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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2301 15th Street, Gulfport. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Organ music will be played from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. by Mrs. John B. Sneed (Patti) of the Bayou View Garden Club. December 1896, saw the organization of the forerunner of the present church under the name of 25th Avenue Methodist Church. In 1900 a new wood building was completed on 25th Avenue. Badly damaged by fire in 1912, a new brick church was built on the present site on 15th Street. The three story building was constructed at the cost of $75,000. The stained glass dome in the main sanctuary was imported from France in 1912. One can look up at the glorious dome and see the fine detail on the wings of the angels, the Cherubim and the Seraphim, their faces, and the delicacy of their hands. The inscription reads “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace goodwill to men!” Luke 2:14. The church also contains ninety-three magnificent stained glass windows. Margee Farris of New Orleans was commissioned to design needlepoint kneeling cushions. Twenty-five loyal ladies devoted over 11,000 hours on the cushions. They needlepointed the 22 vibrantly colored canvasses depicting angels, symbols of the church and the Gulf Coast. Refreshments will be provided in the Gold Parlor.
Hostesses: Bayou View Garden Club and Bayou Oaks Garden Club.
WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN GULFPORT During 1998 the City of Gulfport will celebrate its centennial and many buildings have survived for almost as long as that. To relive some of these historic memories, may we suggest a walking tour of downtown Gulfport. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Building on 13th Street was built in 1903 from Stones which had been dumped by ships as ballast. N. and F. Hewes Building on 27th Avenue was built in 1903 and replaced an earlier wooden structure. It was the first three story building in Gulfport. In September 1904 the Union Station was built jointly by L&N and Gulf Island Railroad at a cost of $40,000. The station on 27th Street next to Hancock Bank, now serves as an Amtrack Station. The U.S. Post Office opened in 1910 on the comer of 25th Avenue and 13th Street. Its cost exceeded $10,000. Money well spent for a building that continues to serve the community. It is one of the few buildings on the coast to have a basement, marble exterior walls, floors and stairways. The J.C. Clower Furniture Company on 26th Street was established in 1911 and is one of the few businesses that have an uninterrupted history of continuity in the City of Gulfport. The Confederate Memorial was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, 1911. It stands near the northeast comer of the Harrison County Courthouse on 23rd Avenue.
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GRAND FINALE AFTERNOON
Saturday, April 4,1998	j
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \r Co-Chairmen: Stephanie Reinike, Sharon Miller, Carol Roch Biloxi Council of Garden Clubs: Nancy Breeland
1.	HEADQUARTERS - VISITORS CENTER, Biloxi Town Green, Highway 90. Built in 1895, The Brielmaier House is a treasure of tum-of-the-century detail. Foretich House, a shotgun cottage, is attached by a lattice work deck. Maps and Brochures available. Open until 4:00 p.m.
2.	HOME OF RICHARD DESPORTE JR., 200 Bayview Avenue, was First Street in 1846. In 1996, Desporte, the third generation owner of Avenue Baking Company moved the old Rosetti house, second oldest home Old Point Cadet, to its present location on Back Bay. Renovations used much of the original materials. Cabinets, fireplace mantle and entertainment center are built with the original 150 year old heart pine salvaged from the back wall. Wood and brick not original to the house came from 110 year old Brookville cotton mill. Now the six room classical Biloxi fisherman's cottage with Louisiana Creole touch boasts a charming open floor plan of 1,500 square feet. Hostesses: Biloxi Garden Club.
3.	HOME OF TANYA GOLLOTT LYONS of Gollott Lyons Real Estate, 245 Baywiew Avenue was built in the 1890's by Jacob Emmer as a summer home. Prime features are an octagonal tower and upper and lower porches overlooking the bay. Interior features are hardwood floors, crown molding, 12 foot ceilings, pocket doors, leaded glass entrance door, stained glass kitchen window and brass fixtures throughout. It is furnished with a baby grand piano, canopied Chippendale queen size mahogany bed, antiques, and oriental rugs. When purchased in 1970 from Reverend Flynt, it was divided into four apartments. Renovations began in 1976 to restore it to its original splendor.
Hostesses: Beach and Oak Park Garden Clubs.
4.	HOME OF BRUCE AND WANDA STEWART, 271 Bayview Avenue, was built in 1885 overlooking Biloxi's beautiful Back Bay. The once lovely home of Floyd Jay Cox, vacant for over 17 years, was condemned by the City of Biloxi when Stewart took over the six-year massive renovation project doing much of the work himself. Though all windows had been broken, a few originals with stained glass panes were found under the house and incorporated. Ruined floors were replaced with antique pine. Salvaged shutters decorate the interior. The open kitchen/dining family area artfully combines antique and modem pieces to enhance a comfortable livable home. Hostesses: Dogwood and Sunkist Garden Clubs.
5.	HOME OF MITCHELL KALOM, 272 Seal Avenue. This Queen Ann bay cottage, constructed between 1895 and 1900, is a classic example of stylistic details of the period. Vacant for many years, the house was condemned by the city of Biloxi and rescued in 1996 by Kalom, Chief Executive Officer of American public Finallce Inc. of Jackson. As it is now in process of being placed on the National Historic Register, much attention is devoted to historic detail, craftsmanship, and maintaining overall character. It is artistically decorated with antiques as well as some stunning modem pieces and eclectic original art. Hostesses: Acacia and Miramar Garden Clubs.
BILOXI
GRAND FINALE CONCERT "TWILIGHT TIME"
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
6.	A DIXIELAND JAZZ CONCERT ON THE LAWN OF 'THE OLD BRICK HOUSE",HOME OF THE BTLOXI COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS: JEAN BAPTISTE CAROQUETTE HOUSE, 633 Bayview. This National Register Building was built in 1722 of brick made on the premises, and is the oldest remaining building in Biloxi. It was owned by Biloxi's "first mayor" as a summer cottage. Now owned by the City and available for special functions after renovations. Refreshments served. The Dixieland Jazz music is sponsored by the Mississippi Coast Jazz Society. Hostesses: Biloxi Council of Garden Clubs.