First Presbyterian

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FF6666" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="008d2462dkdyiz.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="00bcdae0.png" border=0 width="205" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="701 E Scenic Dr">701 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="709 E Scenic Dr">709 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="715 E Scenic Dr">715 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="729 E Scenic Dr">729 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="733 E Scenic Dr">733 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="737 E Scenic Dr">737 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> First Presbyterian</div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="741 E Scenic Dr">741 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="743 E Scenic Dr">743 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="753 E Scenic Dr">753 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="757 E Scenic Dr">757 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="765 E. 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Louise Caldwell, the <I>“Church Street”</I> (now Davis Avenue) for use by First Presbyterian Church</div> <bR> <div> <I>12, 558          6-7-1872</I></div> <div> <I>Marie Louise Caldwell sold to Wm Hart for $4000, a 208' Gulf lot by 567' deep E= Mrs E Pugh, W= Church Street, N= 2</I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>nd</I></FONT><I> Street   (This was probably her residence since this is last recorded transaction) (This Church Street was renamed Davis Avenue) This property later became the Mexican Gulf Hotel</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pineville Property</B></div> <div> 15, 656          9-27-1877</div> <div> Stephen and Elizabeth Dale conveyed to Trustees of First Presbyterian Church of PC for $1, a 70' square lot on Red Creek Road in the Village of Pineville.</div> <bR> <div> 15, 380          1-3-1876     Tax Sale</div> <div> AK and Helena Northrop paid tax amount of $87.51 for Devereaux Property</div> <div> S= Gulf, E= WJ Pattison, W= AV Davis, N= Sec Line #20</div> <bR> <div> 15, 418          2-12-1877     Tax Sale Redemption</div> <div> AK and Helena Northrop conveyed to Alfred V Davis for tax amount of $87.51 (which Northrop paid on 1-3-1876 for Devereaux Property) </div> <div> S= Gulf, E= WJ Pattison, W= AV Davis, N= Sec Line #20</div> <bR> <div> 15, 421          2-19-1877     Deed of Trust      Mortgage cancelled 4/24/1877</div> <div> Finley and Eliza Hiern conveyed in trust a 100' gulf lot to Elliot Henderson for $10 for indebtedness due JL Harris by AK Northrop in amount of $800</div> <div> S= Gulf, E= AK Northrop, N= Second St, W= Chruch Street</div> <bR> <div> 16, 280          10-5-1878     Mortgage Paid out</div> <div> Leopold M Reach and wife Corinne paid off $800 on mortgage note due RH Schmidt on Reach Estate located S=Gulf, E= Thomas Bond, W= John Dale, N= SecLine</div> <bR> <div> 17, 14          10-6-1879</div> <div> Catherine Harper Devereaux and Frances Murphy Devereaux of Georgia, sold to AV Davis For $750, the Devereaux Property including houses</div> <div> 150' Gulf lot W= AV Davis, S= Gulf, N= ½ mile Sec Line #19</div> <bR> <div> <B>Beach Lot Property</B></div> <bR> <div> 19, 356          5-8-1883     Presbyterian Church Lot</div> <div> For $1000, Alfred V.  Davis Sold to Trustees of First Presbyterian Church (E.S. Keep, Wm J  Pattison, John T Hardie, Wm H Thomas, and Henry J Leovy) a 100' lot lying between E= Josephine McCutchon, W= Alfred Vidal Davis, S= Gulf</div> <div> Being the eastern portion of the former “Devereaux Property”which was acquired by AV Davis from AK Northrop on 2-15-1877 DB 15, 418</div> <div> and previous, from Catherine Harper Devereaux and Frances Murphy Devereaux on 2-9-1880  – DB 17, 14</div> <bR> <div> 28, 64               6-6-1892     </div> <div> Trustees of First Presbyterian Church of PC agreed to sell the 71' Church Lot without selling the Church building which would be moved after Sale completion.  Church Members who witnessed the sale offer were: Wm J Pattison, KA Monroe, Polly Monroe, MW Tunstall (widow), Sarah T Block (widow), HE Payne, Peter Meyer, Mrs. EA Meyer, Adolph Kestner, EA Scarborough, Mrs MA Scarborough, Georgia Scarborough, Anna Norris, Mrs Ane Pierson, George Pierson, Elizabeth Dale, BF Lindsey, MV Lindsey, Levi Drew, George Perring, Mrs EM Perring, John R Eaton, and Mrs RE Eaton.</div> <bR> <div> 28, 182          7-8-1892          See DB 28, 64</div> <div> Trustees of First Presbyterian Church of PC were John T Hardie, Wm T Hardie, Henry J Leovy, Victor P Leovy, Thomas J McMillan, and Wm J Pattison.  First Presbyterian Church of PC was incorporated on 3-14-1871.  The Trustees sold the church lot measuring 71' fronting on Front Street by 250' depth along Church Street later named Davis Avenue.  The church building was not included and was to be moved within 60 days.  S= Front St, N= prior by WA Champlin, then by Mrs Fank Whitmann (widow),  W= prior by Mrs Charlotte Brooks, then by A. Luria, E= Church Street (50' street as previously donated by WA Champlin and Mary Louise Caldwell) later named Davis Avenue.</div> <bR> <div> 28, 183          7-8-1892</div> <div> Josie and Louis J Leger, MD (for outstanding debts) and for consideration of $5, conveyed to AK Northrop 71' lot fronting on Front Street by 250' depth along Church Street later named Davis Avenue.  The church building was not included and was to be moved within 60 days.  S= Front St, N= prior by WA Champlin, then by Mrs Fank Whitmann (widow),  W= prior by Mrs Charlotte Brooks, then by A. Luria, E= Church Street (50' street as previously donated by WA Champlin and Mary Louise Caldwell) later named Davis Avenue.</div> <div>      The Legers also signed a $6600 Note payable to Southwestern Building and Loan Assn of NO as debt reduction due payable to AK Northrop.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>According to Caire:</B></div> <div> “The Presbyterian Church was organized about 1870, located on west side of Davis Avenue.  In 1883, a rectory was purchased from Alfred V Davis.  In 1892, the church building was moved to the beach side of Seal Avenue.  A hurricane damaged the property extensively in 1893, and was rebuilt.  The 1915 hurricane completely destroyed it and the congregation started taking services at the Presbyterian Mission Church in Pineville on Menge Avenue.”</div> <bR> <div> <B>Note from Dan Ellis:</B></div> <div> In one instance, from Wiegand Notes, Alfred Vidal Davis was described as being a Minister for the First Presbyterian Church.  This seems unlikely since A.V. Davis was financially well off and also had sold a vacant lot to the Church Trustees for $1000, which was a substantial sum.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id24_m.htm" TITLE="First Presbyterian"><B>Top of Page</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>