page_title: Old Spanish Fort (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
hierarchical_section_title: Old Spanish Fort (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
caption_attribution_description: English: Old Spanish Fort (Pasgagoula, Mississippi) suffered wind and flood damage from Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
context_page_description: The LaPointe-Krebs House, also known as the "Old Spanish Fort" and "Old French Fort," was built on the shore of Lake Catahoula near what is now Pascagoula, Mississippi, on land granted to the French Canadian Joseph Simon dit La Pointe. Construction of the house is tentatively believed to have begun circa 1757 based on dendrochronology of structural timbers, making it the state's oldest surviving building and the only French colonial-era structure in the state. It is easily one of the oldest scientifically-confirmed standing structures on the Gulf Coast of the United States, along with the Old Ursuline Convent in New Orleans. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1984. The LaPointe-Krebs House is owned and operated by the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation as a museum.
context_section_description: The LaPointe-Krebs House, also known as the "Old Spanish Fort" and "Old French Fort," was built on the shore of Lake Catahoula (Krebs Lake) near what is now Pascagoula, Mississippi, on land granted to the French Canadian Joseph Simon dit La Pointe.  Construction of the house is tentatively believed to have begun circa 1757 based on dendrochronology of structural timbers, making it the state's oldest surviving building and the only French colonial-era structure in the state. It is easily one of the oldest scientifically-confirmed standing structures on the Gulf Coast of the United States, along with the Old Ursuline Convent in New Orleans. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1984.  The LaPointe-Krebs House is owned and operated by the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation as a museum.
caption: Main facade in 2006
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