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1735 sit beneath an original French Schneider iron and pate de verre crystal chandelier circa 1910. The massive French country buffet is of walnut, and once served diners of a 19* century cafe. Antique paintings, as well as works by local artists Pat Odom. Anita Gallagher and Glenn Miller, are throughout the home. The master bedroom is also outfitted in American Eastlake furnishings. The room of the Henry's daughter, Magdeleine, is decorated in aqua and rose tones. Heather Furr, a local designer, performed the sponge painting technique. The garden was recently created by removing overgrown bamboo and privet, but retained the fine accent ornamentals such as mimosa, magnolia fuscata. spirea. fig and crape myrtle. Bulbs and other perennials have been added. Roses, daffodils, lilies and astible are featured with ferns and annuals to meet the needs of the various shade and sunny areas of the small property. Hostesses: Ocean Springs Garden Club. Hours: 9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
7.	Home of Pat and Patricia Mitchell, 505 Jackson Avenue. The house on the comer of Jackson and Cleveland Avenue is one of the oldest homes in Ocean Springs. It was built in the 1850s of long leaf pine from sills to roof. Its original floor plan consisted of 4 corner rooms with a large hall in the middle.
The house was purchased from the family of Charles Ernest Schmidt and restored in 1994 by Pat and Patricia Mitchell. Many of the original timbers and windows were used in the restoration. The siding is cypress and the replacement floor boards were cut from timbers taken from a demolished New Orleans sugar mill built around 1820. The attic of the house was remodeled to accommodate 2 bedrooms and a bath. The house is now listed in the National Registry of Historic Homes. Hostesses: Ocean Springs Garden Club. Hours:
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
8.	Dogwood Place, 1312 Porter Avenue. The Newcomb-Dick House is a wood framed, vernacular-bungaloid, structure with hip roof. The east half of the facade has a three bay, undercut gallery supported by three post with ornamental brackets. A shuttered, coupled window and transom-light of stained glass complete the east facade. The west half of the front of Dogwood Place has shuttered double-hung, two-over-two, coupled windows. Metal siding now covers the original cypress weatherboards on the entire edifice. In December. 1995 Kdwin "Sonny" and Donnalee Bailey Dick acquired the home. After extensive interior and partial exterior remodeling the Dicks opened a Bed & Breakfast for patrons to enjoy a quiet and relaxing visit while in the historic city. The house is adorned wiht numerous antiques and art works. One of the many charms of the circa 1900 home is the open "'hall” with all of the rooms being to either side with 12 ft. ceilings and heart pine floors.
Each room at Dogwood Place contains at least one or more antiques which have been in Donnalees family for numerous years. Dogwood Place is truly one of the many homes in the historic and quaint town of Ocean Springs which adds charm to the city. 228-875-4468. Hostesses: Ocean Springs Garden Club. Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
9.	Refreshments will be served at Ocean Springs Library 525 Dewey Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., by the Ocean Springs Garden Club.
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Saturday, March 20, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairman: Anita Gallagher Hostesses: Gautier Garden Club
1.	The Newton Gautier home circa 1873, was built by Henry Gautier for his	1
first wife Adelaide Hull who died in 1893. This is a two story Victorian style	i
cottage sheltered under ancient oaks and facing the Singing River. When	I
Henry built Twelve Oaks this house became the property of his son, Newton	'
Gautier. Newton and his wife, Mayo raised seyen children in this home, which
is still furnished with many of the original pieces of furniture. Their daughter Dorothy Gautier is the current owner.
2.	Twelve Oaks circa 1896, situated on 17 acres along the Singing River and is adjacent to the Newton Gautier home. Also sheltered under venerable live oaks. Twelve Oaks is a wonderful two story Victorian home, surrounded by wide porches and furnished in the era. Henry Gautier built this house for his second wife Laura Canty. They raised three children here. Twelve Oaks is now the home of Joe and Kay Adams.
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Sunday, March 21 Pilgrimage Chairmen:
Pascagoula Garden Club: Caribel Norwood Pilgrimage Garden Club: Annie Mai Jamison 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1.	Headquarters and Hospitality Center, LaPointe-Krebs House & Krebs Cemetary. Fort Drive, follow signs from Hwy. 90 and Magnolia on the east side of the Pascagoula River Bridge. Maps, brochures, and refreshments will be available. The LaPointe-Krebs House is one of the oldest buildings in the Mississippi Valley. It was erected on land granted by the Duchess de Chaumont. sister of French Admiral Joseph Simon de la Pointe. Marie Josephine, daughter of la Pointe, was married to Baron Hugo vanKrebs. a planter, surgeon and inventor of a cotton gin. Kreb's cemetary. where many of their descendants are buried, is on a comer of the grounds shaded by massive oaks and filled with azaleas. Hostesses: Pilgrimage Garden Club.
12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
2.	The Bellevue-Longfellow House. 3401 Beach Boulevard. The Greek Revival style home was built in 1854 by Pascagoula carpenters for a Mr. and Mrs. Graham, slave traders from New Orleans. Louisiana. Shortly after the home was built. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow supposedly stayed at ihe house and wrote "The Building of a Ship". After Mrs. Graham sold the house in 1878 many other interesting families owned the home. For many years it was one of the finest Resort Hotels on the Gulf Coast. The home was purchased in 1993 by Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Scruggs. It has been restored from research gathered from the Tulane University Archives. Pascagoula Historical Society, Jackson County Library sources and personal papers of several local families. The restoration has been completed by Irby Tillman and Sons. The intricate mouldings and curved stairwell were handcrafted by the gifted artisians. The goal of the Scruggs' family is to return this historical landmark to the citizens of Jackson County for parties, meetings and receptions. Hostesses: Pascagoula Garden Club.
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Moss Point Garden Club Sunday. March 21, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairmen: Faye Walker and Emma Warden The Jackson County Welcome Center, located on I-10 one mile west of the Alabama State Line, was built in 1983 and opened to the public in 1984. This center averages 690.(XX) visitors per year, making it the busiest center in the state, as well as one of the largest. The building is a replica of a Colonial-style southern mansion. As you enter the foyer, there are doubled parlors furnished in period antiques. Also in the foyer area are a wood-buming fireplace and a free standing spiral staircase. Throughout the building there are also gorgeous chandeliers, period draperies, and brick floors. The Moss Point Garden Club will serve as hostesses with displays of floral arrangements created from southern gardens. Refreshments will be served.
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Monday, March 22, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. Donald E. Wilson Art Exhibit Chairman: Terry Blake Edwards Refreshments Chairman: Mrs. David Jones Hostesses: Long Beach Garden Club 1. LONG BEACH GARDEN CLUB CENTER. 201 East 5" (comer of South Burke & East Fifth). Tour maps and brochures will be available, and refreshments will be served. The Garden Club Center was built in 1953, and was the first Garden Club in the State of Mississippi to have its own clubhouse. It is located on a plot of ground one block north of the Mississippi Sound that was donated by charter (1930) member, 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


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