Sale of historic Longfellow House nearly complete: "For decades Longfellow House has been used for weddings, receptions and other social functions.
The last time it was used as a private residence was by former Mayor Frank Canty, who bought the home in 1938, said Liz Ford, chairwoman of the Pascagoula Historic Preservation Commission.
Around 1940, Canty sold it to Robert Ingalls, founder of Ingalls Shipbuilding. Ingalls used the Longfellow as a place for visiting dignitaries and other guests and eventually added the restaurant, bar, hotel and swimming pool, said Ford, who enjoyed many summers during her youth there.
'It was a really important part of so many of our summer lives back then,' she said.
The Longfellow is the only beachfront antebellum structure standing from Mobile to New Orleans after Katrina, Ford added."
Thursday, June 01, 2006
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