You heard it here first (or second if you attended MHT’s Unveiling Party last night at Jackson’s Duling School, right in the heart of my funky Fondren neighborhood). As usual, I did not win any of the artwork I bid on,… Read More ›
Month: April 2011
Abandoned Mississippi: First Christian Church, Jackson
Jackson’s First Christian Church doesn’t exactly fit in with some of our other Abandoned Mississippi sites. It doesn’t sit crumbling, left alone in the woods or out in a field, far from the city. From the outside, in fact, the… Read More ›
Touring River Road in the Springtime
While in New Orleans, I saw more than just the abandoned Charity Hospital and Harper manhole covers. In fact, I toured for the first time a few properties on the famed River Road, once lined with grand plantation houses all… Read More ›
They Fought the Feds and the Feds Won
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lunchtime roundtable discussion at the Society of Architectural Historians meeting hosted by the Louisiana chapter of the Modernist preservation group DOCOMOMO (a slightly difficult but fun-to-say… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Stepping on Jackson, Mississippi in NOLA
Last week, while y’all were having fun trying to win the Name This Place contest, I was down in New Orleans slaving away. Well, I have to be honest, I was spending my free time and even some of my… Read More ›
Lawrence County’s River Road Listed
As some of you may recall, last June we ran a post about the efforts of a group in Lawrence County to get their historic river road designated as a Mississippi Landmark. (Actually, as it turns out, the group was… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Name This Place 7: Results!
In the final day of last week’s Name This Place contest, martin seigrist was able to correctly identify the Administration Building on the campus of the University of South Mississippi. W. White shared a plethora of information including the building’s… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.5.1
We’ve made it all the way to Friday but the fun isn’t over yet. W. White took a strong lead the first day and has continued to battle it out with JRGordon and martin seigrist for first. But don’t let… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.4.1
Well we are past the half way point this week but with plenty more posts to come it’s any reader’s game! martin seigrist was able to identify the columns of the Lyceum designed by William Nichols on the Ole Miss… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.3.1
In yesterday’s posts, martin seigrist took the first points by correctly identifying the First Baptist Church in Canton. JRGordon identified the building’s architect as R.H. Hunt, while W. White picked up a point for calling out other Mississippi buildings designed by… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.2.1
In yesterday’s first post, W. White became our first leader with two points by correctly identifying the capitals of the Old Capitol in Jackson and its architect William Nichols. JRGordon followed up with information regarding the construction and subsequent restorations… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.1.1
If you’re just joining us, you’ve picked a great time. We’re at the very start of our Name This Place: Capitol Edition contest, wherein MissPres readers battle for the much-coveted title of Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire. At the end of the… Read More ›
Name This Place 7.1: It’s all in the details.
Mississippi is known for its buildings with big white columns. Houses, Churches, Banks, and Courthouses, can be found all across the state employing every order imaginable. But just how recognizable are these buildings when only looking at the columns? Well… Read More ›
Central Poll Results
I’m taking the liberty of posting on Sunday because this coming week, beginning tomorrow, we have a whole new round of our popular but lately neglected Name This Place contest. This time we’re offering a whole new twist, and I… Read More ›
A Mystery: Which building(s) were “The Fairgrounds Motel”?
After yesterday’s post about the Agriculture and Industry buildings on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, a new MissPreser Catherine sent me a couple of links she found on the internet that bring the confusion over which buildings were the ones used… Read More ›
Balancing Industry with Agriculture
I was wandering around the Mississippi State Fairgrounds on a beautiful Sunday afternoon recently and saw that one of the twin buildings standing at the Jefferson Street front of the fairgrounds is named “Agriculture” and the other one is named… Read More ›
Mississippi Architect, Nov. 1963: LaRue Residence, Jackson
Today’s post from the November 1963 issue of the Mississippi Architect introduces us to a house I’ve never seen and don’t even know where it is to look for it. The information presented locates it on a “private lake north… Read More ›
Mississippi Architect, Nov. 1963: We Build With Confidence (and Cool New Materials)
In his editorial for the November 1963 issue of Mississippi Architect, Bob Henry sets forth a little history of the architectural profession in Mississippi, not only showing the increasing professionalization of the state’s architects but the large numerical growth after… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 