Location Information
(for the old Waveland Elementary School)
Name:(old) Waveland Elementary School [Waveland Civic Center]
Address:335 Coleman Avenue
City/County:Waveland, Hancock County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1927-30
Architectural Styles(s):Tudor
No. of Stories:1
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:02 Jun 2014
View National Register Nomination Form
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:05-19-2000
Recorded:03-17-2005
Book/Vol. No.:V. BB304, p. 182
Easement Information
Date Signed:02-23-2012
Easement Type:Preservation & Maintenance
Book/Vol. No.:2012 Pg. 2777
Context/Comments
Built about 1927-30, this one-story brick building originally served as the Waveland Elementary School. It was converted into a Civic Center in the early 1970s. It is the sole public building in Waveland to have survived Hurricane Katrina.

This building was listed on the National Register on 2 June 2014. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 19 May 2000.

It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 339, in the listing for the Waveland Business Center, GC11).
Brief Description
One-story, brick, seven-bay Tudor Revival style public facility with a gable roof and crenellated parapet wall. The first and seventh bays are projecting wings; the fourth bay is a recessed entry. Windows are 12/12 wood DHS. Tudor Revival elements include decorative brick facing and corbelled entry arches. The building has a concrete block sill foundation.