Preservation in Mississippi
JRGordon
Name This Place 8.4.2
Susan Allen snagged another 4 points for knowing that this morning’s photo was the Simpson County Courthouse in Mendenhall (Andrew Bryan, 1907). This afternoon, I bring you another detail shot:
Name This Place 8.4.1
I let yesterday afternoon’s go long enough with no one getting the site from the interior shot. This stained glass skylight is in the Copiah County Courthouse in Hazlehurst – a 1902 building by my namesake architect James Riely Gordon. I’m claiming victory for stumping everyone and the 4 points go to me. Don’t worry … Continue reading
Name This Place 8.3.2
The Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner by William Sharkey Hull threw SusanAllen a little because of some date confusion (1902? 1909? 1910?). Since she cited sources on these and included the date I had in my mind for the “right” answer (1910), I gave her the point there too. I also copied some info from … Continue reading
Name This Place 8.3.1
Yesterday’s second post – a detail shot – didn’t fool CRPIII. He correctly IDed it as the Alcorn County Courthouse in Corinth and knew it was a 1918 N.W. Overstreet building. Standings: CRPIII – 6 Theodore – 5 Suzassippi – 3 Belinda – 2 ThomasRosell – 1 SusanAllen – 1 With 4 points up for … Continue reading
Name This Place 8.2.2
Once again, I failed to stump everyone. The 9 am entry today was the Jefferson Davis County Courthouse in Prentiss (W.S. Hull, 1907). Some interesting things happened on the scoring of that one though – Theodore IDed it as a different building, but one that was W.S. Hull and Suzassippi and CRPIII posted the correct … Continue reading
Name this Place 8.2.1
Yesterday, we started with the Humphreys County Courthouse in Belzoni (Kramer and Lindsley, 1921-22) for the 9 am post and the 1 pm post was the Attala County Courthouse in Kosciousko (correctly IDed by Belinda) built in 1897 (Thomas Rosell) by Andrew J. Bryan & Co., Architects (Susan Allen). After one day, here’s where the … Continue reading
Name This Place 8.1.2
Theodore nailed this morning’s place – snagging all 4 points for knowing that it was the Humphreys County Courthouse in Belzoni by architects Kramer and Lindsley and built in 1921-22. It being Monday, I thought this morning’s was a “softball” to get you started. Let’s see how y’all do with a closer shot of some … Continue reading
Name This Place 8.0
While our fearless leader is away, the rest of the MissPres World will play. That’s right, it’s time for the latest edition of Name This Place. In the last edition, W. White and I tied for the honors of *Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire* but who will take the title this time? Since I’m hosting this version … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 7-11-2011
I know our fearless leader is going on vacation, so there will be some guest posts this week and everyone should get ready for the next Name This Place Contest to start next week. With that, here’s the news: First, we’ll start on the Coast where the Biloxi Sun Herald reports that two state historic … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 6-20-2011
If you missed it on Friday, Malvaney posted the Mid-way results of the East/Central Mississippi Poll – which you can vote on here if you haven’t already done so. You also still have time to support Tishamingo County in the National Trust’s Community Challenge Contest. First, an AP story that I saw picked up by … Continue reading
French Merci Train Car Moves On Down the Line
Go by the Old Capitol or the War Memorial, and you will notice a change around the parking area. I personally cannot remember a visit to the area (either to the Old Capitol or the the Archives) when the train car was not there. On Friday, however, the small (20.5 feet x 8.5 feet) boxcar … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 6-13-2011
Wow – it’s been about a month since our last Round-up. Before we delve into catching up on the news, don’t forget to vote in the latest 101 Places poll and in the National Trust’s “This Place Matters Community Challenge” contest. Now for the news: A lot of preservation news out of Columbus the past … Continue reading
National Trust “This Place Matters Community Challenge”
We’ll give everyone one more “light post” day to ease back from the MissPres vacation last week. On June 1, The National Trust for Historic Preservation opened voting in their 2011 This Place Matters Community Challenge. This year, they are giving away 3 cash prizes to the organizations/projects (full list here) that receive the most … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 5-15-2011
It’s a shame that with such nice temperatures we have a lot of bad news floating around. Luckily, Malvaney took two of the stories from me the other day with the post about the demolitions in Jackson and Columbus, so I don’t have to completely spoil everyone’s Monday. Still, I might as well get right … Continue reading
Mississippi River Flooding Update
Preservation related news around Mississippi was light since our last round-up, which would normally mean Malvaney would catch us all up on the blogosphere. Instead, however, one of our friends at MDAH, Vicki Myers, is giving us at MissPres some insight about how they are preparing for the coming flooding. ————————— Although we all have … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 5-3-2011
The news was not fun to read this week. Reports from the damage of the tornadoes in Mississippi (and Alabama of course) are still coming in, with new information added each day. We’ll keep on it and report what we know as we know it. Before we get into state specific news, remember that May … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 4-19-2011
So far, I have not seen any stories about major storm damage to historic buildings from this latest round of tornadoes – and I hope that continues to be the case as the reports keep coming in. Unfortunately, we still have plenty of bad news in this week’s round-up (although the good stuff is first). … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 4-4-2011
There’s just one week left to get your votes in for the Central Poll. If you’ve already used up your votes at home and work, then it’s time to spread the word to others to do the same. And I saw that the Mississippi Heritage Trust website has been updated with registration information for “10 … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 3-28-2011
If you’re not into “March Madness” (or if the bracket you filled out for the office pool was shot after the first round), don’t forget that MissPres has our own version going on with the latest voting round to whittle our suggestions list down to the final 101 “Must See” Mississippi Places. There’s a lot … Continue reading
Heroden Baptist Church
Back in February, Malvaney ran this post talking about a new biography of architect W.A. Rayfield and included a list of buildings in Mississippi that he designed. The last one on the list was Heroden Baptist Church in Vicksburg. The church was built in in the 1920s, but was renovated in the 1930s (according to … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 3-14-2011
I plan on some quality time on my patio, reading and enjoying the Spring weather, so I’m jumping right into this week’s news: For those of you keeping track of the calendar, you already know that Pilgrimage started this weekend in Natchez. On Friday, the Democrat, ran a story about the “finishing touches” some of … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 3-7-2011
Time to take a break from pondering which Northeast MS buildings to vote for and catch up on the news. I think it’s interesting that the Northeast is the focus of our current poll – especially since I was sent a link to a new website for the Tupelo Historic Preservation Commission. It’s just getting … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 2-21-2011
I think Spring has sprung in the Magnolia State in the past week or so – which makes me very happy. If you’re like me, you’ve been enjoying the weather – but you may have missed some preservation news. Never fear – my Wi-Fi and patio let me catch everyone up on the news without … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 2-8-2011
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m hoping the groundhog was right about an “early spring” – I’m not a fan of the ice and cold. Plus, as it warms up, we’ll all have more chances to get out and visit the nominees for the 101 Places List we’re creating. Friday was … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 1-31-2011
Wow! I can’t believe that we’re already at the end of January. Here’s a look at the news since our last round-up: Usually, we keep things focused on Mississippi preservation news, but a big story out of Virginia deserves a mention. Preservationists there have been fighting to keep Walmart from building a new store on … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 1-18-2011
Although this roundup isn’t on our typical day, there’s been enough news this week to go ahead and post one this week. We’ll start with a story that most of you probably already know about – especially if you watched Gov. Barber’s State of the State address (or any of the press following it) – … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 1-10-2011
Happy New Year, MissPres, and happy snow day to most of the state! Here’s the new stories that wrapped up 2010 and kicked off 2011. A lot of news from around the Coast in the past few weeks. As Malvaney noted when wrapping up the year, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Pass Christian was demolished … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 12-20-2010
Happy Holidays MissPres! This will end up being the last Roundup this year – and it’s all pretty good this time. Hopefully, any news that pops up the next two weeks will let the first roundup of the New Year be full of good news too! First up is news out of Starkville. The Daily … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 12-6-2010
Brrrr . . . it’s cold outside. Grab a cup of your favorite warm beverage and read the latest preservation news from around the state – OH, and don’t forget to weigh in on what buildings should be on the buildings that should be on our 101 “Must See” list. Last week, we linked a … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 11-29-2010
I was traveling most of this last week, but thanks to the internet was able to keep tabs on preservation news. Believe it or not, December is approaching and so are holiday events in and around historic districts and buildings around the state. I’m sure that Malvaney will put these (and any other events) up … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 11-22-2010
Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! Even though we skipped a week for the News Round-Up so Malvaney could catch us up on the blogging world, I’ve been keeping up with the news from around the state. As you’ll see, the Coast was apparently the place to be for preservation news the past couple of weeks. And … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 11-8-2010
No big intro this week – let’s jump right into the news: The weekly papers covering Waynesboro and Water Valley have recently published stories about how each community is looking at establishing National Register Districts. The meetings local officials have had in recent weeks with MDAH staff have been to talk about the National Register … Continue reading
MissPres News Roundup 11-1-2010
After getting a little experience with the News Roundup a few weeks ago, JRGordon has decided to take it on as a regular contributor. JR has been around the MissPres universe for at least a year now, by my reckoning, and keeps fingers in preservation events and goings-on all around the state. As a side … Continue reading
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