As I mentioned yesterday, due to my natural soft-hearted nature, our famous and infamous list of 101 Places is actually a list of 106 Places, but I make no apologies. It’s not the list I would have come up with on my own, but that’s the point of doing polls–to find out what other people think. Come to think of it, any list I came up on my own would be much longer than 106 properties, so this list is probably as lean and mean as we’ll get it.
For the most part, the highest polling properties in each region made it on the list. Further down on each list, I did cut a few here and there so that I could add a few properties I thought needed to be on the list. Most of my tweaking was made with the intent of bringing the regions into slightly better balance, or ensuring a variety of building types (i.e., not all churches or courthouses) and architectural eras (i.e., not all antebellum). I still wish I had been able to get a few more post-World War II buildings on the final list, but that’s a battle to be fought another day.
Here’s the final results by region and by architectural era.
In the next week or so, we’ll add a map to this list for easier trip planning, should you wish to take advantage of the fabulous non-winter weather we’ve been having lately.
And so, without further ado, here’s the final list. Read ’em and rejoice, read ’em and weep, just don’t read ’em and whine.
Natchez District (view regional poll results):
- Auburn, Natchez – (1812, c. 1830) (National Historic Landmark)
- Choctaw, Natchez – (1836)
- Dunleith, Natchez – (1856-57) (National Historic Landmark)
- Glen Auburn, Natchez – (1875)
- Longwood, Natchez – (1860-62) (National Historic Landmark)
- Melrose, Natchez – (1841) (National Historic Landmark)
- Richmond, Natchez – (1784, c. 1800-10, 1832, 1860) (National Register)
- Rosalie, Natchez – (1822-23, 1850s) (National Historic Landmark)
- Stanton Hall, Natchez – (1857-58) (National Historic Landmark)
- St. Mary’s Basilica (exterior and interior), Natchez – (1842-86, with later alterations)
- Commercial Bank, Natchez – (1838) (National Historic Landmark)
- St. Mary’s Chapel at Laurel Hill Plantation, near Natchez – (1837-39) (National Register)
- Jefferson College, Washington, Adams County – (1817-19, 1837-39, with later alterations) (National Register)
- West Feliciana Railroad Office/Bank, Woodville – (1834) (National Register)
- Christ Church, Episcopal, Church Hill, Jefferson County – (1857-58) (National Register)
- Oakland Chapel, Alcorn State University, Lorman – (National Historic Landmark)
- Poplar Hill School, Fayette vicinity, Jefferson County – (c. 1923) (National Register)
- Gemiluth Chessed Synagogue, Port Gibson
- Windsor Ruins, Claiborne County – (1859-61) (National Register)
Gulf Coast (view regional poll results):
- Old Spanish Fort (De le Pointe-Krebs House), Pascagoula (18th century) [National Register]
- Charnley House, Ocean Springs (1890s) [National Register]
- Gryder House (“Cat House”) (1960) Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs Community Center (1945-48) [National Register]
- Beauvoir, Biloxi (c.1854) [NHL, National Register]
- Biloxi Cemetery
- Biloxi Lighthouse (1848) [National Register]
- White House Hotel, Biloxi (1920s)
- St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Biloxi (1964)
- Mary Mahoney’s (“Old French House” or Brunet-Fourchet House), Biloxi (1830s) [National Register]
- Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island (1859-1863) [National Register]
- Gulfport Veterans Administration Hospital
- Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis (c.1926)
- St. Augustine Seminary, Bay St. Louis (1923)
- St. Rose de Lima, Bay St. Louis (1926)
- Stennis Space Center, Hancock County (1961) [NHL]
- Pinecote Pavilion, near Picayune (1981)
Jackson (view regional poll results):
- Old Capitol (1836-1840) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- New Capitol (1901-1903) [National Register, HABS]
- Governor’s Mansion, Jackson (but for a better picture . . .) (1840) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Bailey Junior High School (1936) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Standard Life/Tower Building (1929) [Mississippi Landmark]
- King Edward Hotel (1923) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Lamar Life Building (1924-25)
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (1903)
- War Memorial Building (1939-1940) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Medgar Evers House (1956) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Eudora Welty House (1925) [National Historic Landmark]
- Manship House (1857) [National Register, HABS]
- Jackson Greyhound Terminal (1936)
Oxford/Holly Springs area (view regional poll results)
- Ammadelle, Oxford (1859-1861) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Rowan Oak, Oxford (1840s) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford (1855-1860) [National Register, HABS]
- Oxford City Hall (1883-1886) [HABS]
- Lafayette County Courthouse, Oxford (1871) [National Register, HABS]
- Square Books, Oxford (c.1880)
- Sullivan-Stone-Freeland law office building, Oxford (c.1870)
- The Lyceum, University of Mississippi (1848) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Ventress Hall, University of Mississippi (1889) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Barnard Observatory, University of Mississippi (1856-59) [National Register, HABS]
- Walter Place, Holly Springs (1860) [HABS]
- Airliewood, Holly Springs (1858) [HABS]
- Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Holly Springs (1858) [HABS]
Hills/Northeast (view regional poll results)
- Curlee-Veranda House, Corinth (1860) [National Historic Landmark]
- Coliseum Theatre, Corinth (1924) (National Register)
- Jacinto Courthouse (1854) [National Register]
- Tishomingo State Park (1936) [National Register]
- Church Street School, Tupelo (1937) [National Register]
- Elvis Presley Birthplace, Tupelo (1934)
- Lyric Theater, Tupelo (1913)
- Carnation Milk Plant, Tupelo (1927) [National Register]
- Tupelo Cotton Mills (1901, 1906) [National Register]
- Wood College, Mathiston
- Webster County Courthouse, Walthall (1915)
- Eupora High School (1940)
East and Central Mississippi (view regional poll results)
- Vise Clinic Building, Meridian (1905, remodeled 1947)
- Threefoot Building, Meridian (1930) [National Register]
- Grand Opera House, Meridian (1890) [National Register]
- Temple Theater, Meridian (1927) [National Register]
- Dentzel Carousel, Meridian (1896) [National Register]
- Hinds County Courthouse, Raymond (1859) [National Register, HABS]
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Raymond (1885)
- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Raymond (1855) [National Register]
Vicksburg (view regional poll results)
- old Warren County Courthouse (1859-61) [National Register, HABS]
- St. Francis Xavier School and Convent [Southern Cultural and Heritage Complex] (1868-1950s) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark, HABS]
- Church of the Holy Trinity (1870-1880) [National Register]
- Levee Street Railroad Depot (1907) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- B’nai B’rith Building (1917) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Balfour House (1835) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Vicksburg Military Park/National Cemetery
Delta (view regional poll results)
- Mt. Holly, Lake Washington (1859) [National Register, HABS]
- “Belmont,” near Lake Washington [National Register, HABS]
- Dockery Plantation (1895) [National Register]
- Winterville Mounds, Washington County
- I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou (1910) [National Historic Landmark]
Columbus area/Golden Triangle (view regional poll results)
- Waverley, Clay County (c.1852) [NHL, HABS]
- Riverview, Columbus (1847) [NHL, HABS]
- Lee Hall, MSU (1909)
- St. John’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeen (1853)
Central (view regional poll results)
- Stanhope, Carrollton (1874)
- Ricks Library, Yazoo City (1900) [National Register]
- Chapel of the Cross, Madison County (1850-1852) [National Register, HABS]
- Canton High School, Canton (1923, 1937 addition) [National Register]
Piney Woods/South of Jackson
- Hattiesburg Post Office (1934) [National Register]
- Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg (1929) [National Register]
- Wesson Public School (1893) [National Register]
- John Ford House, outside Columbia (1814) [National Register]
Categories: 101 MissPres Places, Contest
Preservation in Mississippi 
I congratulate all who participated (and thank them) for what already has proved a very enjoyable list. My only problem is that when I click on the flickr photo, I then go down tangents such as that set of postcards of Greyhound bus stations. I won’t pander to all of you by remarking upon your taste and sensitivity; that is best left unsaid as those qualities come through the selections ou have made.
Now I have to leave the computer, but this list represents hours of fun to come.
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Thank you for your challenging work. However, may we have the amount of votes each of these properties received and show the rankings in numerical order or alphabetical listing with number of votes received,
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As I mentioned in the previous post, the final list will not be ranked because of the vast differences in total votes between regions. I’m working on the map now but when I finish that I’ll try to put together a full list of all properties in the polls in order from most votes to least.
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this list is going to be so much fun. thanks for creating it. i must mention that the 1918 date on pinecote pavilion must be a typo. the pavilion is closer to the 1980s. also the information in the link mentions e. blake as though he designed the pavilion which was actually the work of e. fay jones.
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Thanks for catching that–transposed 1918 and 1981. Made the correction above!
I didn’t notice that reference to E. Blake. It does say he designed the arboretum, not the pavilion, but it is a bit confusing. Do you have a better photo/history I can link to?
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Thank you so much for all the hard work! Will print and put in glove compartment of my car so when I am in these areas, I will visit the places I did not know about. Magnificent job!
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Great work! I’m looking forward to the glossy publication (is University Press listening?), the organized field trips, and the blog for future running comments! Now we all have a community bucket list!
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“Organized field trips,” “glossy publication”? Need I remind you of the official MissPres policy of “You suggest it, you own it?” :-)
As for the blog with running comments, are you envisioning a blog page for each property, similar to what W. White started with the Natchez region? If so, I’m all for it, but hope MissPresers will submit their photos and history for each so we can all build it together.
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You should check the Marion Park School in Meridian. If I am not mistaken, it is on the National Register. I know it is listed as an historic building. It’s mission-like style, complete with red tile roof and incredibly huge inner arches walkways, (no halls) create a beautiful cloister that used to be completely filled by a tremendous oak tree.
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Thank you for all your dedication to this blog. Enjoy the rest of your day.
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