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President Broadwater Hotel company history timeline

1815

When his artillery position on the West Bank of the Mississippi River was overrun by British soldiers in January 1815, Lt.

1845

The Daily Picayune, Batchelor’s Hall, Biloxi, Mississippi”, July 2, 1845.

1846

Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause 28, 'The Estate of Peter Flanagan"-November 1846.

Peter Flanagan died at Biloxi in 1846.

1848

John W. Nixon opened his Biloxi House for the summer season on June 8, 1848.

1853

The Daily Picayune, “Batchelor’s Hall, Biloxi”, May 28, 1853.

1856

The Daily Picayune, “To rent at Biloxi, Mississippi”, May 27, 1856.

1858

The Daily True Delta, “Biloxi Hotel to rent”, February 28, 1858.

1860

The Sunday Delta, “Biloxi Hotel Rent”, March 25, 1860.

1865

Doctor H.N. Sherrill married Miss Hardy in September 1865.

1868

Charles DeJean acquired his hotel property in March 1868, for $2500 from George Binder, attorney in fact of Carl Schwarz and the heirs at law of John Crusius, deceased of New Orleans.

1870

Its pier was the disembarkation place for the society people arriving at Biloxi to enjoy its fine food, hospitality, and the gaiety of life, joie de vivre, that was offered to all visitors. It was operational before the first railroad was established between Mobile and New Orleans in 1870.

1874

In May 1874, Chancellor W.G. Henderson of the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi opined and adjudicated in the partition suit of Chancery Court cause No.

1880

P.J. Montross came to Biloxi, Mississippi before 1880 and became engaged in the hotel business on Front Street [Beach Boulevard] and Lameuse Street.

1886

In September 1886, the Nixon Heirs conveyed the Nixon Hotel property on Biloxi's east Beach to Harry Turner Howard for $4000.

1889

The Biloxi Herald, "Advertisement", November 30, 1889.

Broadwater Hot Springs has Rich History Colonel Charles Broadwater built the world famous Broadwater Hotel and Natatorium in 1889, the year Montana achieved statehood.

1891

The Biloxi Herald, “The Glorious Fourth”, July 4, 1891.

In 1891 the Cress Villa was built on Beach Road west of Lameuse.

1892

As early as the spring of May 1892, the Montross Hotel Wharf was the scene of tourist activity.

1893

The Biloxi Herald, “Montross Hotel”, December 9, 1893.

In 1893, the Sea Coast Academy began operations under the ownership and tutelage of Doctor Rodebuch [sic] and son.

1894

After departing Biloxi circa 1894, Wallace had worked at the Hotel Lanz at Mexico City.

1895

In March 1895, local decorators White & Suter were lauded for the quality of their paper hanging, painting and interior decorating of the Dukate edifice.

1896

[The Biloxi Herald, October 24, 1896]

1898

In September 1898, Roderick Seal and spouse sold the Montross Hotel to John H. Miller and John Carraway for $12,000.(Harrison County, Ms.

1899

The Biloxi Herald, “Sazarac Lunch House”, May 16, 1899.

1900

The Biloxi Daily Herald, “City News”, October 30, 1900.

In early November 1900, a spectacular conflagration which began near the L&N Depot on Reynoir Street destroyed about ninety structures in a southerly direction between the L&N railroad tracks and the beach.

1901

In January 1901, Monsieurs Sawford and Affeld reported that they had received six applications for reservations on January 10th from prospective winter guests from more northern climes.

1902

The Biloxi Daily Herald, “Races for the soldiers”, August 13, 1902.

1903

After the death of Doctor H.N. Sherrill in Tennessee on July 8, 1903, Hugh V. Sherrill, Algie S. Sherrill and their mother settled at Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

It was after Laz Lopez’s death [September 25, 1903]. It was built as a sanatorium.

1904

In May 1904, John Carraway while in New York City sold his one-half interest in the Montross Hotel to John Henry Miller.

1908

The Daily Herald, “Carnvail (sic) next year to be bigger and better”, April 1908.

1910

The Daily Herald, “Punches Biloxi Hotel Operator”, August 2, 1910.

1913

In January 1913, Doctor Folkes hosted the Harrison County Medical Association at his sanitarium.

The Daily Herald, “Cadillac wins Grunewald Cup in race from Orleans to Biloxi, June 30, 1913.

1914

In July 1914, J.W. Apperson, E.T. Apperson, and George W. Grayson chartered the Apperson Hotel Company.

1915

The Daily Herald, “John Slidell Nixon is dead”, September 11, 1915.

Died at Biloxi on October 9, 1915.

1917

In 1917, he and May S. Affeld were domiciled at 2612 Hampden Court in the Windy City.

1918

The Daily Herald, “Nixon place is sold at auction”, August 7, 1918.

1919

The Daily Herald, “Will be known as Hotel Biloxi”, February 20, 1919.

1920

In September 1920, J.H. Miller conveyed the Montross Hotel to J.W. Apperson for $26,000.(Harrison County, Ms.

1921

The Daily Herald, “Making home in Texas”, May 12, 1921.

1924

The Daily Herald, “Riviera Hotel changes hands”, June 12, 1924.

The Caldwell family had left Biloxi in 1924.

1925

The selling price was $150,000.(The Jackson County Times, April 25, 1925 and Harrison County, Ms.

1926

In July 1926, Fitzpatrick and Levine dealt their assignment of the Hotel Biloxi to Harold R. Bechtel and George M. Bechtel of Davenport, Iowa.

Apperson”, December 3, 1926.

1927

Hugh V. Sherrill expired at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico on October 22, 1927.

1928

The Daily Herald, 'To open Avon', Febuary 8, 1928.

1929

White was offered a position with the Hotel Dixie Sherman at Panama City, Florida which was built in 1929.

1930

The Daily Herald, “Caldwells abroad”, July 31, 1930.

As the Riviera Hotel was to be closed until early 1930, guests were located to other inns.

1934

J.W. Apperson’, May 1934.

June 1934-Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No.

1936

The Daily Herald, “Remodeling pavilion”, November 21, 1936.

1938

He had previous experience in the hotel industry at Cape May, New Jersey and came to Biloxi in October 1938 for a visit.

1940

The Powers party was sued in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi in March 1940.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk.

1941

The first contingent of recruits arrived at Biloxi on August 21, 1941.(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keesler_Air_Force_Base)

The Daily Herald, “Announce personnel of Riviera Hotel”, August 11, 1941.

The state began to crack down on gambling and in 1941 the Hotel was closed down.

1942

Sherrill attended his graduation at New Haven in June 1942.

1945

Joe W. Brown's crown jewel of his petroleum business was the Valentine Oil Field in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana where he began exploring for hydrocarbon bearing sands in 1945 on his Harang and Dousson leases.

1947

The one-hundred room, Avelez Hotel was renamed the Earle Hotel and T.R. Brady, manager, was replaced by H.R. Davern on January 1, 1947.

The Daily Herald, “Once busy Biloxi Beach deep in sand”, September 24, 1947.

1948

The Daily Herald, “Morse-Sherrill”, November 15, 1948.

1951

The Daily Herald, “Phillip Caldwell dies in Chicago”, June 9, 1951.

1953

In May 1953, Alfonse G. Mahony conveyed the Hotel Biloxi to G.E. Weaver, trustee and assistant secretary of Banker’s Life and Casualty.

1955

The Daily Herald, “Riviera Hotel on Biloxi Beach is purchased for $100,000”, December 23, 1955.

Soon after he had become an investor there in 1955, he acquired the defunct and failed, Las Vegas Race Track for $1 million dollars.

1956

The Daily Herald, "Know your Coast-Magnolia Hotel", July 7, 1956.

1957

Katherine W. Powers died at Biloxi, Mississippi in September 1957 leaving her son, John W. Powers, and M.C. Waggoner, a brother, at Tylertown, Mississippi.

1958

Down South, 'Buena Vista opens new $1 million motel' , May-June 1958.

In the spring of 1958, the Biloxi Hotel now owned by the MacArthur Hotels group headed by Charles H. Little and W.J. Canfield, performed a $50,000 refurbishment of the old Southern Colonial, style hostel.

1959

The Daily Herald, 'Know Your Coast'-Today Two Readers Take Over The Column', January 30, 1959.

In January 1959, before his death, Joe W. Brown and Dorothy Dorsett Brown created the BROWN FOUNDATION at New Orleans.

1963

The Daily Herald, “New Operation at Hotel Biloxi”, January 30, 1963.

1969

Glengarriff was sold to El Madrid, Inc. in March 1969, by Mrs.

1970

The Board of Directors of the Avelez Hotel held a special meeting on March 18, 1970 and unanimously vote to sell their old Montross-Riviera Hotel lot on Lameuse and Beach Boulevard.

1971

The Daily Herald, “Adrian Weill taken by death”, February 22, 1971.

1972

The job was expected to take 30 days and their remuneration was $25,000.(The Daily Herald, December 1, 1972)

1979

The Broadwater Athletic Club and Hot Springs officially opened its doors October 17, 1979.

1987

The Sun Herald, "Filmaker considers Broadwater purchase", May 1, 1987.

1989

Joe W. (Dorothy Dorsett) Brown, whose horses won the Louisiana Derby and New Orleans Handicap six times each, died Saturday, October 14, 1989, of a heart attack at her home in New Orleans.

Shortly thereafter the first of three Hot Springs pools was opened. It is quite the experience to be swimming outside in a snowstorm! In 1989, a third Hot Springs pool was built.

1991

Jerome Lepre, Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, Volume I, (Catholic Diocese of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991)

1994

The Biloxi-D’Iberville Press, “The History of the Biloxi area-Avelez Hotel”, March 23, 1994.

2000

The terms were the same as their first lease with the exception that the Leonettis agreed to erect a one-story, 1600 square-foot addition to the Riviera Hotel to cost not less than $2000.(Harrison County, Ms.

2007

Family lore relates that H. Virgil Sherrill had contracted tuberculosis and may have traveled to the western United States to improve his health.(S. Ann R. Morse, July 30, 2007)

2015

Since 2015, five old pools have been demoed and six new free form pools have been added, giving the Broadwater seven bodies of water.

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