Location Information (for the Knights of Columbus Hall) Name: Knights of Columbus Hall Address: 315 Main Street City/County: Bay St. Louis, Hancock County Architectural Information Construction Date: 1917-1924 No. of Stories: 2 Registration Information NR District Name: Beach Boulevard (1980)     NR Status: Contributing     Element No.: 512 NR District Name: Old Bay St. Louis (2010)     NR Status: Contributing     Element No.: 473     MPS: Historic Resources of Bay St. Louis	Loading
Brief Description Two-story, frame, three-bay-wide (w-d-w) Knights of Columbus Hall with a round-arched, inset, center entrance flanked by triple double-hung windows. Bays are divided by full-height pilasters. Second-story windows on the main fa�ade are triple, 1/1 double-hung windows. The building was originally a one-story garage and repair shop, but between 1917-1924, the clapboarded second-story and stucco-clad, two-story, front section were added. A small rear addition with a porch was added between 1924-1930. Side elevations have 9/1 wood double-hung windows and vinyl windows.
Historic Information This building was used as a Knights of Columbus Hall. The first initiation of men into the Bay St. Louis branch of the organization occurred on December 13, 1908 (reported by the Sea Coast Echo newspaper on December 19, 1908). The creation of this organization demonstrates the growing interest in fraternal organizations as the population of Bay St. Louis increased in the early twentieth century.