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'?city has notable styles
COAST echo-thursday
BY D.C. HARVILL
The primary function of a house is to provide shelter but many go beyond that minimum expectation, appealing to human aesthetics and constituting a statement on the part of the builder and the culture at the time of construction.
Most people know which houses they find attractive but they may not be able to pinpoint why. When asked about notable
proportion, knew exactly why his choices merited mention.
Several years ago, when asked to do a presentation on notable architecture in Bay St. Louis, he selected and photographed those structures he believed fit the rather nebulous criteria.
?I found a lot more than I had originally expected...(that exhibit) some quality that speaks of attention to detail, that speak to
town its size.
Among the buildings noted by Wagner are:
?The home of Dr. Robert Akers, near Ballentine Street] and Beach Boulevard, known as j the Spanish Custom House. \ The home is the oldest structure in Bay St. Louis, dating from" the late 1700s.	)
?Elmwood Plantation, atj the corner of Boardman Avenue-and Beach Boulevard which, !
Row houses on Ballentine