion store the biloxi herald october 27 1888 p 8  sixteen biloxi carpenters and laborers were employed to erect  the new  quarantine station on the chandeleur island s the biloxi herald november 24 1888 p 8 the  ocean view hotel  of cf theobald was leased to h edwards and plans to open january 1 1889 the biloxi herald december 1 1888 p 8 the  tegarden hotel at mississippi city burned to the ground  on november 26th it had been recently leased to mrs alexander the biloxi herald december 1 1888 p 8  harry t howard  18561930 was in town and t ook several photographic images of the new school house  the biloxi herald december 15 1888 p 8  1889 the  reverend robert h hinsdale  expired on january 9th he was at the  church of the redeemer  from 1883 until his demise on his death bed reverend hinsdale requested that harry t howard erect a new episcopal church on the beach at biloxi the daily herald january 9 1913 p 1 the new modern howard memorial public school building on main street   a gift from of frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 to the citizenry of biloxi was dedicated on march 22 nd it was built and designed by john r harkness son in 1888 for 10000 the daily picayune march 22 1889 p 8  biloxi had a large fire occur  in the central business district on june 5th  damage estimated at 75000  the fire started in the herald building major losses suffered by  mrs cm rugge  who lost twostory residence valued at 9000  constantine olivari   18411894 who lost his twostory residence ship chandlry business dry goods and groceries on the corner of lameuse street and pass christian street valued at 8000  dr james j lemon  lost his drug store and home worth 7500 the  post office building  of louis holley  was also destroyed mobile alabama sent two fire engines on a special train  but they arrived after biloxi firemen had the conflagration extinguished the daily picayune june 6 1889 p 1  1890 jp weber s new building on pass christian street between lameuse street and main street is almost complete  the biloxi herald march 1 1890 p 4  john andrews is building two neat cottages on lameuse street for mrs colbet the biloxi herald may 24 1890 p 4  frank lucich  contractor is erecting a new building on pass christian street near lameuse for phil mccabe the structure is 30 feet by 45 feet and will divided into two 15 feet by 45 feet store spaces they will be occupied as soon as completed the biloxi herald may 24 1890 p 4 the framework for the new opera house is going up and when completed it will be the largest building in biloxi john r harkness is working rapidly for its completion the building contract called for the opera house to cost 5000 when finished and furnished the biloxi herald june 7 1890 p 4 june 19 1890 p  1891 the biloxi herald moved into its new office building adjacent to the masonic opera house on pass christian street about april 15 1891 the structure was built by john r harkness and was central and desirable than their last quarters  the biloxi herald april 4 1891 p 4   the  new plant of the barataria canning company was completed in july  hr gogreve president isidore hechinger vice pres h bentz treasurer isidore heidenheim secretary and h edwards jr superintendent the biloxi herald july 11 1891 p 4  1892 the  old bellande building near the l n depot has been demolished and the foundation  is being laid for a new twostory edifice the biloxi herald january 9 1892 p 8 on july 261892 the great new orleans philanthropist  john henry keller  18301908 himself not a presbyterian donated lot 1 50 feet by 150 feet block 6 of keller s tract to the  biloxi presbyterian church   the church was located on east howard avenue east of the old biloxi public high school  wl covel   18361926 was contracted to erect the small and modest building of the newly organized congregation the deacons and elders of the biloxi presbyterian church among them bemis o bailey 18981969 an ocean springs native  sold their property to the city of biloxi in late december 1940  for 3659 harrison co ms land deed bk 28 p 205 and the biloxi herald july 2 1892 p 1 and july 16 1892 p 4  1893 john eistetter  18561904 began laying the foundation for a  twostory building for mr herbelin  on the corner of howard avenue and lameuse street jr harkness was the contractor the biloxi herald january 21 1893 p 8 in april  jr harkness was contracted by lopez dunbar s sons co to construct a new  five thousand dollar 18000 squareft  cannery on the former site of the old one  twostory mansard towers on each end functioned as office space the biloxi herald april 15 1893 p 1 in april the  biloxi milling company commenced operations making flour and meal   it was founded by missourians edward g burklin 18601920 james b buck chinn 18571912 rd chinn and mr brewton the biloxi herald january 7 1893 p 8 and april 22 1893 p 1 in april  jr harkness sons announced plans to build a steam planning and milling plant in the rear of the opera house  on pass christian street and magnolia street the biloxi herald april 22 1893 p 1 in april  jr harkness sons relocated the episcopal church from pass christian street to the beach  the biloxi herald april 22 1893 p 1 in late july  the beach house a new hotel on the beach was completed for occupancy by jr harkness  contractor for mrs margaret e drysdale 18401896 the owner the biloxi daily herald july 29 1893 p 8  eg burklin of vandalia missouri agreed to install 45 street lights  of 32 candle power to the city of biloxi the biloxi herald september 30 1893 p 1  casimir j harvey  18451904 of back bay d iberville  commenced his ferry operation across back bay  to biloxi on december 2nd his vessel was called the  shrimp  captain ed richards took over the rope or skiff ferry and handled the oars the biloxi herald december 2 1893 p 1  os williams contracted to build a twostory modern home on porter avenue north of the l n railroad  mr burklin will also install two 32candle power incadescent lamps for mr williams on porter the biloxi herald december 2 1893 p 8  the montross hotel installed electric lights  in december the biloxi herald december 9 1893 p 8  1894 the  columbia lumberton gulf railroad  was recently chartered the railroad will tap for ninety miles some of the finest pine lands in the state plans to connect with the gulf ship island rr at lumberton mississippi the biloxi herald january 20 1894 p 8 the  biloxi electric light company  was chartered on february 2nd harrison co ms charter bk 2 p 116 the  biloxi and back bay bridge company  was chartered on june 2nd harrison co ms charter bk 2 p 186 the biloxi herald june 9 1894 p 1 the biloxi herald june 9 1894 p 8 on october 12th  biloxi s commercial district was inflicted losses of about 75000  when a large fire commenced in the twostory jw swetman building on pass christian street big losers were s picard 25000 jw swetman 8000 ge ohr sr 5000 wkm dukate 4500 and the pottery of ge ohr jr 18571918 3000 the biloxi herald october 13 1894 p 8  jw swetman contracted with john eistetter and john r harkness to erect a 2story brick building on west howard avenue for 2800 the structure was designed by wt harkness on a 30foot by 50foot foundation and built with pressed brick a glass front and iron pillars mr swetman was replacing his building lost in the recent fire and would use the first floor as a drugstore and the 2nd floor as a lodge or public hall the difference in insurance rates made brick buldings cheaper than those constructed of wood the biloxi herald november 3 1894 p 8  1895 city hallmain street  circa 1902 in late february  work commenced by the gc taylor company on the new city hall on main street  when excavation began on the foundation  mr taylor had difficulty finding local labor and went to meridian and returned with eleven laborers  as  only five biloxians would work for 1 per day  the unskilled labor rate most biloxi day laborers expected to be paid 125 to 150 per day the biloxi herald march 2 1895 p 8  new masonic building  the biloxi herald march 16 1895 p 8  james v hagan  18741929  has secured from sam picard a fine commercial lot on the corner of pass christian and magnolia street with a 50foot frontage on pass christian west howard avenue   he will erect a building here for his chandelry business  by early october james hagan s new brick building presented an elegant appearance and had been painted by ed suter the biloxi herald march 9 1895 p 8 and october 5 1895 p 8  the biloxi railway was established  by dr jj lemon president jc bradford vicepres eg burklin general mgr and superintendent col ew morill sec treas and wh maybin gen attorney laying of track was to commence shortly as cars rails ties etc had been acquired 8000 worth of company stock had been sold the biloxi herald march 30 1895 p 8  gill avenue station  built 1895  the l n railroad completed two new railroad stations  on the east and west end of biloxi the coast train and excursion trains on wednesday and sunday will stop at both places the l n has named these stations as the oak street station  east and the gill avenue station  west local citizens suggested the names summerville east and oakmere west but they were rejected by the railroad the biloxi herald may 11 1895 p 8  morris and eaton have leased the arcade house on the beach  and will conduct a first class hotel the biloxi herald may 11 1895 p 8  street cars began running on reynoir street to the back bay  in early september the biloxi herald september 7 1895 p 8  wt harkness  18691841  architect and builder  is building three fine dwelling houses for mrs george d lining  nee ellen martin d may 1959 one of the residences is on the corner of main street and the beach road while the other two will be built on main street  ellen martin was the spouse of  george dent lining   1875pre1938 the linings lived at biloxi until about 1909 when they relocated to mobile he was in the marine supply business and active in the civic and social circles of mobile the biloxi herald october 5 1895 p 8  wt harkness   18691841   architect and builder   is completing a cottage on magnolia and water street for mrs john coyle  the biloxi herald october 5 1895 p 8  brick for the new mechanics steam fire engine company no 2 is arriving by schooner the foundation has been laid for the twostory building  20 feet by 80 feet the biloxi herald october 5 1895 p 8  john eistetter  18571904 has contracted with dr w saucier  dental surgeon to build a twostory 2100 building 25 feet by 50 feet  on the east half of a lot on the corner of pass christian and magnolia street acquired from james v hagan for 900 dr saucier s lot had a 30foot front on pass christian street west howard avenue the biloxi herald march 9 1895 p 8 and october 5 1895 p 8  1896 florian seal   18531927 opened  the gulf coast real estate agency  in the biloxi herald building in march the biloxi herald march 7 1896 p 8  new city hall was dedicated  in late april the biloxi herald april 25 1896 p 1  construction on pass christian street howard avenue  was well underway by midyear  the lazaro lopez residence is almost complete john eistetter s new brick building is rapidly under construction on 24 july mechanics fire company no 2 will dedicate t heir new firehouse  dr saucier is completing his woodframed structure and the herbelin warehouse in its final stages the mccabe building on the nw c of lameuse and pass christian street will be removed for the erection of the new twostory  roman brick of the peoples bank  the biloxi herald july 18 1896 p 1  eistetter kelly were awarded the  5000 contract to erect a home for cf theobald  18391903 on front street and main the biloxi herald august 22 1896 p 8 the eistetter building was erected in 1896 on the corner of west howard avenue and magnolia stree t it was dedicated on october 17 1896 and a grand ball was held by the mississippi hook and ladder compnay no 1 as part of the celebration  the biloxi herald september 12 1896 p 8   in november the  back bay artesian water company was chartered  by john bradford arthur reynoir mrs a richards and sam d shaw the biloxi herald november 28 1896 p 8 the  people s telephone company of biloxi was chartered  in december by wkm dukate ernest doyle jd mckie wa white john walker and ed glennan the biloxi herald december 5 1896 p 8  1897 dr anthony p champlin  18391897 d ied at biloxi  in early march he had been a quarantine physician for several years and at the time of his demise was in charge of the cat island quarantine station the biloxi herald march 15 1897  peter joseph montross  18411897  proprietor of the montross hotel died  at biloxi on march 27 1897 his corporal remains were sent to new orleans for internment in the vault belonging to the army of the tennessee the biloxi daily herald april 3 1897 p 8  john r harkness   18271903 has the contract to erect the residence of john c carraway  18731931 and william p burke 18581924 will build the house of dr daniel a nash  18581904 both structures are on the beach the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 1  william c morgan and son leased the montross hotel  in early may the biloxi daily herald may 8 1897 p 8  john kelly has the contract to build a neat residence for frank voivedich on reynoir street near howard avenue the biloxi daily herald november 27 1897 p 8  1898 raymond caillavet  18381898 former  mayor treasurer councilman and street commissioner and contractor  expired on february 16th the biloxi herald february 19 1898 p 5   william w sutcliffe house  built 1898  1364 west beach boulevard   postcard circa 1905 from hr randy randazzo news of william w sutcliffe s acquisition of a beach front lot was reported in   the biloxi herald  in late february 1898 the journal reported that he would let a contract shortly for the erection of a residence to cost between 4000 and 5000 in april 1898 mr sutcliffe had his lot fenced and planned to have a home built on his seaside vista within the year in august 1898  ww sutcliffe  now president of the board of trustees of the sea shore campground  signed a building contract with john kelley  mr kelley was to erect a large structure on sutcliffe s avondale lot facing the mississippi sound in early november 1898 the sutcliffes came over from new orleans to inspect their beautiful domicile which was under construction  this edifice was destroyed on august 29 2005 in hurricane katrina when owned by nick mavar and  nancy pierce mavar   the biloxi herald february 26 1898 p 8  april 2 1898 p 8  august 20 1898 p 8 and  november 12 1898 p 4     laz lopez   18501903 has a  new residence on east howard avenu e that is a conspicuous ornament the biloxi herald may 18 1898 p 8 the  city of biloxi received three new public school buildings on september 6th  the  forest park school  on porter avenue was given by lazaro lopez 18501903 and julia dulion lopez 18571918 the  back bay ward schoo l was donated by wkm dukate and william gorenflo it was situated on main street and back bay mayor  harry t howard gave the city a primary school building  on the corner of main street and water street the biloxi daily herald september 10 1898 p 4  1899 mary a andrews   18481900 a widow   planned to open the new breslow hotel on june 1st the commodious structure was built by john eistetter  18561904 mrs andrew planned to furnish the modern breslow hotel with new furniture  she had operated the bay view cottage for many years  mrs andrews was an excellent caterer the biloxi daily herald may 25 1899 p 8  1900   in midmay thompson eistetter architects and builders  broke ground for the new 7000  lopez dukate building on the corner of delauney street and howard avenue the structure had twostories with a pressed brick front the cumberland telephone and telegraph company was its first tenant and moved into their quarters in midaugust  the biloxi daily herald may 15 1900 p 8 and july 31 1900 p 8  john eistteter  contractor related that  the new fountain to be set up in front of city hall has arrived  and will be built in a few days the ornamental fountain to be erected at lameuse street and howard has not been received the biloxi daily herald september 4 1900 p 8  contractor cd budd continued bricking howard avenue  towards nixon street reynoir street from the l n depot to howard avenue was completed in late july the biloxi herald september 4 1900 p 8  thompson eistetter architects and builders  awarded 10000 contract to erect a new gothicstyle baptist church of brick and stone at lameuse and jackson the biloxi daily herald october 5 1900 p 8  mayor daniel a nash  18581904 announced that  1743548 had been deposited in the bank of biloxi for the new bridge across back bay the biloxi daily herald october 5 and october 6 1900 p 8 a new twostory building is under construction on lameuse street next to the bank exchange  there will be a restaurant on the 1st floor and a pool room on the 2nd floor the biloxi aaily herald october 14 1900 p 8  the biloxi daily herald  noted that   one of the greatest needs of biloxi is a new school house for colored children   it recommended that the city government build an adequate school house to cost about 300 on a tract owned by the colored community of biloxi the biloxi daily herald october 30 1900 p 8  bradford s bus which made regular trips from city hall to joullian s factory  via reynoir street commenced on november 1st fare five cents the biloxi daily herald november 9 1900 p 1 on november 9th the  great biloxi fire started in the rear of kennedy s saloon  near the l n depot on reynoir street hotel and devastated about ninety commercial and residential structures south to the beach  damages estimated at about 600000  the biloxi daily herald november 9 1900 p 1  biloxi buildings and construction 20th century   1901 in january  a large seafood cannery was commenced  at gulfport the biloxi daily herald january 12 1901 p 8  thompson eistetter   architects and builders were awarded the contract to  erect the kennedy hotel on reynoir street and railroad  their bid for this twostory brick structure was 8610 the lowest submitted the highest submitted bid was 11314 in early august 1904  an addition to the kennedy hotel  was started the biloxi daily herald january 2 1901 p 8 and january 3 1901 p 8 and august 8 1904 p 1 the new  baptist church is being built by thompson eistetter  architects and builders the reverend dr searcy is in residence editor note this structure was on lameuse street and washington street the biloxi daily herald january 6 1901 p 8 the  foundation of the l lopez company building situated on reynoir street and howard avenue commenced  on january 10th the biloxi daily herald january 10 1901 p 8  wh maybin has let contract for a 3500 residence on the beach near porter avenue  mr maybin and family moved into their new residence in early may 1901 the biloxi daily herald january 11 1901 p 8 and may 5 1901 p 8 in early april  the erection of the new l n depot at biloxi was finished  except for decorating and painting and was expected to open in two weeks the biloxi daily herald april 3 1901 p 8 the new   twostory l lopez co building on reynoir and howard opened in late april  theo brune 18541932 nola architect the biloxi daily herald april 27 1912 p 8 in june work was  commenced by contractor owens on the biloxi yacht club  in the front of the montross hotel with the demolition of bath houses and other structures the biloxi daily herald june 12 1901 p 1 the  first pedestrian bridge a wooden structure across back bay biloxi  informally opened at 600 am on august 3rd the biloxi daily herald august 3 and august 4 1901 p 1  ole thompson  18741944 was awarded the contract to  build a new home on the beach  for mr charlton the biloxi daily herald november 1 1901 p 8  rm mosley  18651910 city marshal  expects to take possession of his new home on howard avenue the biloxi daily herald november 1 1901 p 8  1902 in january  thomas bendelow  18681936 a scotsman in the employ of ag spaulding sons of chicago arrived on the mississippi gulf coast and  built two golf courses at pass christian and one at biloxi  on the jh keller 18301908 property between lee street and keller avenue and north of the l n railroad the biloxi course was nineholes and only 1941 yards long and referred to as keller s green the daily picayune january 12 1902 p 4 and the biloxi daily herald january 15 1902 p 1 and january 29 1902 p 8  contract for the nbvm catholic church was let to jf barnes co  of greenville and biloxi for 15558 brick structure 132 feet by 55 feet 60 feet tall and bell tower 140 feet tall architect theo brune 18541932 of nola bid did not include overhead ceiling plastering and wainscoting the biloxi daily herald february 7 1902 p 1 the   125000 federal building a post office customs house and federal court   for biloxi was approved on june 6th the biloxi daily herald march 31 1908 p 1  pj gillen and bert c gillen contractors left for birmingham in early may they had been in biloxi since october 1901 erecting the bolton building at 138 west howard avenue for dr walter t bolton  18591923 dr bolton had his offices and residence here until about 1920 when the family relocated to west beach and porter avenue the biloxi daily herald november 28 1901 p 8 march 20 1902 p 8 and may 9 1902 p 8 the  summer pavilion a public recreational facility situated in the water  between reynoir and croesus street opened on june 18th it was 104 feet by 40 feet with a lofty roof and an awning on its perimeter dances were held on tuesday and friday  charles m wilkes  was the manager the biloxi daily herald june 14 1902 p 8 the  biloxi sanatorium was chartered in june  by dr hm folkes 18711926 harry turner howard 18561930 wkm dukate 18521916 lazaro lopez 18501903 dr mc talbot and james h neville the biloxi daily herald july 5 1902 p 2  bishop heslin confirmed 68 children and the corner stone and bell christening at nbvm was held on september 14th  the bell was donated by lazaro lopez  18501903 and named carajosephine lopez to honor his deceased daughter the seth thomas clock  also donated by the lazaro lopez family was hoisted into position in late september the biloxi daily herald august 19 1902 p 1 september 16 1902 p 6 and september 27 1902 p 8 the  corner stone was laid on november 27th for a new school building on point cadet  financed by harry t howard 18561930 philanthropist the biloxi daily herald november 26 1902 p 6 the  biloxi electric street railway power company was charted  on december 17th by jm bell john carraway 18731931 ec joullian 18631931 lazaro lopez 18501903 wkm dukate 18521916 et al harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 339  1903 varina howell davis  18261906  sold beauvoir to the sons of confederate veterans  of mississippi for 10000 the formal  transfer occurred at jackson mississippi  on february 1st the daughters of the confederacy allocated 3000 to furnish the historic home the biloxi daily herald february 4 1903 p 6  1904 the building committee of the city of biloxi accepted the plans of architect hebert for an addition to the howard primary school  like the original structure the addition was a gift of harry t howard by august the frame work for the additional story was in place and the roof was ready to start the biloxi daily herald july 2 1904 p 8 and august 8 1904 p 1  main street me church  image prejanuary 1910 in july 1903 the building committee of the methodist church accepted the plans of r and j ryan of gulfport to erect this church estimated to cost 10000 by early august 1904 the  methodist church  construction  was progressing with encouraging rapidity   the biloxi daily herald july 29 1903 p 6 august 8 1904 p 1 in early august  an addition to the kennedy hotel was started the biloxi daily herald august 8 1904 p 1   elmercamp house    mayor fw elmer  18471926  contracted with je greene to build a home on magnolia and front beach  for between 3000 and 4000 the biloxi daily herald october 20 1904 p 5 the je selman residence on the beach is near completion it is one of mr greene s flowers the biloxi daily herald december 3 1904 p 5 the lars peter eskald  18561944  residence on seal avenue is now being erected the biloxi daily herald december 6 1904 p 5 the 12500  chiapella hotel  on the east side of reynoir street between howard avenue and railroad street was under construction the biloxi daily herald november 1904 and december 20 1904 p 1  1905 the standard construction company of chicago was awarded the 90770 contract to build the biloxi federal building in february the daily herald february 2 1905 p 6  je greene  completed the  chiapella hotel  in march the biloxi daily herald december 20 1905 p 1 the residence of  dr wo talbot  local dentist was  nearing completion  on the corner of seal and howard avenue  the biloxi daily herald november 16 1905 p 4    wf gorenflo sold a cottage  on seal avenue to mrs mollie mcpike of vandalia missouri for 2000 in december mr goreflo let a  contract to ed wetzell to build an eightroom cottage  on the adjoining lot  the biloxi daily herald november 16 1905 p 4 and december 28 1905 p 1   the  tj rosell manufacturing company  was on a construction bonanza with over 40000 in completed or contracts for houses and buildings at biloxi the biloxi daily herald november 20 1905 p 1  1906 the  west end hose company met on january 3rd  in their new fire house the biloxi daily herald january 4 1906 p 1    the  east end hose company let a contract to hubbell sheldon  to build the shell of a meeting hall and engine house for 700 the facility would be completed after more funds were raised the biloxi daily herald january 8 1906 p 4 in early january 1906 seven large stain  glass windows arrived at biloxi from germany to tbe placed in the sanctuary of the nativity bvm catholica church   julia dulion lopez  18571918 had donated these windows described as   equal to anything in the south   in memory of  lazaro lopez  18501903 her late husband frederick thornley of new york was employed to install the windows designed and built by reis and reis of munich germany  the biloxi daily herald january 6 1906 p 4 and january 9 1906 p 1    ed wetzell had the 2500 contract to build a fiveroom residence for jake tremmel on the corner of jackson and fayard street the biloxi daily herald january 6 1906 p 4 captain llewellyn r bowen 18661946 was born at racine wisconsin on september 19 1866 he came to biloxi about 1890 captain bowen was married to johanna laage 18741949 the daughter of john h laage 18391918 and minna wittgrebe laage 18421947 the laages were married at lingen hanover germany her birthplace in 1866 they immigrated to the united states and resided at new orleans until 1884 when they relocated to biloxi mississippi the laages had nine children all natives of new orleans johanna and lr bowen reared a family in biloxi consisting of the following children james j bowen 18921893 lilly bowen 18931958 llewellyn bowen 18991960 and mrs anna may b beck 19081975 lr bowen began his tenure as a bar pilot about 1894 he retired in 1940 with over 45 years of service at ship island and gulfport llewellyn louis bowen was also active politically in biloxi he ran for city alderman in 1900 and 1902 losing both elections to heidenheim and joseph ott respectively captain bowen was very active in cultural and civic affairs he could list among his accomplishments eighteen years of service on the biloxi school board and a few years on the perkinston school board directorship of the peoples bank membership in the woodmen of the world patron of the eastern star and membership in volunteer fire company no 1 bowen also was a mason for 54 years the bowen family lived originally at 222 lee street but later resided in a unique home at 606 east howard known as the bowen house its uniqueness was derived from the concrete blocks which were composed of crushed oyster shells  the biloxid iberville press march 27 1991    bowen house555 east howard avenue  image made june 20 2013  captain llewellyn r bowen  18661946 a ship island bar pilot and native of racine wisconsin built a home on his lot at 606 east howard avenue commencing in late may 1906 the bowen house was erected with concrete blocks made a the barataria canning company  august larson was hired by the coast concrete construction company to supervise the work on captain bowen s new home  mr larson had supervised the construction of the new federal building on lameuse street the bowen family moved into their home in early january 1907 it was described as one of the handsomest in bilox iand unique as the concrete blocks from which it was erected were composed of crushed oyster shells the biloxi daily herald may 31 1906 p 2 the new orleans item january 6 1907 p 15 and the biloxid iberville press march 27 1991  1907   1908 in late september  edwin m wetzel  18771953 was contracted by western union telegraph to build a one story  35foot deep office on west howard avenue between the brick building of charles redding corner of howard and delauney and the joseph lawrence shoe store  mrs dr washington in east gulfport hired contractor wetzel to erect a  3000 twostory frame building  the biloxi daily herald september 29 1908 p 1  1909   1910   1911 the jh keller estate subdivison was platted in february in east biloxi between east howard avenue and east beach drive and west of lee avenue jd ferguson surveyor harrison co mississippi chancery court 2nd jd land plat bk 1 p 10  redding building   built in 1911 image made january 2011 after the fire of january 18 2011  charles redding and joseph lawrence began demolishing the vaudette theatre  now occupied by uncle fred s to erect a twostory brick structure on the corner of howard avenue and delauney tj rosell drew the architectural plans and ed wetzell is the builder  the daily herald july 18 1911 p 8  the  redding building on west howard avenue was fatally damaged  by a large conflagration around midnight of january 18th three businesses up stairs down stairs the spanish trail bookstore and adventures bar and grill were the tenants arson was not believed to be the cause of the fire the sun herald january 2011 p a1  1912 nolan torre nola architects were selected to design the new biloxi school building to cost 40000 the daily herald march 12 1912 p 8 the  th kimbrough home on east beach  near lee street was  sold to colonel th warren  in june the daily herald june 7 1912 p 1  wt nolan nola architect  who designed the  new biloxi high school on east howard avenue   was in biloxi with  se dupree building contractor  to  conduct soil tests for the foundation  of the structure the daily herald july 5 1912 p 8  1913 the new  elks club building on lameuse street  was dedicated on the 13th the  hahn building a twostory brick structure  44 feet by 72 feet of local shoe merchant  louis hahn   18761937   was completed by contractorachitect oe thompson and ga harkness foreman in early june  the hahn building was located on the nw c of west howard avenue and magnolia street the old hahn frame building was moved to the rear of the lot by  adam schaad  18491931 and was planned to be used as a tenement mr hahn s  parlor shoe store  and miss  mattye myhand s  18921937   millinery shop occiupied the first floor  while the  cumberland telephone company was situated on the second floor   they took a ten year lease and planned to install a new flashlight exchange  letitia hahn acquired title to the  44foot by 175foot lot from the chancery court in december 1903 the daily herald january 13 1913 p 1 april 10 1913 p 8 june 6 1913 p 1 and p 8 and minutes of the harrison co mississippi chancery court bk 7 p 539 in july 1913 the  harrison county board of supervisors let a 6300 contract  to the austin brothers of atlanta georgia to erect a structure  across the tchoutacabouffa river to replace the lamey ferry  in november 1913 board member fw elmer sr was appointed to oversee construction of the bridge harco ms board of supervisors minute bk 10 p 274 and p 391  1914 the thomas l bradley home on east howard avenue was commenced in february the daily herald february 11 1914 p 2  edwin wetzel  18771953 was awarded the  contract by the city of biloxi to erect a 900 squareft annex  to the  back bay school  an additional teacher for the next term will be added as many pupils were unable to attend the school due to lack of facilities and overcrowding in its two class rooms the daily herald july 28 1914 p 2  1915 salvatore pizzati  18391915 pioneer fruit importer of nola gave biloxi 1000 to erect a dance pavilion  the pizatti pavilion the structure was complete in june mr pizzati expired at nola on december 30 1915 the daily herald february 18 1915 p 1 and june 8 1915 p 1  i n may  louis holley  18841973 had contract to build a onestory frame building  for ernest desporte on front street just west of lameuse street  henry agregaard and son will open an oyster house and short order lunch house when complete the daily herald may 12 1915 p 2     the  deer island island development company formally dedicated their deer island amusement center  on june 23rd meyer eiseman of the didc george w grayson of the biloxi commercial club mayor glennan of biloxi mayor foote of gulfport and mayor saucier of pass christian spoke at the ceremony ocean springs beat biloxi 52 in the baseball game the gulfport advocate june 26 1915 p 1  sam strange  sic 18861967  leased part of the olivari building on howard avenue and lameuse street and will open a grocery store he recently commenced the french market grocery at gulfport the gulfport advocate july 10 1915 p 8      ed wetzel was the winning bidder  against lh manuel re roberts and son e ahern and chris thompson  to build an additon to the back bay school   his bid was 452 and completion of the work was expected by septemebr 6 1915 the daily herald august 6 1915 p 1  new biloxi yacht club in late october 1915 commodore douglas watson 18841953 laid the ground work for erecting a new yacht club at biloxi to cost between 2000 and 2500 je breaux jr and jg wiltz were appointed to locate a site on biloxi s waterfront and commodore watson with john f eistetter byrd enoch and hh roof were charged with acquiring architectural plans for the new facility the 1915 byc was another camille victim in august 1969   the times picayune october 21 1915 p 13    louis h manuel  18701946 was awarded the contract to enclose the pizatti pavilion with glass and heat it for the convenience of the biloxi tourist club who met here during the winter tourist season  his bid was 269 barely beating that of harry e haise  18541954 by 1 the grounds had a croquet court and a horseshoe pitching area for the winter visitors the daily herald november 13 1915 p 1 the collins brothers were contracted by mrs william dreucks to erect a 6room modern cottage on east howard avenue she will occupy it as her residence the daily herald december 22 1915 p 2  1916 in october  eric johansen is building a bungalow on seal avenue for colonel wh smith to be used as a rental the daily herald october 17 1916 p 3 in december the collins brothers were erecting a fiveroom bungalow on lee street for hc anderson and spouse the andersons were to use their domilcie as their winter quarters the daily herald december 8 1916 p 2  1917 1918 1919   1920   1921 tj rosell surpervising contractor was erecting gunston hall a twostory moden home designed by hugh h roof for dr hm folkes  it was located on the northeast corner of west beach and rodenburg avenue with completion by august later owned by mrs julia wendt 18921985 a kentucky born school teracher who sold it to a jake mladinich and john m mladinich who opened the white pillars a restaurant the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 and may 18 1921 p 4  1922 city hall image circa 1934  the remodeling of the facade and entrance to the main street biloxi city hall was assigned to carl e matthes 18961972 architect in november the daily herald november 23 1922 p 3  1923 trustees of the confederates home  beauvoir let a contract to wt beckelheimer of jackson for the erection of a 38000  twostory brick hospital  the daily herald october 19 1923 p 1 nad october 22 1923 p 1  1924 the  avelez hotel on west howard avenue opened  on january 1st it was demolished in november december 1972  the daily herald january 1924 p 1 and december 1 1972   the  henry m piaggio 300000 italian villa  at gulfport mississippi was acquired by charles glenn collins of new orleans he planned to convert it into the gulf coast sanitarium for utilization by louisiana and mississippi physicians  henry m piaggio  18741921 a native of  genoa italy   was one of the founders of the international shipbuilding corporation at pascagoula mr piaggio built the merry mansion but died before it was completed the jackson county times 1924 p 1 and the history of jxco ms 1989 pp 2526 the  strand theatre in the lopez building opened  on january 5th the theater sat 650 people and was formatted for moving pictures and vaudeville shows the daily herald january 24 1924 p 1 on january 22 1924  re lee elder   18651931 conveyed to the city of biloxi for 3500 a lot 92 feet fronting on back bay to the north south 768 feet to elder street here the city of biloxi created the back bay city park here in december 1925 the  city planned to move and remodel as a community house and club  the home formerly owned by john c bradford 18551928 harco ms land deed bk 140 p 371 and the daily herald december 16 1925 p 2 the  american legion pavilion  on  back bay and reynoir street opened  on june 3rd seating capacity between 2000 and 2500 people the daily herald june 4 1924 p 3 the  jc penny company department store opened  at biloxi on august 30th in the peoples bank building the store carries a large stock of high class merchandise the jackson county times august 30 1924 p 5 the  buena vista hotel opened  on july 3rd the  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company  was acquired by the mississippi power company in late december the daily herald december 29 1924 p 1 in 19231924 the  gorenflo school was designed by architect carl e matthes  18961972 and erected it was originally called the back bay elementary school its area of educational responsibility included all north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee north of division bounded by caillavet and seal  eb johnson and mattie moss johnson have sold  their residence at  941 east beach  to  cora stanton jahncke  18851970  the wife of ernest lee jahncke  18771960  of nola  for 15000 the johnson family planned to return t o clarksdale mississippi the johnson family lived here for some time and always had the welfare and civic improvement at heart mr jahnke will use the home as a summer residence the daily herald december 18 1924 p 3 and harco ms land deed bk 143 p 412  1925 cozy home builders was formed by william j collins  18861962 manager  george j collins  18911968 and henry l schwan  18891956 their first project is the erection of three handsome bungalows on seal avenue between railroad and division street  work has started on all three the daily herald may 29 1925 p 6 the foundation for the nageeb j bittar  18861979  spanish mission style residence on west beac h was started in may by manuel wetzel from a carl matthes design the daily herald may 29 1925 p 6 the sj tedesco twostory home near hartease park is under constrution by the collins brother from a carl matthes design the daily herald may 29 1925 p 6 miss annie cousins is having ole thompson build a twostory apartment house on water street near magnolia  it is being rebuilt from the old cousins home and will have eight family apartments  the daily herald may 29 1925 p 6 in late october the robinsongoodwin realty company of robert and nellie goodwin platted the  robinsongoodwin subdivision consisting of 32 lots fronting on couevas street north of division street harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land plat bk 3 p 14  1926 yerger building  built 1926 by the collins brothers the kimbrough    quint s drug store building opened on 8 april  the twostory brick and steelframed structure on the ne c of lameuse and howard avenue was designed by carl matthes and erected by manuel wetzel for about 80000  george c quint  18861967 a native of nola had his drugstore and soda fountain on the first floor with professional offices on the second floor the daily herald march 23 1926 p 1 april 7 1926 p 1 and p 3 and april 9 1926 p 1  the edgewater hotel  a 2000000 400room hotel on biloxi beach  was under construction as well as the edgewater golf club located north of the hote l harry j collis architect of the floosmoor country club and olympia fields at chicago had seventyfive men and eight tractors at work on the course the biloxi news march 21 1926 p 1 and april 25 1926 p 3  edgewater park a sixtyseven acre and 195 lot highly restricted and exclusive residential developmen t was formally opened in march jf cornelius company were the exclusive agents for the development with rm nelson their local agent the biloxi news march 28 1926 p 16  the bay terrace subdivision of meyer eiseman was formally presented to the city of biloxi and mayor kennedy on the 4th of july the biloxi boys band entertained an bsa troops 1 and 2 raised the flag over the pavilion in bay terrace park the daily herald july 2 1926 p 2 the yerger building on west howard avenue just east of reynoir was completed by the collins brothers for noreta lopez yerger in late november the 2story brick structure costing about 70000 had 140feet on howard avenue and was 100feet deep the shourdswarner company of gulfport provided architectural services the daily herald november 23 1926 p 1  1927 in february 1927  manuel and wetzel began building a twostory residence on east beach for ee cooper  the lot had a front on the biloxi channel of 47 feet and ran north 800 feet the cooper home had a basement which served as a garage the  16000 project was completed in late may 1927 the daily herald may 11 1927 p 2  wells and baker were completing a bungalowstyle home at 803 keller avenue for raymond terry the structure had 6 rooms a breakfast room and a bathroom the daily herald april 27 1927 p 2 on may 11 1927 the collins brothers of biloxi were awarded the 285000 contract for building the fourstory 118room new biloxi hotel  it was designed by ira h coyne  18921976 of the federal engineering company of davenport iowa william j collins 18861962 and george j collins 18911968 had built their first biloxi building in 1912 since that time they had erected commercial structures for catholic church at gulfport back bay school gorenflo edwardsbutler motor company daily herald building caldwell building yerger building cw wachenfeld apartments august wachenfeld apartments bay view hotel and remodeled the peoples bank the collins brothers had learned the building trades from john collins 18541929 their father joseph o collins b 1922 son of william j collins continued in the contracting business at biloxi until the present day in early may 1927  before construction of the 600000 new biloxi hotel commenced the collins brothers contracting company of biloxi demolished the wood frame building and pavilion in front of the structure  the east wing of the hotel biloxi was moved to the rear and served as living quarters for the george stannus family and other hotel personnel until the new biloxi hotel was completed about december 1 st this wooden building would later serve as the servants quarters for the new hotel the biloxi plumbing and heating company headed by henry l schwan 18891956 and grover w graham 18931964 received the 46300 contract for plumbing and heating the building while the electrical work to cost about 10000 was given to the jm johnson company of dallas texas  the daily herald may 2 1927 p 2 may 5 1927 p 2 may 11 1927 p 1 and december 1 1927 p 1   the lawrence building on west howard avenue between magnolia and croesus streets was under construction as the foundtion had been commenced the daily herald june 22 1927 p 1 the ground breaking for the  new 70000 sh kress building on west howard and croesus street occurred on june 22nd the morrison company of atlanta georgia was the general contractor with wc o brien foreman the lower floor of the kress building was occupied by the company and the upper floor utilized as storage the daily herald june 22 1927 p 1 in june 1927  albert sydney johnston jr  19001992 an attorney  contracted with manuel wetzel to have a new residence erected in bay terrace  it was to have sixrooms and a bath and cost about 5000 the daily herald june 23 1927 p 2  city commissioner michel issued about 227 building permits for biloxi and vicinity totaling  1932939 million dollars for 1927  the major projects included the new biloxi hotel   kress building   local seawall section   cedar lake highway   improvements at oak park  sidewalk constructon and the paving of several streets including east howard avenue  home construction was particularly active north of the l n railroad and on the east end the daily herald february 16 1928 p 1  1928 the new biloxi hotel  opened on january 12th by harold r bechtel 18941987 proprietor and bond broker of davenport iowa building converted to  chateau le grand  in 1981 by  george j sliman   19341997 the daily herald january 10 1928 p 1 and the gulf coast times december 7 1981 p 1  six houses costing about 50000  were to be built in the  briarfield subdivision  situated between the edgewater hotel and beauvoir the daily herald january 12 1928 p 18 the  elmer packing company on back bay was destroyed by fire  on january 31st it was leased to louis a lundy of ocean springs at the time of the large conflagration the daily herald january 31 1928 p 2 the last  ninety feet of the harrison county seawall was poured near oak street  at biloxi by the cf lytle construction company on february 8 1928 the daily herald february 8 1928 p 2  the biloxi laundry was incorporated  by john w apperson john aw o keefe 18911985 george j collins eugene dowling 18801944 and wl guice 18871971 the daily herald march 21 1928 p 2  manuel and wetzel were building a warehouse on swetman street for phillip w levine  18891940 the structure extended from delaunay street to magnolia street fronting 60feet on each street with a depth of 210 feet will be used by the newman furniture company the daily herald march 29 1928 p 2  harrison county seawall to be completed on may 5 th  the jackson county times march 31 1928 p 1  jack kornman  biloxi dairyman realtor and home builder  has completed nine bungalows on hopkins boulevard in one of biloxi s fastest growing sections the kornman home on division street is one of biloxi s showplaces and is marvelously landscaped in addition mr kornman has just acquired 12 registered jersey cows from mrs white to add to his herd of about fifty milch cows the daily herald april 3 1928 p 2 and april 4 1928 p 2 the  pascagoula river bridge  and  escatawpa river bridge  in jackson county  were dedicated on april 14th  the completion of the pascagoula river bridge  completed the last gap of the old spanish trail  us highway 90 on the mississippi gulf coast the daily herald april 13 1928 p 1 the  first span across popp s ferry was completed  in midapril the new bridge cost about 70000 and was 700feet long and 18feet wide it was constructed from creosoted timber and pilings before the new popp s ferry bridge opened for traffic it was severely damaged by floodwaters in early june 1928 alonzo b desporte repaired the damaged structure in august and september at a cost of about 6400 the daily herald april 18 1928 p 1 and june 7 1928 p 1  oscar jordan is completing his new home on iberville drive  the 6room bungalow is contracted to wells baker iberville drive is located just west of miramar and is an attractive subdivision opened by wl guice and louis braun about two years ago the daily herald may 16 1928 p 2  david venus jr is completing a 5room bungalow on querens with collins brothers as contractor many new homes have been erected here in the last year the daily herald may 16 1928 p 2  johnny weissmuller  19041984 olympic champion swimmer and later the movie tarzan and  ulise j pete desjardins  19071985 olympic diving champion  were invited to the harrison county seawall dedication held on may 10th  it cost 34 million dollars and was designed by hobart d shaw  19081973 of gulfport the daily herald may 11 1928 p 1 and the jackson county times may 5 1928 p 1 an addition to the  white house hotel  began on august 13th with senator pat harrison at the ground breaking the jackson county times august 11 1928 p 3 plans for the  new gymnasium for the biloxi high school  have been received the   15000 brick and steel structure  will be built on washington street behind the school the daily herald september 7 1928 p 2 and january 17 1929 p 13 the  initial bridge to span biloxi bay at popp s ferry opened  for traffic in late december  walter nixon sr 18951960 was beat 1 supervisor for the 60000 structure the jackson county times december 22 1928 p 1 in 1928  the largest buildings started or completed at biloxi were    back bay bridge   white house hotel addition  saenger theatre   city hospital   howard no 2 public school  and the biloxi high school gymnasium  the daily herald january 7 1929 p 2  1929 edgewater park subdivision opened  on january 1st with hs mcleod as sales director financial interest from new orleans and chicago developed the new subdivision the daily herald january 7 1929 p 6 the  biloxi kennel club  a  greyhound racing track  owned by biloxi amusements inc opened on pass road on january 12th  biloxi amusements inc was incorporated  in mississippi on december 8 1928 by thomas hobin william connors and john h adams  the daily herald january 14 1929 p 3   the   200000 biloxi saenger theatre  opened on reynoir street in midjanuary by saenger theatres inc harold s orr was the local manager and ev richards vp and general manager of the shreveport louisiana based organization ah percy was the building contractor roy a benjamin architect and ray dilschneider construction foreman   the daily herald january 14 1929 p 1   in early february street commissioner  john swanzy had men and machines opening opening elder street from lameuse to main street  it was graded and shelled through the former ec joullian property acquired by the city the daily herald february 7 1929 work was commenced to remodel the strand theatre into a modern store building in the spring of 1929 a ziegenfelder gulfport contractor was hired to conert the former movie house into a buildign with three store  grant s drug store was to occupy one of the spaces  the work was expected to take 60 days the daily herald march 20 1929 p 2 in early april the  us coast guard base base no 15 on back bay in naval reserve park  was dedicated by  rear admiral fc billiard  18731932 commandant of the uscg  captain samuel p edmonds  18671943 was in charge of the base until his retirement in 1931  the daily herald april 8 1929 p 1     the 125000  sixtybed biloxi hospital on front beach  was dedicated july 3rd the old hospital was demolished in late may the daily herald july 2 1929 p 1 and may 28 1929 p 2  mrs je johnson and daughters suzanne johnson and martha johnson of muncie indiana have taken possession of their beautiful home in edgewater park for the winter suzanne will be a student at gulfpark college and martha will attend gulfport high school the daily herald march 21 1929 p 2  1930 in january  robert white bought the caldwell property at west howard avenue and reynoir street including the wv joyce company store building  the five stores in the caldwell building  and the lot adjoining the two howard avenue properties with a frontage on reynoir street the daily herald april 23 1930 p 12 in april  robert white and fred dp snelling of chicago have taken possession of the hh roof property at 618 west beach boulevard  we beasley of the watson agency made the 9000 sale mr snelling is the owner of another west beach boulevard lot which he acquired several years ago the daily herald april 23 1930 p 12 the biloxiocean springs bridge  an impressive structure was dedicated on june 3 1930 and named  the war memorial bridge  to honor the men and women of harrison and jackson county mississippi who had served during ww i the scenario of the day was army and navy airplanes flying overhead the fishing fleeting and coast guard cruising biloxi bay parading by confederate veterans here for their 40th reunion and the coast guard patrol and american legionnaires with music by the us marine band lois murphy daughter of thomas m murphy commander of the american legion post at ocean springs and jack tardy son of eh tardy american legion adjutant of biloxi cut a silk ribbon officially opening the biloxi bay span the war memorial bridge was christened with a bottle of artesian water broken on the span s safety railing by sara h lemon anderson 19102011 she is the daughter of jk lemon and sarah george mcintosh lemon 18841939 the dedication ceremonies concluded with speeches by dan w spurlock national committeeman of the american legion and rear admiral thomas p magruder 18671938   the daily herald june 3 1930 p 1   on august 24th  the avelez hotel on west howard avenue was severely burned and inflicted about 60000 in damages  the daily herald august 25 1930 p 1 the  new fernwood school opened for students in early september  the building  cost 25000  and had an auditorium with stage that could accommodate an audience of 270 people the  new school opened with five teachers  to supervise and instruct grades one through ten all  11th and 12th grade pupils attended biloxi high school  the daily herald september 9 1930 p 1  curtis ellzey is completing a new bakery building at 1327 east howard avenue  it is a modern bakery of concrete and frame construction and will replace the present bakery on oak street the ovens are being built by johnnie guilder mr ellzey has been in biloxi for about 15 years and in the bakery business for 8 years the daily herald october 9 1930 p 2  1931 the ww baltar  18701928  home on west beach and benachi was heavilty damaged by fire in january  the edifice suffered 6000 in fire related damages and miss juanita baltar 19121986 and john baltar were present during the conflagration the house was planned to be rebuilt the daily herald january 22 1931 p 2  1932   in late january ness creameries let a 30000 contract to wc stout son of jackson mississippi to erect a plant on the northwest corner of howard avenue and caillavet stre et hirsch watson of st louis were named architects with carl e mathes of biloxi as the associate architect currie and corley of raleigh mississippi were the onsite contractors the twostructure 50 feet by 100 feet would house the most modern ice cream and dairy manufacturing equipment al mangin had the 2000 wiring contract twentytwo men were employed in the construction of the structure the garage was to house six trucks in later years borden s a national milk company occupied this space now home to  josette s a costume rental agency  the ness creameries plant was expected to be completed in midjune 1932 the daily herald january 25 1932 p 1 april 5 1932 p 2 may 5 1932 p 2 and may 6 1932 p 2  the city of biloxi leased the old brick house  to the dogwood garden club the daily herald april 17 1932 p 4 the southern memorial park cemetery was founded december 27 1932 by robert hays holmes  18691949  building permits at biloxi amounted to 46925 in 1932  the ness plant valued at 35475 and permitted in february represented almost the entire year s construction the biloxi veterans administration  building was under construction at this time but was not included the daily herald december 31 1932 p 8  1933 the universal construction company has opened an office in the folkes building on west howard avenue near reynoir street the concern did over 67000 work of marble and tile work at the new soldier s home  biloxi va and there will be about 18 months of maintenance work to be done at the home which will be handled along with other work in the new biloxi office the company already has branches in mobile nola baton rouge and shreveport cc carter is the local manager  the  daily herald  march 20 1933 p 2  1934 the new metropolitan life insurance company building on lameuse street near howard avenue is nearing completion  the brick work and roof are finished this structure was erected on the site of the former smyley building the daily herald february 16 1934 p 2 in june  george seidule has acquired the old pablo home on east beach and started demolition today  the building is a landmark that has been here for years but is now in a dilapidated condition the daily herald june 28 1934 p 5 in late june  oe thompson made e xtensive improvements to the hahn building on west howard avenue amd magnolia street  louis hahn will move his parlor shoe store to the east side of the building and je eliot jewelery and millinery store will occupy the west half the daily herald june 29 1934 p 8  demolition began last week on the old suter home  a twostory structure a new twostory complex will be erected by the collins brothers each floor will have a screened porch living room bed room dining nook kitchen and bathroom  john t collins is the architect  the daily herald october 221934 p 3  1935  the daily herald april 1 1935 p 6 and july 3 1935 p 10  1936   barq homelameuse street   charles morrison has commenced work on a new fiveroom home for edward barq adjacent to the new barq s bottling plant on lameuse street and the l n railroad  the home will be ready for the barq s occupancy about the middle of january1937 the daily herald november 2 1936 p 5  1937 in february   construction at biloxi saw the new frank p corso home and warehouse new sinclair station and veteran s facility being erected  improvement were being made to the  new barq s root beer  plant the daily herald february 3 1937 p 2  emery sadler plans to build a home on porter avenue   carl matthes is the architect and starks and schneller the contractors the daily herald march 31 1937  fred p moreton began a new cottage on gill avenue  manuel and baker are contractors and carl matthes the architect  the daily herald march 31 1937  on april 1st work began on the new central fire station near city hall between main and elmer streets the new station was designed by john t collins and is 47 feet by 70 feet with a dormitory for 7 men and a kitchen it is taking the place of the fayard street fire station and fire apparatus from mississippi hook ladder company no 1 will be utilized christian a thompson is superintendent of the 20 man work force erecting the 10000 structure the new station was dedicated on july 1 the birthday of mayor louis braun who is also fire commissioner for the city the daily herald april 20 1937 p 1 and july 1 1937 p 1   the new  west end fire station was dedicated on july 8th  john t collins was project architect and robert conway built the fire engine mayor louis braun reminded the audience that 15 months prior while a candidate for mayor he promised that he would make improvements to biloxi s fire department if elected the daily herald july 9 1937 p 1 the new  back bay fire station was dedicated on july 20th  during the annual picnic and bazaar of the fourth ward regulars  john t collins was architect  and robert  conway had built the company s fire engine  which had an 85 hp motor and 850 feet of regular hose it was the 5th fire apparatus for the back bay fire company since its 1904 organization the daily herald june 21 1937 p 1 the  new barq s root beer company plant on lameuse street and the l n railroad was dedicated  in early december the daily herald decemebr 8 1937 p 3  1938 the new biloxi community house  wpa project 20814 was approved by the president in june 1938 john t collins was the architect of the woodframe colonial style structure with an auditorium seating of 850 people and 350 people in the balcony the new building replaced the old community house and the cost to erect the building was 17054 of which biloxi was to fuenish 6287 the daily herald june 15 1938 p 1  dr db martinez secured a building permit for a home valued at 2500 at oak park  the daily herald december 31 1938 p 2  1939 the new community house on front beach is nearing completion  formal dedication is planned for late february or early march the daily herald january 11 1939 p 1  james p starks  contractor is  erecting a nurses recreation hall  and a  new negro ward at the biloxi hospital  in additon he is building a new house for neil gryder on forrest avenue near back bay and a new home for himself on santini street the daily herald december 1 1939 p 8  1940 the new bradford funeral home   opened in early february the daily herald february 3 1940 p 3 in late april  peter cerinich  18941951  let a contract with joseph wallace to build a new store and residence on west howard avenue and seal avenue  i daniel gehr  18951959  designed the structures  clarence kornman moved two houses from the cerinich lot before construction commenced other contractors were lester frentzpainting albert manginplumbing and electrical and biloxi roof and sheet metalroofing and metal work the cerinich store was called the biloxi cash grocery and operated by alena sekul cerinich  19082002 for over fifty years the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 and the sun herald july 6 2002 p a6 the william connell gryder jr  19001982  residence  a sixroom brickveneer structure built by james stark s and designed by id gehr  18951959 was nearing completion in bay terrace  the gryder place aslo had a garage and servants quarters the daily herald april 29 1940 p 2 in may  edward buster braun demolished the old digregorio house on west beach just west of the white house the structure was built about thirty years ago the daily herald may 7 1940 p 8 the broadwater beach opened bids for 10000 in improvements  shrouds bean of gulfport in charge of construction the daily herald may 9 1940 p 6  the buena vista opened six guest houses i n may consisting of ten units each with accomodations for 32 people the guest houses received full hotel service telephone maid service and bellmen  the daily herald may 13 1940 p 3  jack joachim jr  is having a fiveroom frame house erected by the collins brothers on the corner of howard avenue near suter lane  angeline d vlahos is erecting a sixroom home on west beach opposite the marietta cafe comfort and meaut are her contractors joe wallace is building a sixroom home for elmer williams near the howard no 2 school the daily herald may 14 1940 p 7  odeus meyers   18841968 and  calus c meyers  19091999 store owners on division street who came to biloxi in 1929 from erath louisiana  announced in february that they would build the myers theatre  on the southeast corner of lameuse street and division the theatre would have 600seats cost 11000 and  jack fayard  of biloxi was their architect  the new theatre opened on may 17th  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1 february 16 1940 p 1 april 26 1940 p 2 and may 17 1940 p 2 in june the gaynell land company  walter gex ii of bay st louis mendum h dees and eugene peresich planned to build 217 spec homes costing between 3000 and 3500 on their recenlty acquired oak park property john t collins 19041985 was the project architect the daily herald june 20 1941 p 1 in late august the us housing authority approved two housibg project contracts at biloxi for the bayou auguste homes and the bayview homes in september the  biloxi housing authority contracted for 257 179  with  pittman brothers of nola  and  ray v pisarich  local plumber and electrician for the  construction of the bay view housing projects  on bay view avenue and fountain s alley this endeavor  consisted of 16 buildings with 96 units designed  by matthes landry and john t collins local architects this was the first lowrent public housing at biloxi their next project was the bayou auguste homes for black people its contract was for 243837 with pittman brothers as general contractor at this time the bha board consisted of  chester a delacruz  chairman  mendum h dees  vicechairman  cn ellzey  victor b pringle  and warren goodman  the daily herald august 31 1940 p 1 and september 23 1940 p 1 in september the collins brothers acquired the caldwell building on west howard avenue  it had 102 feet on west howard and was occupied by newberry s gift shop standard furniture company coast cigar and tobacco and united novelty william collins 18871970 and george collins 18911968 had erected the building in 1926 for the caldwell family the daily herald september 24 1940 p 1 in midoctober  william bond of gulfport was building an adobe home  on division street and porter blocks for the structure were made from local sand and clay mixed with 5 cement the daily herald october 14 1940 p 2 on october 13th  wj currie and family moved into their new sixroom home bay terrace  it was acquired from the metropolitan life insurance company for 4000  originally the property of albert sydney johnston  it is an attractive and modern structure the daily herald october 14 1940 p 2  1941 in march  biloxi was selected as the site for an army air corps  school the jackson county times march 22 1941 p 1 the new biloxi high school auditorium is finished and a credit to the city the daily herald april 22 1941 p5  pepsi cola opened a bottling plant  on caillavet street in may 1941  nh hatten  of gulfport acquired the plant in november 1946 the daily herald august 19 1948 in may 1941 the  city of biloxi leased the 685acre naval reserve park to the federal government  for an aviation school harrison co ms land deed bk 241 pp 119130 the gaynel land company was incorporated by eugene peresich mendum h dees and wj gex jr of bay st louis on june 12th their mission was to acquire and develop real estate on june 20th they announced plans to build 217 homes at biloxi they had 78 lots in oak park and an option on 140 lots in west biloxi john t collins was their architect the daily herald june 20 1941 p 1 and p 7 in july the  telephone company announced a 70000 improvement plan at biloxi to provide permanent telephone facilities at keesler field   a new cable with a  1200 phone line capacity  will be laid on the north side of howard avenue commencing at fayard street to the military base the daily herald july 1 1941 p 1 in july  three new homes  were under construction  george stannus  had hired jp starks and was erecting a 1 12 story brick veneer home on gill avenue jp starks was building for  clarence frentz   a onestory colonial style house on hopkins boulevard near the l n railroad joe wallace was contracted by  kenner hunt  for his new home in bay terrace the daily herald july 4 1941 p 7 the  harlem theatre  a  movie house for blacks  located on main street near division street  opened on july 5th  henry meyers  19142004  owner and manager  of the 40 feet by 105 feet steelframed building with a 525 person seating capacity and costing 15000 the daily herald july 4 1941 p 7 on july 22nd the  citizens of biloxi approved a waterworks bond issue to build a 1400000 sewerage system and   209000 in waterworks improvements  the daily herald july 24 1941 p 1 by late july the  foundations for 233 buildings had been laid at keesler field  the new military base was 64 completed and there were 9877 laborers employed in its construction the daily herald july 26 1941 p 3    coast land company inc  was founded in midaugust 1941 by  jd stennis jr je hartzog and victor b pringle walters  harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chattel deed copy bk 7 721    gulf coast properties inc was founded in late august 1941 by jd stennis jr je hartzog and l walters  harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chattel deed copy bk 7 732 in late july the  city of biloxi led by mayor louis braun acquired the lighthouse keeper s house and tract  on west beach to use as a  permanent home for the chamber of commerce  the chamber was located in the ground floor of the avelez hotel at this time in late october  warren jackson   18861972   was elected secretary of the biloxi chamber of commerce  to replace anthony v ragusin 19021997 who had enlisted in the army air corps  mrs monte hance  had served as acting secretary since ragusin s departure the daily herald august 1 1941 p 3 and october 29 1941 p 1    the new biloxi high school football field on division and lee streets was first used in september 1941  the daily herald september 17 1941 p 6    by midseptember the 16month efforts of the biloxi port commission and from city officials and leading biloxi citizens were nearly realized with the completion of the westergard boat works on back bay at the foot of lee street    i daniel gehr  18951959 local architect supervised the construction of the warehouse fabricating buiulding loft and drafting buildings general offices and work sheds the larger strutures were of fabricated steel construction with concrete foundations while the smaller buildings were modern frame structures  currie corley of hattiesburg mississippi was the general contractor while other employed to erect the shipyard were iron steel products company  albert j ragusin plumbing   ray v pisarich electrical   and roofingbiloxi roofing and sheet metal  the jackson county dredge built the channel into the boatyard which had a 400foot frontage on back bay   the daily herald september 20 1941 p 3    gaynel gardens a subdivision with 168 lots and  established by the gaynel land company of  mendum h dees  president  walter j gex ii  19061958 vice president of bay st louis and eugene peresich  secretarytreasurer  was under construction the tract was bounded on the north by back bay on the west by keesler field a park  249 feet x 343 feet was planned for the sw c lowery lasalle and lafayette streets ran west from forrest avenue to keesler field two fortyfoot wide streets  woodlawn place and oaklawn place ran northsouth and were ready for oyster shell surfacing it was expected that kensington drive tuxedo avenue would be built by the federal government the five houses under construction are expected to be completed by november 1st and five houses are expected to be ready every week thereafter until the first thirty residences are built  the daily herald october 6 1941 p 7    the city of biloxi due to the construction of the army air corps technical school keesler field the accelerated shipbuilding activity at ingalls in pascagoula mississippi and the activation and growth at camp shelby was a hub of activity and its infrastructure and housing availability was stressed  a new  1546000 water and sewer system was to be built with the federal government providing 531000 of the necessary funds the daily herald october 7 1941 p 7    several buildings were moved  by ojo ohr  to the new site of camp wilkes  among them were eight cabins the keeper s house and a warehouse the daily herald october 27 1941 p 7    the l n railroad has started work on the passenger shed at its biloxi depot   br keebler bridge foreman has a crew of 20 men  building the steel passenger shed from reynoir street to the west end of the express office  a distance of 350 feet the project will take three weeks the daily herald october 30 1941 p 7    in october there were 6000 men stationed at keesler field 4500 soldiers were living in barracks while 1500 men were still in tents  300 buildings had been completed of the 647 structures to be erected the daily herald october 13 1941 p 1    tristate construction company of atlanta was low bidder at 89 134  to erect the  uso recreation center  at biloxi to meet the recreation needs of soldiers stationed at keesler field  the defense works agency provided 90000 for its erection the structure would be 125 feet by 155 feet onestory and covered with asbestos siding the building would have a seating capacity of 2500 and the stage was 24 feet by 72 feet an additional 15000 was necessary to equip the uso recreational center john t collins and carl matthes architects were involved in its design work on the uso building was started by 100 men in early december with a completion date of february 26 1942 the daily herald october 15 1941 p 1 october 15 1941 p 7 november 25 1941 p 1 and december 1 1941 p 1 the  rp farnsworth company had 250 men working on harrison court a 586000 defense housing project at bay terrace   the final  development would consist of eightyseven buildings  to house  175 families with a completion date of january 1942  the daily herald october 17 1941 p 1 in late december   75000 was allocated by the defense public works to complete the biloxi junior high school building the wpa had closed down the project several months ago due to a paucity of wpa labor at biloxi the wpa had already expended 27 937 on the school s construction and the land cost was 15000 voter s had also approved 47000 in funding for the new school the plant was to have eighteen classrooms as well as home economics science and manual training facilities work was anticipated to start in thirty days from a john t collins design the daily herald december 31 1941 p 1  1942   biloxi uso   the 89000 united service organization   uso building was erected in three months by the  tristate construction company of atlanta work commenced in early december 1941 and the uso  was dedicated in march 1942  the structure was damaged by camille in 1969 and subsequently demolished the daily herald december 1 1941 p 1 march 13 1942 p 1 and march 16 1942 p 1  christian a thompson  was awarded the 66274 contract to build the biloxi inner harbor at the foot of main street the movement for its construction was started by the chamber of commerce in response to the needs of  keesler field  and  key field  at meridian mississippi these military installations will have access to the docks and piers at the harbor work will not begin until a work order is issued by the board of supervisors the plans for the biloxi inner harbor by john t collins and matthes landry were approved in april by dewey lawrence beat 1 supervisor the daily herald april 21 1942 p 1 and november 11 1942 p 1 and p 9  1943 in late may  ground was broken for an 84000 addition to the biloxi hospital  the daily herald june 1 1943 p 7  biloxi homes inc and miramar homes inc owned by lc cauthen fc berry and w marshall moore of charlotte north carolina were erecting fifty fourroom framehouses with asbestos siding on division street east of holley street  the company erected a warehouse on division street between dorries and crawford streets in the miramar subdivision the company was erecting fiftyone five and sixroom domiciles that were more expensive than the division street project  locally  we beasley was their real esatte agent  allan bradford  engineer and wl guice  thier legal representative the daily herald november 1 1943 p 2 and decemebr 1 1943 p 1 in november the harrison courts  named for us senator ms  byron p pat harrison  a  193000 a prefabricated housing project built by algernon blair  there were sixteen buildings comprising 100 housing units the community building was 60 completed and included a clinic kitchen and other rooms the daily herald november 5 1943 p 2  united gas company was laying a 4 inch intermediate pressure gas line  cast iron and steelwelded to provide more volume to the north and northeast sections of biloxi  the daily herald december 1 1943 p 7  1944 ingalls ship building completed the ss sea hare  the first c3 vessel to be constructed without a losttime accident reported  the vessel was launched on december 29 1944  the daily herald december 30 1944 p 1  1945 ed barq jr had an elevator installed in the twostory barq s building on west howard avenue   the knights of columbus acquired the office of dr db martinez on lameuse street and planned to erect a twostory home here for their socials and meetings  in the mean time the dr martinez office would be used for socials only and the knights would continue to meet at their usual place above eddie s drugstore john mavar jr was grand kight of the biloxi council at this time   the daily herald july 18 1945 p 7  the second floor of the barq s building on west howard avenue is being refurbished collins brothers is the general contractor  the work consisted of providing five more office suites and an entrance from reynoir street a new steel staircase is being installed on the on the north side to give access to the parking lot  jordy brothers is laying a composition tile floor  philip dellenger i s the painter  albert mangin i s doing the electrical work and ray pisarich is the plumber  miss claire sekul attorney and dr fj harrell will occupy the new offices the daily herald november 27 1945 p 5  1946   1947 mr george baker on santini street has just complete a new home home are under construction on forrest avenue for ca cox  lafayette street for jd tapper  wilkes street for mrs jm mugnier  and on jeff davis for john a bernich   jd gehr is the architect for each of these homes and fn sherrill the contractor for all except the bernich home which is being erected by charles parker  the daily herald july 25 1947  1948 the new  daily herald building at 209 west water street was almost completed    collins collins  architects and  collins brothers contracting  erected the 37foot by 50foot structure the daily herald january 7 1948 p 1  dr bz welch chairman of the main street methodist church building committee  announced plans for a  new sanctuary on hopkins boulevard  carl matthes was named architect the daily herald march 1 1948 p 2  dm tice proprietor of tice s roller rink  reopened his  newly constructed roller rink  on west beach near delauney street on april 5th the new building was larger 40 feet by 90 feet and stronger than that destroyed by the september 1947 hurricane  ray koppleman sold doubledip frozen custard  and  al gobel  entertained on the hammond organ mr tice has been in the skating business since 1936 the daily herald april 3 1948 p 3 and april 6 1948 p 5 the 50000  gulf coast drive inn theatre situated on pass road  about 12 mile west of the va and owned by  chester a knight  planned to open about may 1st the screen will be 30 feet by 40 feet and made of asbestos the open air theatre can accomodate about 300 automobiles the daily herald april 7 1948 p 1 the  magnolia motel cottages  of anson holley 19081975 and lionel holley 19111993 and located on west beach and magnolia street opened in april there were  eight furnished cottages  with kitchenettes the daily herald april 7 1948 p 4 the  artic bar on west beach near couevas street will open about 1 june a herman and joseph cleary announced that the new 10000 building will be 30feet by 40feet and of tile block construction  the arctic bar on lameuse street south of the peoples bank will remain in operation the daily herald may 14 1948 p 8  john treuting of vacation village has started construction of a new 6000 grill on east beach near main street which will be operated by mr and mrs john r mccaughey  the 19ft by 31foot structure will have 8 inch brick walls and placed on the lot as not to destroy the beautiful oak trees john t colins and associates are the architects and engineers and expect to finish work by 4 july the daily herald may 18 1948  ernest e summerlin   19211998 recent us coast guard serviceman is clearing lot in the 1600 block of east howard avenue  to erect a new movie theatre  the 28foot by 80foot wood frame building with celotex interior will cost 18000 and seat 300 people his brother robert summerlin will assist in the construction the daily herald may 24 1948 p 6  a new 140000 colored school nicholls  situated near bayou augustine was under construction  it was to be a brick twostoried structure  with  14 rooms  and an  auditorium to seat 600 people  hj koski company were the contractors the daily herald january 31 1948 p 3 and july 10 1948 p 6 the beach house of the broadwater beach hotel has recently been completed to serve guests on the recently completed sand beach  there are showers on the 600foot pier and dredging has made the water depth at the end of the pier safe for diving  dressing rooms are available for both sexes and lockers will be installed soon this  125000 2000 sq ft concrete reenforced steel structure finalized a twoyear 625000 expansion program at the biloxi hotel which consisted of the addition of a three floors of air conditioned rooms to the main building and redocoration of the rainbow room bar lobby and coffee shop  the beach house contains the snack shop operated by mrs helen brown serving cold drinks ice cream magazines sun tan lotions and drug sundries a beauty shop is supervised by mrs ab steward and the barbershop is run by mrs myrtle rayburn the daily herald june 30 1948 p 4      baricev s restaurant planned to open in early july  after being destroyed in the september 1947 hurricane the new building was 47 feet by 70 feet and  was located on the site of the old marietta cafe   peter j baricev  19211996 of john t collins construction company designed the new restaurant the daily herald june 30 1948 p 1 in late july the  cornerstone for the new 300000 bell south building  on west howard avenue was laid it was made of indiana limestone as was the base of the structure  completion was anticpated about november 1st  the daily herald july 30 1948 p 1  the southern bell telephone and telegraph new telephone exchange building  on west howard avenue  was under construction the building was erected to house the new dial system  biloxi was one of the first cities of its size to receive the new technology cost for the project was approximately 916000 the daily herald august 4 1948 p 4      west beach arms  a 14unit  apartment house situated on west beach boulevard and heartease park  was completed in october construction by  emery sadler   18991959 owner started in  february and cost about 107000  the daily herald october 1 1948 p 1 in midoctober the  teche greyhound lines acquired the old methodist church property on main street behind city hall  from adrian weill teche greyhound lines was  managed locally by val lunday  and the bus company planned to  erect a terminal here  the methodist  parish house was relocated  by mr weill the daily herald october 12 1948 p 1 the new  jitney jungle store  of  richard creel  19132006 a butcher formerly with the hg hill store and a p and  oliver f diaz   19151958 owner of several quickway store opened in midnovember on the  north side of west beach boulevard between reynoir and fayard streets  sam mitchell had the concrete structure built mitchell s other tenants were the biloxi pottery and art gallery of duckett and an ice cream parlor owned by ronald ladnier the daily herald november 17 1948 p 6  anson holley   ii  19081975 and  lionel j holley  19101993 opened the  new holley s triple xxx at 300 west beach  on november 19th the old building was built in 1925 and acquired by the holley family in 1935 the  1947 hurricane damaged the structure and a 40000 2story building was erected on the former triple xxx site  the new 3500 sq ft building with a  signature curved glass block facade  had a lounge restaurant and private dining room on the 2nd floor the daily herald november 17 1948 p 12 the new standard oil station  standard oil of kentucky  located at porter aveue and west beach formally opened on december 1st it cost 30000 to build the daily herald november 27 1948 p 2  1949 the foodland store of andrew gillich  19232014 and jacobena sekul gillich  19132003 at 1400 west howard avenue now judge sekul drive was completed and opened for business on march 3rd by the jp starks construction company general contractor lamey electric and saucier brothers roofing the building was 50 feet in width and 90 feet long and included a three bedroom apartment for the owners mary gillich was the assistant manager  the gilich family  had formerly operated the city hall cash grocery at 129 east howard avenue  andrew puzz   18951971   of quality bakery made a 4foot tall 7 layer cake weighting 185 pounds  for their foodland s anniverary in march 1950 the daily herald march 2 1949 p 6 and march 3 1950 p 15  1950 in early february  emery sadler planned to build 64 apartments in ten buildings on west beach boulevard west of the broadwater beach hotel  currie corley raleigh mississippi were named general contractor fha title 608 would finance the construction the daily herald february 2 1950 p 1   pringle building built 1950  137 go ohr  image made june 8 2011 by ray l bellande    john toler was issued a permit to erect 5 tourist cabins valued at 7500 at the beach manor hotel at west beach sic and nixon the daily herald march 21 1950 p 8  devoy colbet s new beachwater cafe opened in early august on west beach boulevard and reynoir street to replace the one lost in the 1947 hurricane the 5500 squarefoot structure was built for 60000 by bernard and byrd contractors using ray v pisarich plumbing and heating august tremmel and son roofing and o neal electric robert bob mahoney was named general manager the daily herald august 3 1950 p 2 the  pringle building  48 feet by 50 feet on jackson and delauney now ge ohr boulevard was completed in early october it was built for  victor b pringle  by jp starks from a john t collins design victor b pringle 19091977 and joseph d stennis 19001958 attorneys moved to the new structure from the 1st bank building rudolph felson cpa was their other tenant the daily herald october 3 1950 p 8 in midoctober  paul starks  contractor is erecting a brick and tile building on the corner of porter avenue and cemetery street  now irish hill drive for nick eliopoulis the 3000 sq ft structure will be divided into two shopsa drugstore operated by raymond v and a the west end pharmacy of marco m butirich  19272005 operated here for many years the daily herald october 13 1950 p 7 in late november the  beach manor hotel cottages  on east beach were sold by  john l toler  to er newcomb and bernice c newcomb of alexandria louisiana the property had 52 units with 21 cottages it had been owned by mr toler for 30 years the resort was managed by ed o reilly and spouse the daily herald november 30 1950 p 6 in december the  us corps of engineers received a bid of 644046 dollar for the dredging of a sand beach from the biloxi lighthouse to debuys road with sewer system and culverts  the daily herald december 4 1950 p 1 the  sadler pontiac company relocated from main street  to their  new quarters on the south side of us highway 90 opposite the riviera hotel  near lameuse street the land was leased from hv sherill and  jp starks  was general contractor for the 6800 sqft building  emery f sadler  18991959 proprietor had gone from an automobile salesman at biloxi to a pontiac dealership in 1938  brielmeir glass compton electric and edgar crawford  plumber were some of the subcontractors of the sadler car dealership building opening ceremonies were held december 11th the daily herald december 9 1950 p 6  1951 the  west end pharmacy  opened in the  new brick building of nick eliopolos  on the nwc of porter and cemetery street irish hill drive owned by raymond bass the pharmacy is managed by ned fremin who was pharmacist at the avenue pharmacy for 13 years the new building is 26 feet wide by 58 feet deep and made from yellow tile and brick the daily herald january 23 1951  1952 eight new home building permits were issued  by biloxi in january  harry p gautier  9000 residence at miller and st george street  richard r guice  5000 duplex at 22068 wilkes avenue  vetsie gabrich  3000 residence on west division  ray h kleiser  2000 residence on chalmers avenue  wc sanderford  1000 residence at 457 hopkins boulevard  vaurice peyton  1000 residence on huff alley the daily herald january 16 1952 p 6 the  new bay view homes addition  another project of the  biloxi housing authority   opened on january 1st when the  john babuchna  19091973 family moved into their new quarters the addition consisted of six twostory brick apartment buildings the   310000 low rent public housing project  was designed and engineered by  landry matthes and john t collins  local architects  stanley w newman  company of mobile alabama was the general contractor rents ranged from 11 to 34 per month the daily herald january 5 1952 p 1 the new  medical arts building  at 1145 west howard avenue built by sydney manuel designed by john t collins and owned by gordon dacey had two tenantsthe pharmacy of  george pitalo  19242006 and the  children s clinic  of  dr fj vlazny  and  dr rd hawkins  the daily herald january 16 1952 p 6 in april  uriah s joachim announced plans to erect combel s merchandise mart  a 4200 squarefoot commerical building situated on the lucille caillavet property at west howard avenue and thomas street the structure was designed by john t collins with gc gardner of ocean springs as contractor  joachim related that combel s hardware and suppply company at west howard avenue and magnolia street will remain at its location of fifty years the daily herald april 5 1952 p 9 in august 1952  oscar jordan  18821967  hl schwan and robert harrison were completing a twostory tile building on the corner of main and murray street in biloxi the first floor consisted of seven store compartments and a hotel lobby while the upper story was a colored hotel with 36rooms  the structure was 50 feet by 67 feet and built with arkansas tile subcontractors for the building erection were pisarich plumbing schwan electrical and jalanivich kool vent awning some of the original tenants were mickey poulos buy and sell shop curet flower shop and the deluxe shoe store of roosevelt williams the daily herald august 8 1952 p 8  sunkist county club announced that they planned to erect their  new 90000 clubhouse which was to be designed by biloxi architect  john t collins the daily herald december 23 1952 p9 a new  30000 biloxi fire station was proposed for jeff davis avenue and the l n rr on biloxi s west end the daily herald december 24 1952 p 10  1953   1954 the epworth methodist church planned a new 35000 church from a design by roy kuykendall  laurel architect reverend eugene dyess relates that the existing church building and recreation hall on the personage lot situated on the nw c at walker and davis streets will continue to be utilized the daily herald march 1 1954 p 4 in early march the east howard avenue baptist church and reverend h fred williams broke ground for a new education building jone kirkland were contractors for the 12630 sq ft twostory brick structure reverend williams came to biloxi on march 1 1953 from the glade baptist church at laurel mississippi he changed the named of the church which had been known as the second baptist church to the east howard baptist church the daily herald march 2 1954 p 7  1955  the proposed new 25000 american legion home on lameuse street and water street had its intial fund raiser in january   dr george l percy  commander of the charles l baudry post no 33  invited mayor laz quave city officials beat 1 supervisor dewey lawrence as well as representatives of kafb to hear cd gully of pascagoula commander of the southern district of the american legion  the daily herald january 12 1955 p 10 in early september  james starks general contractor began pouring the concrete foundation for the 200000 nbvm elementary school  the daily herald september 2 1955 p 8  1956 in 1956 the tivoli hotel became the tradwinds and 16 new units were commenced and were anticpated to be completed in february 1957 a  100000 restaurant for the tradewinds was also planned  the new  118000 1st presbyterian church on west beach was started with a 1957 completion date anticipated the daily herald january 1 1957 p 1 manager jimmie love of the hotel buena vista was issued a building permit for a new 370000 deluxe 84room motel to be located on the beach opposite the hotel general contractor was ge bass and company of jackson compton s electric company was awarded the electrical contract and davis plumbing of jackson the mechanical work project architects were biggs weir and chandler of jackson mississippi the daily herald november 9 1956 p 1  1957 the year 1957 was marked with increased commercial building at biloxi a new estimated  11 million us post office and federal building was planned for the site of the howard i elementary school  the old us post office will probably become biloxi s new city hall a  370300 84unit motel on the southside of us 90 opposite the buena vista hotel was planned the 50000  eightunit motel started in 1956 at the white house hotel was anticipating a january opening the new  252bed kafb hospital was 91 completed and was expected to open in april  proposals and planning to improve biloxi streets and roads were in the agenda as cemetery street  now irish hill drive was planned to be opened westward to iberville street property for extending washington street  now ml king jr to the west had been acquired the daily herald january 1 1957 p 1  1958 in april the  buena vista hotel formally opened its new 370300 84unit motel on fouracres fronting the gulf  across us 90 from its hotel and convention center down south mayjune 1958 p 25  1959   ground was broken on january 12th for the new st john s church on lameuse street  the reverend michael fox 19181969 pastor henry f fountain jr 19242011 architect ralph marion contractor and ernest boney building committee the daily herald january 13 1959 p 2 the new winndixie supermarket in the point cadet shoppong center opened on june 2 1959  lb rawls was the manager he had managed the winndixie hill store on howard avenue the daily herald june 2 1959 p 2  brice building company of nola was awarded a 299575 contract to erect a negro high school at biloxi  after id gehr 18951959 project architect died   john t collins  19041985  took his place and als supervised  the unfinished portion of the addition to the  west end elementary school   another i daniel gehr project the daily herald july 25 1959 p 1 the  60000 east howard avenue baptist church on east howard avenue and maple street was dedicated  on november 29th the brick and glass structure was 86 feet deep and 48 feet wide with a seating capacity of about 500 people including the balcony area the  reverend leo c hoff  19132009 a native of brookhaven lincoln county mississippi had come to this biloxi church 2 12 years ago from the bunker hill baptist church near columbia mississippi the  reverend hoff expired at norwood lincoln county mississippi on april 17 2009  the daily herald november 28 1959 p 6  ge bass and company  jackson mississippi was  awarded the 1455 363 contract to build a new white public high school  on father ryan in west biloxi  the daily herald december 4 1959 p 1   the  new biloxi municipal stadium  called  yankee stadium for frank yankee barhanovich  on lee street was formally dedicated on december 4th with the 20th annual shrimp bowl game claude monk simon of nola described it as  one of the finest i ve seen in the deep south    biloxi defeated de la salle  of nola 2012  the daily herald december 5 1959 p 8 and p 16    1960 in early january   ea buster braun   19061990 one of the proprietors of  the new park hotel  at 444 reynoir street was having the old hotel demolished for salvage the daily herald january 8 1960 p 17  ernest v landaiche  18951966 proprietor of  bayview lanes  on lameuse and bayview avenue  opened his new bowling alley on january 19 1960 it was formally dedicated january 3031st the daily herald january 19 1960 p 6 and january 28 1960 p 27    jb michael company planned to start construction of the new 6 million biloxiocean springs bridge  in sixty days the  biloxi concrete casting company  on clay point was ready to commence casting for the new span in early march the daily herald march 11 1960 p 1    jo collins  general contractor  planned to have biloxi city hall ready for occupancy  by april 2nd the 40000 refurbishment of the  former post office building on lameuse  and jackson cost about 40000 the daily herald march 15 1960 p 1 the new boq at keesler afb was nearing completion in early august  the fivestory structure had accomodations for 194 officers the daily herald august 9 1960 p 6 the new 6500 sqft  goodyear store building at 601 west howard avenue opened in late october in addition to selling new tire the enterprise did front end alighnments and wheel balancing as well as replacing mufflers and tail pipes general electric appliances were sold the daily herald november 2 1960 p 12  gulf towers   the daily herald november 5 1960 p 1  gulf towers  a tenstory a 2 million apartment building at 824 central beach boulevard was ready to break ground barlow and plunkett designed the structure for  gulf towers inc lead by charles crisler jr  jackson attorney and  jerry j o keefe  biloxi businessman howie construction of jackson was the contractor the daily herald november 5 1960 p 1  1961 in march  contracts of over 2 million were awarded to erect the new howard memorial hospit al  on back bay construction is expected to require 600 calendar days the daily herald march 10 1961 p 1  1962 first federal savings and loan buildingdedicated february 1962   image made june 2011 by ray l bellande1st federal savings loan building was refurbished after katrina and the half shell restaurant opened here in june 2011   first federal savings and loan association of biloxi  which was organized by jacinto b baltar  18971988 and chartered on february 3 1936  dedicated their new building on the sw c of lameuse street and water street on february 3 1962 martha joachim grand daughter of uriah s joachim 18881977 president of the company cut the ribbon at the dedication former mayor george barrow couisns jr  19091966 was the emcee for the ceremony which coincided with the 26th anniversary of the savings and loan association  the  spanish colonial des ign for the twostory antique brick structure was done by john t collins of biloxi in association with carl e matthes jr of matthes landry hattiesburg mississippi the company moved from 414 reynoir street where it had leased an office since 1954 in 1936 the first federal and loan association was situated in the office of baltarwhitesadler company on lameuse street in 1938 it moved to the yergerbarq s building on west howard avenue in conjunction with the ew sadler company in 1940 they relocated to the baltar realty company at 412 reynoir street the daily herald february 2 1962 p 2 in 2010 the half shell a seafood restaurant opened here the  biloxi housing authority lead by victor pringle et al contracted for 900395  with algernon blair inc of montgomery alabama  to build additions to the east end homes and bayou auguste homes  biloxi public housing projects the new construction was designed by john t collins and leonard a collins at the east end homes three buildings with fifteen family units were proposed the bayou auguste homes construction consisted of fourteen buildings with fifty dwelling units the bha has housed over 6000 families and in lieu of taxes has paid the city of biloxi more than 200000 since its inception in the 1940s the daily herald november 30 1962 p 1  1964 mississippi power company contracted with wm craig company of gulfport to erect a new 175000 service center on the corner of oak street and the l n railroad the new facility was a part of the utility company s propsoed 25 million dollar expansion program during the next three years john t collins and leonard a collins were architects the daily herald april 27 1963 p 1    1964 the new l n depot a metal building   120 feet by 32 feet situated just west of the 60 year old wooden depot  was schedule to be completed in early august  it was erected by the marion brick tile and cement company the old structure was to be dismantled the daily herald july 9 1964 p 5 the 150000 5000 squareft  harbor light restaurant and lounge of louis c uchello  19091996 also owner of the sun tan motel was nearing completion on east beach the uchello business was destroyed by hurricane camille in augsut 1969 the daily herald july 23 1964 p 20 and the sun herald september 28 1996 the saxony apartments  a 48unit apartment building which were constructed beginning on december 20 1963 began leasing in july built by a louisina group that included lsu and nba great bob petit the daily herald july 23 1964 p 9  holiday inn   holiday inn  owned by gulfshore inc asssociates was commenced in august  sherwood ray bailey   19211989 lumberyard proprietor and home builder who came to gulfport on the mississippi gulf coast in 1951 was president of the company  wob construction company of memphis  was named general contractor the daily herald august 12 1964 p 1  1964 addition to the new bhs  in early september   an addition to the new biloxi high school was almost complete  the addition was in the same style as the original building cafeteria space was increased by 13 the daily herald september 1 1964 p 1 the pat harrison avenue  veterans blvd  branch building of the gulf national bank was dedicated on september 12th  laz quave beat no 1 supervisor cut the ribbon the daily herald september 10 1964 p 5 and september 14 1964 p 10  henry h leggett  18921966 owner of one of the original hand homes on bayou bernard in handsboro demolished the antebellum structure in september 1964 he salvaged some of the yellow pine to frame his new house mr legett came to the coast in 1922 and owned the arcadianess creamery which he acquired in 1932 and sold to the borden company in 1944 the daily herald september 22 1964 p 12  1965 on new years day  dr carl deforest  18871968 was the first tenant to move into the new seashore manor a 1 12 million dollar apartment buiding situated on the methodist seashore assembly camp ground also  josie featherstone leggett  18761968 age 88 years and widow of the  reverend james thomas leggett   18651949 moved from jackson mississippi into the new building the daily herald january 5 1965 p 9  1966 the new sister of mercy convent was dedicated on may 8th  the daily herald may 6 1966 p 1  1968 in late february  charles c moschella   19292006 president of oakwoods apartments inc gulfport announced that a 64unit twostory apartment complex called chateau versailles would be erected on the from 500feet of the former edgar monroe tract on biloxi s west beach  the project consisted of eight buildings a social and laudry building and two swimming pools mr moschella was the general contractor working from plans drawn by biloxi architects john t collins and leonard a collins  the daily herald february 19 1968 p 13 the 500000 harrison county 2nd judicial courthouse located on the ne c of lameuse street and ml king jr formerly washington street was built in 19671968 by the brice building company from a design by john t collins and leonard a collins its planned dedication was august 31st the daily herald june 1 1968 p 1  1969 in early march the kimbrough investment company under the aegis of floyd r kimbrough 19021973 and ew woody blossman 19131990 broke ground for their 304room   6 million shearton motor inn on us highway 90 two blocks west of the broadwater beach hotel general contractor was ja jones construction company of nola the daily herald march 6 1969 p 1 in april  mississippi power company announced plans to double the capacity of its jack watson plant north of handsboro with a 628 million building program  a 500000 kw steamelectric generation unit will be completed by the spring of 1973 and a 33 million 40000 kw combination turbine generator would be in operation by 1970 new transmission lines were also being erected the daily herald april 14 1969 p 1 in april a  1 million ramada inn was planned for west beach on the grounds of the old bryan motel which was recently demolished  the twostory 219 unit motel was masonry construction built in a colonialstyle by the he allen construction company of jackson mississippi the facility had a restaurant lounge meeting facilities and a swimming pool it was planned to open in march 1970 the daily herald april 18 1969 p 1 in april  consolidated construction company was awarded the 104370 contract to erect the west biloxi postal station  a 6300 squareft single story building  at 124 fernwood road  the usps leased the builing for ten years the daily herald april 18 1969 p 15 in april  clarence day  of the day companies  sold the trade winds   formerly tivoli hotel   to rolane inc of atlanta georgia  at this time the  building had 104 rooms and apartments  and its  16 room motel  which was  built about ten years past  the daily herald april 19 1969 p 1 contract was signed with wr fairchild construction company and l a construction company for the construction of a 1159831 harbor and marina by mayor daniel d guice and laz quave of harrison county board of supervisors  work was to start in 45 days and take 390 days to complete the daily herald april 29 1969 p 1  jo collins was the low base bidder to erect the 289395 sacred heart catholic church in north biloxi father francis farrell  was pastor and  hf fountain jr associates  were architects the daily herald april 30 1969 p 1  1970 the new daily herald 18 million printing plant and building on debuys road was dedicated in early december the wilkes family had sold the daily newspaper to the state record company in 1968  the daily herald december 12 1970 p a1  1971   1972 in december the avelez hotel on west howard avenue was being demolished by the harris wrecking company the company was paid 25000 to accomplish the task in one month the daily herald december 1 1972  1973 construction began on october 12th  at the 126 million  biloxi hilton hotel  by john c yemelos president of yemco inc down south vol 23 no 6 p 13  f yankee barhanovich  and  hf fountain jr  related that  site clearing for the mississippi coast coliseum  would begin within 30 to 45 days  fifteen of the sixteen tracts  for the project had been acquired  the sun herald  october 17 1973 p a2 the  lyman c bradford post 2434 vfw post building  at 844 east howard avenue was  dedicated on october   20th  the  old building on fred haise boulevard  church street had been damaged in hurricane camille h gordon myrick inc of gulfport were general contractors who erected the structure from plans by  hf fountain jr  biloxi architect the sun herald october 21 1973 p a12  1974 the friendship fountain was dedicated at the international plaza in biloxi in early april various dignities attended the ceremony including mayor o keefe mrs bill waller jeanjacques peyronnet general consul of france and major general brian m shotts commander kafb the daily herald april 7 1974 p a2    1975  in early march the  city of biloxi placed the red caboose   situated on jackson street on its pad the caboose was acquired from  ruth j mcfalls of ocean springs  in december 1974 for 3850 it was utilized by senior citizens as retail outlet for ceramics and other handicrafts the daily herald march 6 1975 p 2  1976   1977   1978   1979   1980   1981   1982   1983   1984  the jl scott marine education center on point cadet was dedicated on june 20th  name for jl jake scott 19152001 the first staff member of the board of trustees of the mississippi institutions of higher learning where he worked until retirement in 1985 as director of construction and physical affairs mr scott helped write the original legislation that established the gulf coast research laboratory in ocean springs as an official state instritution of higher learning katrina destroyed this structure in late august 2005 the ocean springs record june 14 1984 p 5 and the biloxid iberville press april 25 2001 p a7  1985   1986 biloxi regional medical center reynoir street   image made march 2011 built in 1985 and 1986 by sparks construction company of jasper alabama designed by perez and associatesnola  1992   1993   1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999 construction of biloxi s 9 million threestory 66000 sqft public safety center commenced  on july 24th the facility on porter avenue was designed by fountain lamas and built by wg yates sons construction company the structure was erected to house police and fire departments and municipal court the sun herald july 22 1999  2011 biloxi blues marina grill and bar announced in october located on undeveloped 85 acre site at the termination of holley street of back bay avenue  gutierrez llc developer  also plans a 204 high and dry boat storage facility and 32slip marina with a fuel dock bait shop and retail store the sun herald october 19 2011 p b10  2013 the most rev roger morin on thursday blessed the santa maria del mar retirement community on tommy munro drive which was rebuilt nearly eight years after hurricane katrina destroyed it  it is sponsored by the catholic diocese of biloxi and morin said it is a symbol of the diocese s ongoing commitment of our service to our community and a testament to care and concern for our sisters and brothers who long for a place to call home in a residential community designed with them in mind the new 26 million retirement community was moved from the beach to medical park drive behind the diocese s pastoral center on popp s ferry road there are 208 units in the twin sixstory towers including 134 studio apartments and 74 onebedroom apartments the units are unfurnished but contain a stove and refrigerator the sun herald june 5 2013  biloxi buildings and construction 21 st century postkatrina august 20052009  jacinto baltar buildingbiloxi port commission  waffle house1759 west beach  image made october 2011  snapper s seafood1699 west beach  image made october 2011  south beach1735 west beach  image made october 2011 built by rw properties a ray woolridge enterprise as a condominium project when condo sales were slow the building became a hotel and short term rental property  2009 2009 biloxi yacht club408 east beach  lr south elevation and north elevation image made october 14 2011  the biloxi yacht club broke ground  for their new 12400 sqft edifice on june on june 22nd the structure will cost about 4 million dollars the sun herald june 21 2008 p c1 the byc opened on april 4 2009  changeofwatch ceremony initiated in february 2010 gaylord wilson commodore rocky rhodes vice commodore and jeffrey ellis rear commodore board members barry barq patrick diaz mike murray lois richardson ronnie tootle and jerry white  the sun herald april 5 2009 p a7 and the sun herald february 13 2010 p a    2010 people s bank tower east howard avenue  2010 biloxi civic center and public library february 2010march 2010   biloxi civic center and public library june 2010 and august 2010  west howard avenue dedicated july 14 2011  2010   biloxi lighthouse visitors center the biloxi lighthouse and visitors center was  dedicated on july 14th  the sun herald july 15 2011 p a1  2010 slavonian benevolent association of st nikolai  image made june 9 2011 by ray l bellande the new   3 million lodge of the slavonian benevolent association of st nikolai  located on maple street near howard avenue and oak street  was dedicated on november 27th  the sun herald november 26 2010 p a2  2011 coast area transist station  near mary mahoney s and opposite hard rock hotel additionimage made april 2013  palace casino addition  2011   santa maria del mar  images made october 2011 and november 2012 the santa maria del mar apartments of the catholic charities housing association of biloxi incorporated were commenced by starks contracting company  north of poipp s ferry road and west of tommy munro drive from an eleyguildhardy architectural design the most rev roger morin on thursday blessed the santa maria del mar retirement community on us 90 which was rebuilt nearly eight years after hurricane katrina destroyed it it is sponsored by the catholic diocese of biloxi and morin said it is a symbol of the diocese s ongoing commitment of our service to our community and a testament to care and concern for our sisters and brothers who long for a place to call home in a residential community designed with them in mind the new 26 million retirement community was moved from the beach to medical park drive behind the diocese s pastoral center on popp s ferry road there are 208 units in the twin sixstory towers including 134 studio apartments and 74 onebedroom apartments the units are unfurnished but contain a stove and refrigerator the sun herald june 6 2013 p a  2011 shaggy s   lr images made 2011 and september 2014  margaritaville casino and restaurant 5th street point cadet   2011  june 20 2011 september 24 2011   october 2011   march 2012 both images april 2012   margaritaville casino and restaurant 5th street point cadet  20102011 kroc center  se c lee street and division streetimage made september 2011  the ray and joan kroc center bids were open in early january and a contract to build the structure could be awarded by february dedicated as the salvation army s ray and joan kroc corps community center of the mississippi gulf coast cost 16 million  the sun herald january 5 2010 p a6 and september 19 2011 p a1   2011 boardwalk marina  image made october 2011  an 11 million dollar business located on 8th street on back bay at point cadet and erected by chris ferrara  2011   image made october 2011    february 2012  sharkhead s souvenirs  west beach boulevard   2011 september 24 2011 mcelroy s harbor house  diocese of biloxigunn building demolition hancock bank building demolition  february 2012 march 2 2012   the hook up restaurant built in 2012 by chris ferrara on 8th street at point cadet and biloxi bay adjacent to his boardwalk marina image made june 2013  2013 hard rock casino hotel  april 2013 october 2 2013   ooma  october 2013north elevation october 2013south elevation  november 2013north elevation december 4 2013south elevation   biloxi seafood museum  november 5 2012 march 13 2013  may 14 2013 june 12 2013    june 24 2013 north elevation august 3 2013 west elevation september 6 2013 east elevation  september 16 2013 west elevation september 16 2013 october 12 2013  december 4 2013  biloxi water front park point cadet plaza  april 25 2013 may 14 2013    june 24 2013 august 24 2013 october 12 2013    december 4 2013 references  the sun herald biloxi s waterfront park on track june 13 2013 p a2   lr current baitshopjune 2013 and new baitshopunderconstruction june 2013   october 2 2013 biloxi small craft harbor baitshops  blue crabhouse west beach boulevard blue crabhouse west beach june 2013 and march 2014 west beachrodenberg avenue rest roomsjune 2013 isle renovation and makeoverjune 2013 and october 2013 edgewater mcdonald s opened october 2013  image made october 10 2013  2014 white house hotel december 7 2013 april 5 2014  white house hotel   the reef west beach boulevard september 2014  the reef opened in midoctober 2014 october 2014 north elevation october 2014 south elevation september 2014 october 2014 north elevation october 2014 south elevation  mgm field november 6 2014  sal mookies lameuse street november 6 2014 december 4 2014 april 7 2015  2015   st michael s parish center east beach drive 5 october 12 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