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MissPres News Roundup 5-21-2012

Time keeps flying – it’s hard to believe it’s already this late in May.  There’s still some Preservation Month activities before June is upon us – check on the calendar for dates and times. And here’s the news: We are going to start with Natchez where I read an editorial from MissPres reader Kathleen Jenkins … Continue reading »

MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Jerkinhead Gable

Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week.  As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here.  Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have?  This week’s word is probably my favorite style of gable, just because it’s different. I’ve scoured the National … Continue reading »

History of Art in MS: Churches (I)

Well, this is embarrassing. In October 2010 I started a Book Quotes series from the valuable little book History of Art in Mississippi, published in 1929. After a week, I hadn’t made it through the chapter titled Architecture, and I promised to finish with a few extra single posts. As you know,the best laid plans … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 5-7-2012

I hope everyone is thinking about the different Historic Preservation Month related events that are on the calendar. Late April saw a slew of stories around the nation on the anniversary of last year’s tornado outbreak.  While most of these focused on Alabama, Smithville had its coverage too.  This story in the Hattiesburg American is … Continue reading »

MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Imbrex

Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week.  As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here.  Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have?  While last week’s word might be out of the norm our word this week is a little … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 4-23-2012

Before I jump in to this week’s Roundup, I want to remind everyone that the Statewide Preservation Conference is this week on the Gulf Coast.  This is a year when Mississippi Heritage Trust gives out preservation awards, so I expect we’ll see press releases from that even popping up in future roundups. A story this … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 3-26-2012

Got some troubling news in this week’s round up – so I’m trying to balance it with the joy of being able to type it up while sitting outside enjoying the wonderful Spring weather (thank goodness for laptops and wireless internet connections!) Here’s the news: The City of Tupelo is questioning if the $175,000 grant … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 3-19-2012

Google tells me that the first day of Spring is tomorrow – but judging by the layer of pollen on my car, I’d say it started weeks ago.  Hope everyone is getting out and taking advantage of the warm (but not hot) temps to see some cool places! Since our last round-up, our friends and … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 3-5-2012

Wow!  I can’t believe it’s March already.  Lots of Spring events on the calendar to take advantage of, so be sure to check it out.  Now for the news: The biggest story I saw this week was from Natchez, where the Democrat reported that United Mississippi Bank was expected to assume ownership of Monmouth during … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 2-27-2012

March is almost upon us – and the MissPres calendar has all the events that are “Springing” up around the state.  One to add to the calendar is the Loose Caboose Festival in Newton – which is this Saturday. And now the rest of the news: Up in Tupelo, the possibility of having a “waiting … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 2-13-2012

Happy Monday!  Here’s the latest preservation news from around the state: We’ll start on the Coast where 33rd Avenue School in Gulfport is back in the news.  If you remember from a couple of posts last summer (here and here), the conflict surrounding the school is that the Department of Labor wants to demolish the … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 1-30-2012

After last week, I thought I might have to change my name and hide for a while with all the bad news to report, but found this week to be better, so I decided it was safe to do the roundup. Been trying to watch for stories on the Corinth Machinery Building, which was part … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 1-23-2012

Disclaimer: I just roundup the news stories, so don’t shoot the messenger . . . Might as well start with the worst of it . . . the crazy weather lately has causes major damage to the Corinth Machinery Building.  W. White wrote up a little background on the building during the 101 Places Voting … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 1-17-2012

Wow! We’re already into the 3rd week of January.  I know our friends at MDAH are busy this week – National Register Nominations will be considered at their Review Board meeting on Thursday and their Board of Trustees meets Friday – probably with some Mississippi Landmarks on the agenda.  We’ll see what news comes out … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 1-3-2012

Happy New Year MissPres! I was on vacation for the holidays – but preservation in the news kept going (and thanks to Malvaney and Theodore who helped make sure I didn’t miss these stories while I was gone).  Unfortunately, the last weeks of the year brought bad news from a couple places . . . … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 12-12-2011

This may surprise everyone, but today’s Roundup is the final one for 2011 because of the end of year posts we have planned the next two weeks.  A lot of the news I saw this week were local press releases on the projects receiving Community Heritage grants – which we covered with MDAH’s release – … Continue reading »

Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Natchez

Today’s post is Chapter 8 in our series re-printing Frank Brooks’ “Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Stories about Streetcars,” originally published in 1983. View other posts in the series at the “Streetcars” tab. ——————————————————————– The quaint old city of Natchez is another Mississippi city which enjoyed electric trolleys clanging up and down its hills and … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 10-31-2011

Happy Halloween! I think the Great Pumpkin brought us treats early, but unfortunately there is one “trick” in the round up this week. First, news out of Natchez where Stanton Hall has had structural engineers examining the building to locate the source(s) of problems in the landmark house.  The article talks about some new technologies … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 10-17-2011

Compared to the last couple of Mondays, this week’s roundup feels pretty short.  So after you’ve caught up on the news, go check out the voting on the Delta Poll for our 101 Places list. We’re going to start in east Mississippi where the news is that the demolition process for the Hotel Meridian has … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 10-10-2011

For the second week in a row, we have a lot of news to share from around the state – so I’m going to get right into it: First, a story we’ve been following out of Columbus for a couple of months has come up again.  According to the Dispatch, the ongoing efforts to create … Continue reading »

MissPres Newsroundup 10-3-2011

MissPres may have been off last week (and showing some fun vacation post cards), but the news didn’t stop.  In fact, with the cooler weather, I think preservation related news and events are just starting to heat up. October is Archeology Month and I hear from some archeologist pals that there are events planned around … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 9-13-2011

The nicer temps last week made me yearn for Fall – and I hope the weather is nice for all of us to plan trips to Fall Pilgrimages that are on the calendar and/or to see places likely to end up on our 101 List. And now, the news:WXVT in the Delta had a short … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 8-30-2011

A lot of the news this past week focused on the East Coast and Hurricane Irene – which made me (and probably a lot of you as well) remember that the Katrina anniversary was yesterday; hence no post in memory of that important event in Mississippi preservation history. Despite that, I still found plenty of … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 8-15-2011

This week’s Roundup makes me feel like I’m in a bad sequel to a previous summer blockbuster film like Jaws: The Revenge.  Okay, so maybe comparing it to one of the worst films ever made exaggerates this week’s news a little, but August has brought some hot topics – and not so great news – … Continue reading »

MissPres News Roundup 7-25-2011

While we’ve been reading about Mound Bayou and playing our 8th Round of Name This Place, here’s what’s been going on in Preservation News around the state: First, news from the Dispatch in Columbus where the local commission is looking to create a new local historic district in Southside.  Everything in the article tells me … 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 6-13-2011

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 »

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 »

2011 CLG Grants Announced

I had a quiet Easter and enjoyed getting outside in the beautiful late Spring weather. Take advantage of it while it lasts, because it won’t last much longer. Over the weekend, I checked in on the MDAH website and found that this year’s Certified Local Government grants have been announced after being voted on by … 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 »

Photographer Joseph Molitor’s 1952 Trip to Mississippi

To follow up on yesterday’s post regarding Architectural Photographer Joseph W. Molitor, this week is the 59th anniversary of Joseph Molitor’s first trip to Mississippi and what better way to celebrate than to share the buildings he photographed? According to the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, which has an extensive collection … 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 »

Spring Pilgrimage Time

JRGordon’s note about the pilgrimage in yesterday’s News Roundup reminded me that it is indeed about that time of year. In fact, with the crazily warm weather we’ve been having, it looks like the pilgrimages better get going soon before we hit summer! As I’ve noted before, I was a late convert to Pilgrimages, laden … 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 »

Mississippi Architects and Architecture from “The American School and University” 1928-1934

From 1928, the first year the American School Publishing Corporation in New York began publishing The American School and University: A Yearbook Devoted to the Design, Construction, Equipment, Utilization, and Maintenance of Educational Buildings and Grounds, until the Sixth Annual Edition in 1933-1934, the educational architecture journal published a section entitled “Architects for Educational Buildings.” According … Continue reading »

Blink Twice and Arlington Might Vanish…

A disastrous fire swept through the attic story of Arlington on September 17th, 2002. The roof was repaired the following year and it was thought that the eventual restoration of the house would follow, if not immediately, then within a reasonable period of time. Instead, the house continued to sit and decay before the eyes … 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 »

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