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The light has turned green. Our driver is turning to his right, and if you'll look to your right you will see the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club, and the boats in its harbor. Tfte towns of Bay St. Louis and Waveland (sister-cities) share several facilities including the Bay-Waveland Garden Club. Waveland is k miles to our MssZ— and we'll visit points of interest there during this tour. More about the Yacht Club: Historian, James Stevens, reports the first regatta on the Gulf Coast after the War* Between the states was created through the leadership of Bay St. Louis people. The Daily Picayune on Saturday, August 10, 1867, carried an advance story about the regatta.
The section we are now travelling is North Beach Boulevard, aofitXXXXXX you will be interested in seeing the
Beach
estate of Pete Fountain, located on Julia Street at North/Blvd. Fountain, a musician of note, a connoisseur of art, and with impeccable taste is restoring this house and developing the land in harmony with its surroundings. Built in approximately 1930, the timbers of the home are said to be of heart cypress.
Ttie most interesting home on North Beach is known as Elmwood. It is perhaps the only home of National signifigance still standing in this community. Basically Federal in &XXK style and with strong Carribbean influences, the house was built in 1837 A row of elm trees once lined the carriage way. The property was 58C8CKX originally a 500 acre tract — a land grant from the Spanish Government to Melittle Lassassier.
When purchased by Jesse^f Cowand, he secured fine craftsmen and carefully selected all materials used in constructing the home. Bricks were brought from Spain as ship ballasts. Mortar was made from crushed clam sells. Indians left a