Saucier-Bidwell-Pratt House. Built ca. 1855 by Pierre Saucier, whose son was later mayor of Pass Christian, the two-story Greek Revival House located here had a central temple-like portico and square-columned galleries spanning its façade, and an octagonal Gothic Revival outbuilding on its grounds. It was later the home of renowned New Orleans theatre impresario David Bidwell. Known locally as "Union Quarters," the house was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
E. Scenic Drive, just West of Davis Avenue, Pass Christian, MS, United States
Blues & Jazz in the Pass. The histories of blues and jazz are often traced along separate pathways, but, especially on the Gulf Coast, the two genres were intertwined from the earliest days. Blues was a key element in the music of Pass Christian's illustrious native son Captain John Handy (1900-1971) and other locals who played traditional jazz or rhythm & blues. Pass Christian has celebrated its rich African American musical heritage with various festivals, including "Jazz in the Pass," first held here in 1999. Mississippi Blues Commission.
E. Scenic Drive at Davis Avenue, Pass Christian, MS, United States
Dixie "White House." Built by John Backe of New Orleans in 1851. Here in 1913 Pres. Woodrow Wilson and family spent winter vacation as guests of the owner, Miss Alice Herndon. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2008.
E. Scenic Drive at Lang Avenue, Pass Christian, MS, United States
Scenic Drive Historic District. Due to the large number of 19th and early 20th century mansions once located here, Pass Christian's Scenic Drive was heralded as "The Newport of the South." Composed of architecturally significant vacation villas set among live oaks, this National Register listed historic district had the largest and best preserved collection of noteworthy beachfront manors on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina destroyed many of the historic buildings, especially in the western half of the district. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2013.
Intersection of E. Scenic Drive and St. Paul Avenue, Pass Christian, MS, United States