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ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCES 1780-1970 Continued
11.	4l8 South Beach - Otis-Green House - This house is believed to have been designed for an Exposition in New Orleans in the 1890s (as an example of the most modern home design ideas) and then moved to this site after the close of the display. This seems probable as the variety of details, textures and proportions is typical of the Victorian style and well suited to narrow New Orleans lots. The cast iron Corinthian capitals on the porch columns
are a very fine detail.
12.	706 South Beach - Akers House - This simple two story pink cottage, popularly known as the "Spanish Custom House", is probably the oldest building in Bay Saint Louis. A date of 1787 is inscribed in the brickwork and it is very likely the date of construction. The building is solid brick with a stucco finish and the gallery originally encompassed all four sides on both levels. The plan arrangement, proportion and detail all combine to date
this delightful house from the Spanish period before any influences from England or the new United States had an effect on popular taste.
13.	806 South Beach - Baxter House - The detail of porch, columns and cornice on this house are refined Greek Revival of the late 1850s but are very probably a modernization from that period of an earlier house with simpler details. Dormers and bay window are twentieth century additions.
A photograph of this house named "Nellie's Villa" appears in "Along the Gulf".
14.	912 South Beach - Christ Episcopal Church - This modern church erected in 1972 takes its place as an honest reflection of the taste and design ideas of its time. It seems to be very much at home on the beach front without imitating any past architectural details. Good siting, proportion and detail make this an important part of our architectural tradition.
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