Location Information
(for the Edwards House)
Name:Edwards House [McDonald House]
Address:119 Washington Street
City/County:Bay St. Louis, Hancock County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1909
Architectural Styles(s):Craftsman
No. of Stories:1.5
Registration Information
NR District Name:Beach Boulevard (1980)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:200
NR District Name:Old Bay St. Louis (2010)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:887
    MPS:Historic Resources of Bay St. Louis
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:10-03-2012
Recorded:10-03-2012
Book/Vol. No.:2012/9965
Easement Information
Date Signed:04-11-2007
Easement Type:Preservation/Maintenance
Book/Vol. No.:Book 2007 Page 15399
Context/Comments
The house at 119 Washington Street is an excellent example of a Craftsman Bungalow, a building type nationally popular between 1905 and 1930, and popular in Bay St. Louis between 1905 and the end of World War II.

It was originally listed on the National Register in 1980 as element #200 in the Beach Boulevard Historic District. Because that historic district was severely ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the old district was superseded by the Old Bay St. Louis Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 8 July 2010. The house is now listed as element #887 in the Old Bay St. Louis Historic District. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 3 October 2012 as a condition for receiving a substantial Hurricane Katrina recovery grant.
Brief Description
119 Washington Street is a one-and-one-half story, rectangular plan, wood frame Craftsman Bungalow that is supported by a foundation of brick piers, is clad with wooden shingles, and is sheltered by a multi-gable roof sheathed with faux slate shingles. Character defining features include a wraparound porch with paired tapered columns supported by a random rubble wall, decorative window boxes, 12/1 double-hung wood sash windows and paired 10-light casement windows, exposed rafters, and decorative beams.