Preservation in Mississippi
Archive for
Claude H. Lindsley alive and well… in 1968
In a previous post there had been some discussion of what happened to Claude Lindsley, Jackson architect of the Art Deco Standard Life Building (among many other landmarks), later on in his life. He moved from Houston, Texas some time in the 1950′s to Ocean Springs, Mississippi where he potentially might have planned to eventually retire. By then most … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 8-30-2010
This News Roundup will cover some new news and some of the older news that I could not fit into the last Roundup. And here is the news. Let’s start this News Roundup with news from Starkville, an area that is largely ignored by Preservation in Mississippi because the area usually ignores its architectural heritage. … Continue reading
MissPres Blog Roundup 8-27-2010
Time for another look around at the blogosphere: Imagine my surprise to see a post titled “Mississippi Gulf Coast Architecture” on the Preservation in Pink blog, which is normally focused more on North Carolina and now New England. The post is written by guest blogger Janice Medina, who has recently moved to Biloxi and teaches … Continue reading
Before and After: Coleman High School, Greenville
You may remember back last summer around this time when I was doing the Book Quotes about Hitchcock and Johnson’s The International Style, I posted this old postcard of Coleman High School in Greenville. I was in Greenville recently and decided to check on this school, which I think may now be a middle school. … Continue reading
Springfield Sees New Life
I have to admit Springfield, down in Jefferson County, is one historic house I’ve never made it out to see, even though it was open for tours for many years before the death of the last owner, Arthur LaSalle. Mr. LaSalle died a couple of years ago, and the future of the house–a true plantation … Continue reading
Possible New Historic District Near Pass Christian
Last week the Department of Archives and History held a public meeting in the Pineville Community just north of Pass Christian to discuss a new historic district along Menge Avenue. The meeting was held at Oak Crest on Menge Avenue, a 1920 two-story Neoclassical manor that now serves as a bed and breakfast and event space. The name of the district would … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 8-23-2010
This is a supplemental News Roundup to Malvaney’s Friday post and my first News Roundup since late April. This post is simply to cover the stories that have fallen through the cracks the past few weeks/months. And here is the news. It appears that, although I hope I am not saying this prematurely, the Gulfport … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 8-20-2010
Three weeks of August down, only one and a little bit to go. We can do it, y’all! This week’s roundup has lots of national stories in it, I don’t know why. ————————————- NPR had a fascinating story on All Things Considered this week about the Slave Cabin Project of one Joseph McGill, an employee … Continue reading
Concrete Block Structures of Biloxi
While concrete block has been around for thousands of years it did not become widely accepted as a quality building material in North America until the turn of the 20th century. This general acceptance came about as the manufacturing process became standardized throughout the industry. I would like to take a couple of posts to … Continue reading
Newspaper Clippings: Save Downtown Jackson
We haven’t done a newspaper clipping post in a while, and given yesterday’s post about the Naval Reserve Center down by the fairgrounds in downtown Jackson, I thought this one would be appropriate. First some context: when we walk down the sidewalks of Jackson today, on first glance it retains its historic blocks of commercial … Continue reading
Demolition begins on Jackson’s Naval Reserve Center
Workers have been spotted at the Naval Reserve Center behind the Old Capitol in Jackson over the last week removing windows, interior debris, and sections of the rear wings in preparation for the demolition of most of the rear wings of this National Register-listed building. As we’ve noted before, this project will yield a records … Continue reading
A Lustron House in Clarksdale and Sambo Mockbee all in one post?
A couple months ago, as you recall, we highlighted the one Lustron house left in Jackson (out of originally three), and I made passing mention to the only other known Lustron house in the state up in Clarksdale. Well, lo and behold, Susan Allen, she of Suzassippi’s Lottabusha County Chronicles (which really cannot be said … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 8-13-2010
Long ago in the Year of our Lord 2007, the first two weeks of August, expected to be hot and steamy and muggy and generally uncomfortable, instead became cool, with lows even into the 50s at night, gloriously cool nights that brought out a light blanket, and dry warm days that made you want to … Continue reading
Mississippi Architect: Fellow Tom Biggs
This last installment from the May 1963 issue of Mississippi Architect is an unusual one for the magazine, as it focuses on one particular Mississippi architect who was being honored by the A.I.A. We’ve looked at a few of Tom Biggs buildings here on MissPres, most of them designs from later in his career than … Continue reading
Miss. Architect, May 1963: Lafayette County Jail
LAFAYETTE COUNTY JAIL OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI This county jail is located on one of the main streets in town. The architects who designed it took into account two primary needs: the need for privacy and the need for fresh design. The new structure stands at the site of the old jail, torn down after 90 years of … Continue reading
Mississippi Architect, May 1963
We begin our third entry in the Mississippi Architect series, reprinted courtesy of the Mississippi Chapter of the AIA. If you’ve missed the previous entries, just click the MSArcht tab above to see the tables of contents and read each month’s magazine in its original format. Today, editor Bob Henry gives us a description of … Continue reading
New Internet Resources for MissPresers
While lounging around on vacation last week, and when not sitting on the white sandy beaches (NO OIL!!) of Northwest Florida (this has been a non-paid advertisement for the Gulf Coast tourism industry), I had a chance to catch up on some new internet sites that might of interest to avid MissPresers and non-avid MissPresers … Continue reading
Vacation Postcards: Hotel Thomas Jefferson, Macon
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from our travels to the past.
Vacation Postcards: Yacht Club and Civic Center, Gulfport
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from our travels to the past.
Vacation Postcards: Travel Inn Motel, Indianola
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from our travels to the past.
Vacation Postcards: Monte Cristo Tourist Court, West Point
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Recent Comments