Delcastle is architectually significant in the context of Ocean Springs as a twentieth century vacation home of a New Orleans resident built on an especially palatial scale. The studied informality of its design integrates an irregular plan and such elegant features as wrought iron balconies, arched casement windows with curvilinear muntins, colored tiles, and Corinthian columns with intricately detailed capitals. The grounds of its five acre estate are landscaped in a manner consistent with the relaxed luxury of the architecture. The house was formally determined eligible for the National Register on 20 April 1987 as part of the Ocean Springs MRA, prepared by Brian Berggren, but it was not listed due to owner objection. The house was demolished in March 2007 after having been damaged by Hurricane Katrina on 29 August 2005. |