Location Information
(for the Webb School)
Name:Webb School
Address:300 Third Street
City/County:Bay St. Louis, Hancock County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1913
Architectural Styles(s):Craftsman
No. of Stories:1
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:21 Nov 1986
NR District Name:Old Bay St. Louis (2010)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:796
    MPS:Historic Resources of Bay St. Louis
View National Register Nomination Form
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:07-14-1986
Recorded:08-12-1986
Book/Vol. No.:V. BB8, p. 26
Easement Information
Date Signed:07-14-1986
Easement Type:Preservation/Maintenance
Book/Vol. No.:V. BB8 Pg. 26
Context/Comments
This one-story wood-frame building, raised upon concrete piers, was built in 1913 as a public school.

The former school building was individually listed on the National Register on 21 November 1986. It was later included as element #796 in the Old Bay St. Louis Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 8 July 2010. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 14 July 1986.

It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 338, GC8).
Brief Description
300 Third Street is a two-story, rectangular plan, raised, wood frame Craftsman structure that is supported by poured concrete piers, is clad with clapboards and stucco, and is sheltered by a side gable roof sheathed with pressed metal panels. Character defining elements include two-story primary elevation foundation piers (which have a "key" motif in them), dual curved stairways leading from grade to the first floor, a full-width shed porch, facade fenestration being composed solely of seven doors, a frieze composed of three-light windows, and exposed rafter tails.
Historic Information
300 Third Street is the oldest remaining school structure in Bay St. Louis. It also is a character defining architectural element within the Third and Citizen street corridors.