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>ctob*r 25, 1978
COAST CHRONi^E
Architectural/historian visits here
Adele Cramer, Xrchitectural-Historian with the Department of ^chives and History in Jackson, Mississippi, /isited the Bay-Wave-and area and Pearl-ington last week, meeting with members Df the Hancock County Historical Society.
According to Ms. Cramer, the main purpose of her visit was to determine boundaries for a historical district in Bay St. Louis to be added to the National Register of Historical Places. The district includes some beachfront property as well as the commercial section, Including the City Hall area.
She planned to take slides of local building types and styles which represent the history of Bay St. Louis during the period 1840 through 1940. She hopes to show these publicly at a later date to allow the community to understand what It has that Is Important historically. Bay St. Louis has buildings dating from the Gre«k
Revival Period and 1850 as well as important art deco and Spanish Revival styles from the Twentieth century.
Many people do not realize that quite a few places erected during the first four decades of this century have a historical-architectural value as well as those erected ages ago, daid Ms. Cramer.
It was pointed out by the visiting historian that one advantage of being placed on the National Register is that property owners can apply for matching grants and aids for rehabilitation of their property. Listing on the National Register also affords some protection from adverse effects of federally funded projects and makes owners of com-merclal buildings eligible for various tax benefits.
Not all of the Important buildings in Bay St. Louis will be part of the National Register District, but they should not be forgotten by the community, according to
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Adel Cramer.
Ideally an inventory could be conducted which would identify places of local historical and architectural significance. Bay St. Louis might like to investigate the pos-sibililty of a local Historical District Ordinance which has recently been made possible by enabling legislation.
Funding sources such as the Community Development Block Grants and various low
ADELE CRAMER, Archltectural-Hiatorian with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, shows some points of Interest in historic buildings to Nell Frisbie. Ms. Cramer visited the Bay area last week.
interest loans could be available for historical-architectural resources in both local historical districts and the National Register Historical District, Ms. Cramer pointed out.
Originally from New York, Adele Cramer served as a librarian in Albany for six years. She later managed an antique shop there. Before moving south to Jackson, Ms. Cramer served as Architectural Field Historian in the state of Vermont.
Adele Cramer had originally earned a degree as a librarian, but after running her antique shop, she returned to college and earned another degree as an architectural historian.
Last Thursday, Adele Cramer met with Mayor Bennett of Bay St. Louis. She also talked with James Thriffiley, councilman, and with Mrs. Gibbens of the Hancock County Historical Society. It was decided that the Cilty will be in contact with the Archives of History in Jackson to work with them in
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establishing an architectural-historical survey for the City of Bay St. Louis.