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of-the-century mill work from the family mill. In later years, this gem from an earlier period was moved to its present location and added with excellent detail to the Town Green setting. Included in the National Register of Historic Places, it now serves, picturesquely, as the Visitors’ Center for Biloxi.
2.	Mississippi Museum of Art Gulf Coast, 136 George Ohr Street. This museum of art is in a part of the Biloxi Library and is a branch of the State’s Museum of Art, Jackson, until July 1, 1994 when it will officially become the George E. Ohr Arts and Cultural Center, celebrating and commemorating Biloxi’s famous “Mad Potter” whose works are on permanent display in the Smithsonian and now has become known as the “Father of American Pottery”. A visionary genius who knew he was long before his time, many of his works were never exhibited or marketed during his lifetime, but left to the “discovered” when the world had caught up with him. Not only are his designs and shapes most unusual but his glazes are unmatched and have not been duplicated. In addition to George Ohr pottery pieces, a new exhibit will be on display during the pilgrimage . . . the Sarah Virginia Jones collection of contemporary prints by twentieth century American and European masters. Open from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
3.	Home of David and Candy Wheeler, 2433 Hickory Hills Circle. Open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Designed by Candy’s brother, Juan Cox, the original house was built in 1985 with about 3000 square feet. An additional 2000+ sf designed by Mike LeBatard has been added this year. Thoroughly modern or transitional, both the lower and upper floors of the house will be shown. Although the house fronts on Hickory Hills Circle, the views are to the rear, with a pool section and the sweep of the No. 10 hole of the Ancient Oaks Golf. The game room features a back-lit glass block bar and a whole-wall mural of under-sea scape. The mural is continued, in the adjacent exercise area on an upper wall lit to reflect to the street. The murals are the work of Deborah Lawrence, a Biloxi artist-teacher whose students have been placing in local shows, and whose own works have received significant recognition. One room, the library, reflects an appreciation of the past with antique furnishings. The “Partners’ Desk" is particularly appropriate since David and Candy are partners in a local law firm. The open feeling of the home lends a freedom of spirit to the interior.
4.	The Father Ryan House, 1196 Beach Blvd. Open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Father Ryan House, which has sheltered Father Abram Joseph Ryan, known as the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy, is the home of Mississippi’s most famous palm tree. It’s that house with the 40 foot trunk sprouting from the steps of this antebellum beachfront home. Built in 1841 by a judge, the house was soon bought by a New Orleans cotton broker as a summer cottage (at that time, a one-story dwelling). A later owner, an architect with a lot of children, added a second story and an unusual set of pitched roofs and dormers. In 1976, it was bought by a Biloxi physician, John O’Keefe, just in time to restore it from years of neglect. He completed a $100,000 restoration before selling it in 1990 to Jefferson and Rosanne McKenney, who opened a B&B in the downstairs, using the upper floor as their living quarters. On the National Register of Historic Places.
5.	Home of Mike and Susan LeBatard, 311 Eastview. Open from 1:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Designed by Mike, an architect, and built by his father, this classic Greek Revival two-story home presents some unusual building details, such as the flooring of Korenn Wood (an exceedingly hardwood from the Malaysian Jungles) and the granite counter-tops in the kitchen. Also note the detailing of the door casings. Four cane-bottom chairs reflect the heyday of the Old Magnolia Hotel, now a museum. Additional space has been created with a carport and an architect’s studio. Efficient use of space and detail are evident. Antiques and excellent reproductions furnish the home.
6.	Home of Archibald and Paula April, 168 Anita Court. Open 11:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Originally a simplistic small home in a neighborhood of small homes, this family decided nfll to move when they needed larger quarters and instead opted to stay where they were and build on the features they wanted . . . but more space had to be obtained to house this couple’s growing collections. Tackling the logistics problem with American “can do”, the owner himself ingenuously built the extra space that was needed to make room for the hobbies and collections. Fish and fun are in order as the April’s house an absorbing collection of dolls (hers), tropical fish tanks (made by him) which are now a part of the structure, and a model train collection to make even a buff tum green with envy. It a train whistle sounds, don’t worry - you’re not on the tracks. It’s just the telephone.
TWILIGHT TIME AT THE OLD BRICK HOUSE Saturday, March 26 - 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Executive Board, Biloxi Council of Garden Clubs
Jean Baptiste Carquotte House (Old Brick House), 622 Bayview. This National Register building is the oldest remaining building in Biloxi, built of brick made in a yard on the premises shown on a map in 1722 (these were the last brick made before the yard closed . . .perhaps with the demise of the John Law period of settlement and in payment to Nicholas Carceaux with the sixteenth century land grant he received from France). A confirming land grant from the Spanish recognized the Carquotte French title to the property granted Jean Baptiste Carquotte’s grandfather (?), this is 1786. Many of the French Quarter buildings in New Orleans are built of brick from is site and shipped by boat, the earliest way of transportation. The Old Brick House has a varied and interesting history, being owned by Biloxi’s “first mayor”, as a summer cottage for the Bells of New Orleans, owned by a later mayor, Hart Chinn, reported to have burned missing city documents in the fireplaces here. Office for a machine shop, home for vagabonds. Owned by the City of Biloxi for taxes, first leased to the garden clubs for restoration and later deeded. And now once again property of the City with protective clauses to ensure its continued public use. Don’t miss the TWILIGHT TIME CONCERT AT THE OLD BRICK HOUSE arranged for your listening pleasure this evening, with Back Bay Jazz Band (all Jazz Society Hall of Fame Musicians), with their equally famous Second Liners entertain you. Outdoor Concert - bring seating if possible. Wine and cheese party hostessed by Biloxi Garden Center.