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Saturday, April 8th 1 :()0 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairman: Mary Ellen Belden Hostesses: Gautier Garden Club Maps available at Gautier City Hall, 330 West Highway 90
1.	HOME OF TARON HORN, 1401 LADNIER RD. This Gulf Coast cottage, overlooking beautiful Horn Island was designed by William H. Philips, Jr. and completed in 1995. Raised high on Old Chicago Brick piers the house suggests traditional Low Country designs of the South. A high hipped roof covers a gallery which wraps three sides of the home. Hostesses: Gautier Garden Club Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
2.	HOME OFTODDAND DONNA HORN, 1409 LADNIER
RD. Constructed of Old Chicago Brick and Stucco the design style is “Louisiana Plantation” and was built in 1998. This family home features two galleries and joins the adjacent property with a common pool. Refreshments will be served. Hostesses: Gautier Garden Club Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 9th 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairmen: Caribel Norwood- Pascagoula Garden Club and Annie Mae Jamison- Pilgrimage Garden Club Moss Point Chairman: Patty Weiss Hostesses: Pascagoula Garden Club, Pilgrimage Garden Club and Moss Point Garden Club
1.	HEADQUARTERS- THE DEPOT ART GALLERY, 514 RAILROAD AVE. The Round Island Lighthouse preservation Society will host “Images of Historic Mississippi Gulf Coast Lighthouses”. Maps and Brochures available. Hostesses: Preservation Society and Moss Point Garden Club
2.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. JAMES ROBINSON, 712 COLUMBUS DR. Built in the late 1890’s, most of the house was constructed of heart of pine with square nails and has 16 foot ceilings. Some of the 2’ x 4’ lumber was 50’ long. It was purchased by Dr. S.B. Mcllwain in 1927 and was occupied by the family until sold in 1998 to the Robinsons. During WWII with the need for dwellings, a garage was built with 2 apartments over it. The second floor of the house was converted into 2 apartments. The Robinsons have made extensive renovations. The back porch was tom off and a large one was built. An addition was made to the back of the house that includes an office, large master suite and an upstairs addition. The westernmost room is a sunroom overlooking the lake. Retained were the original front door and doorbell. The upstairs apartments were tom out and the spaces remodeled to include 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, closets as well as an upstairs great room. From this upper level was built a tiled patio which overlooks the water. Hostesses: Pascagoula Garden Club.
3.	OLD SPANISH FORT AND KREBS CEMETERY, FORT
DR. Follow the signs from Highway 90 and Magnolia on the east side of the Pascagoula River Bridge. The Old Spanish Fort is the oldest existing building in the Mississippi Valley, lt was erected in 1718 on land granted by the Duchess de Chaumony, sister of the French Admiral Joseph Simon de la Pointe. Marie Josephine, daughter of la Pointe, was married to Baron Hugo vonKrebs, a planter, surgeon and inventor of the cotton gin. Kreb’s Cemetery, where many of their descendants are buried, is on a corner of the grounds shaded by massive oaks and filled with azaleas. Maps, brochures and refreshments will be available. Hours: 12:00 noon
-	4:00 p.m.
LONG BEACH
Monday, April 10 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pilgrimage Chairman: Patti Wilson Art exhibit Chairman: Terry Blake Edwards Refreshments Chairman: Lois Jones Hostesses: Long Beach Garden Club and Friends
1.	LONG BEACH GARDEN CLUB CENTER, 201 EAST
5 TH ST. (comer of S. Burke and East 5th, one block off Highway 90) The Garden Club Center was built in 1953. It is located on a plot of ground that was donated by charter member (1930), Mrs. S.E. Crane and her husband. Almost demolished by the winds of Hurricane Camille in 1969, it was restored and refurbished by September 1970. Both the silver (1955) and golden anniversaries (1980) have been celebrated in this building. Tour maps and brochures will be available. Refreshments will be served. On display will be the Third Annual juried art exhibit.
2.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. KARL GOTTFRIED, 646 WEST BEACH BLVD. (Highway 90 and Lang). This spectacular home with the sweeping Gulf views was completed in April 1997. The design, by Rob Joly of Vicksburg was built by Mr. Gottfried and draws from a Cape Hatteras seaside inspiration. This beautiful three level stucco structure is on the site of the Lang Family home which was destroyed by Hurricane Camille. The new four bedroom home has many special features; including, vaulted cathedral ceilings, Brazilian cherry floors, and cabinetry, a walk-in butler’s pantry, four and a half baths, an elevator, many terraces and a lovely pool and spa area. The home has a casually elegant feel with many nautical and maritime accents. The lovely grounds abound with Live Oaks, native shrubs, and are bordered with a natural stream running to the Gulf. Hours: 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
3.	HOME OF VANEAN AND DUNNY GREEN, 230 SOUTH LANG AVE. It is the only known home in Long Beach built by Carroll Ishee, a self educated building designer. Ishee was inspired by the simplicity of Japanese designs and by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house is of natural materials, and lush landscape is a


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