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loved and revered by every Bay St. Louisian - also the Church of Our Lady of the Gulf. Osoinach's Opera House was of recent construction at a cost of $12,000. It is said to be insured for about $4,000. The Merchants Bank was completed about six months ago of brick and cost $10,000. The Convent consisted of several buildings worth in the neighborhood of $18,000 to $20,000. The Church was a venerable old pile and, together with the rectory, cost about $20,000. (Gulfport: The Daily Record-Tribune, Sat. Nov. 16, 1907).