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Mississippi Architect, July 1963: Architect’s Office
Ok, if you hate Modernism, or if you love Craftsman bungalows, or if your name is W. White, you might just want to stop reading right now. Today’s post, a reprint of the feature article in the July 1963 issue of Mississippi Architect, makes us all remember why the preservation movement got started in the … Continue reading
Mississippi Architect, July 1963
Today we move into the July 1963 issue 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 encourages the … Continue reading
Lost Mansions of Mississippi, The Sequel
I had heard that Mary Carol Miller was writing a sequel to her helpful yet heartbreaking Lost Mansions of Mississippi, but from what I could tell, it wasn’t coming out in stores until October. But as proof that the early bird gets the worm, I spied a whole stack of Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Volume … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 9-27-2010
Well, Fall has possibly arrived for good in Mississippi, as of yesterday, but I for one am not getting my hopes up. I got .11 inches of rain at my house–maybe y’all got more. What’s been going on round these parts lately? ——————————— Speaking of drought and rain, the Northside Sun (9-23-2010) ran a great … Continue reading
Friday Just for Fun
Now that I’ve been mentally freed (thanks, W!) to post the News Roundups on Mondays, I can leave Friday for something light and fun if I want to, and this week, we ask a light and fun question of terminology. I’ve seen these types of awnings around, and I figure they’re probably late 1950s to … Continue reading
Abandoned Mississippi: Kuhn Memorial State Hospital, Vicksburg
Tucked away on the Jackson Road (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) between downtown Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park stands a huge abandoned hulk that today emanates despair but was for over a century a place of hope for poor citizens of Mississippi in need of medical attention. Kuhn State Hospital started life … Continue reading
Architect Pics: William Nichols (1780-1853)
Well ok, this isn’t a traditional architect picture post. In fact, I don’t know that a picture exists of our own esteemed William Nichols–I don’t have Ford Peatross’ William Nichols’ Architect handy in front of me. Nichols was one of the first professional architects to reside in Mississippi (after Levi Weeks in Natchez). He certainly … Continue reading
Concrete Block Structures of Biloxi (Part II)
Last time all the buildings featured one type of block face. Today the two buildings we will look at feature two or more types of block. By the turn of the 20th century a block machine that could make a different block face simply by changing the faceplate is common place. “The faceplates may be made of any design … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 9-20-2010
Could the horrible summer weather we’ve been having be a punishment of some kind, maybe for the demolition of the Central Delta Academy, or since it started before that, the project at the Naval Reserve Center? Or am I reading too much into it? At any rate, W. White has convinced me that Monday works … Continue reading
Round the Blogosphere 9-17-2010
Since we had a News Roundup on Monday, courtesy of W. White, today we’ll take a look around the blogosphere and news from the wider world. One of my favorite blog series to come along in a while is Marty Kittrell’s “Sermons of Hwy 27″ series last week. Check out all the posts beginning with … Continue reading
Carnegie Building at MS Industrial College
Several posts in the last few months have focused on the terrible shape and continuing decline of the incredible little campus of the Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs. Hopefully, we’ll be hearing more about the true condition of the buildings from Ben Ledbetter who recently visited the campus, 25 years after serving as architect … Continue reading
Jackson’s Fondren Neighborhood: Historic and Hip
Pretty much everywhere I go lately, someone asks me, “Have you read The Help?” “No,” I reply, “I’m waiting for the movie.” Not only will seeing the movie save me time, it will also showcase my neighborhood, the hippest, coolest neighborhood in Jackson. I refer, of course, to Fondren. (My neighbors and several friends will … Continue reading
Fall Happenings
Admittedly it doesn’t seem very much like fall yet, except for a few coolish evenings, but it is time to start planning ahead for courses to help grow in your knowledge of Mississippi architecture (and maybe help you win your own Name This Place contest) or weekend trips to the many interesting and historic places … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 9-13-2010
Let me start out with the most important news of the last week: I am the new Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire. The third try was the charm for me. I led from the first day (which I had done before) but this time did not relinquish the lead. Let me repeat that news: I am the … Continue reading
A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire
W. White took the lead from the first day’s Name This Place competition this week and only widened it each day to earn his first win and the right to wear the crown Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire. Congratulations, W! I know you will be working on your acceptance speech and formulating your agenda: speaking engagements, waving … Continue reading
Name This Place 6.5.3
And last but not least, to put Name This Place 6 to bed:
Name This Place 6.5.1
Well, y’all could have seen me do my specially choreographed end-zone dance that I was planning yesterday afternoon when it looked like nobody was going to guess the second Name This Place, but then Belinda popped in after 6 hours and cheerfully announced the correct answer. So no end-zone dance for me this time, and … Continue reading
Name This Place 6.4.2
This may be the one that gets ol’ Malvaney a spot in the Name This Place standings . . .
Name This Place 6.4.1
Ok, yesterday I thought I’d throw a little slow pitch on the first post (Rosalie) to get everyone complacent and then whip a couple of blistering fast balls past in the next two posts (Grover Hotel, Runnelstown Gymnasium). But you MissPresers once again got the better of me and easily knocked all three out of … Continue reading
Name This Place 6.3.1
Under the old Name This Place rules, W. White’s current 5 point lead would be insurmountable, but nowadays, with up to three pictures a day, it’s still anybody’s game. If you’re just joining us, read The Rules first and jump right in. If you’re in the running already, grab any extra points you can after … Continue reading
Name This Place 6.2.1
In yesterday’s first post, Susan Allen became our first leader by correctly identifying the Quitman County Courthouse in Marks. W. White also got a point on that first post and then grabbed two more by identifying the Rocky Springs Methodist Church in the second post. If you’re just joining us, jump right in, there’s still … Continue reading
Name This Place 6.1.1
If you’re just joining us, you’ve picked a great time. We’re at the very start of our 6th Annual Name This Place contest, wherein MissPres readers battle for the much-coveted title of Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire. At the end of the week, maybe it will be you standing on that podium while the National Anthem plays … Continue reading
Not Your Grandma’s Name This Place Contest
Tomorrow, we’ll start a new Name This Place contest, an exciting time in the life of all MissPresers. It’s been a while since we’ve had a contest, and I know we’ve had a number of new readers join our group since then. For those of you who have come around these parts since the last … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 9-4-2010
Since preservation is of course not limited to Mississippi and there is a number of national (or at least non-Mississippi) news articles that have piqued my interest, this is a special edition of the MissPres News Roundup. And here is the news. The first comes from al.com, specifically from The Birmingham News (thank you Mitchell Memorial Library for … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 9-3-2010
I think we’ve set a record for most News Roundups in two weeks (four total). This puts us in fine shape to take next week off for a little contest. Yes, MissPresers, you heard right! It’s been almost four months since our last Name This Place contest, and I think Labor Day is a great … Continue reading
Mississippi Architect, June 1963: Reid Residence
The second article from the June 1963 Mississippi Architect is about a house in Jackson’s Woodland Hills neighborhood, the Reid House. Those of you who have been around MissPres for a while may remember that this house was featured in the Clarion-Ledger last year and is recognized around town as “the house with trees growing … Continue reading
Mississippi Architect, June 1963
Today and tomorrow are the fourth in the Mississippi Architect series, an on-going effort to reprint (with permission of course) the monthly journal of the Mississippi AIA, published originally from March 1963 through March 1965. In today’s edition, we can almost hear editor Bob Henry thinking “Be careful what you wish for” as he responds … Continue reading
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