On a recent trip to Jackson, I took some time to look up a few of our 10 Most Endangered Historic Places from past years to see how they are faring. Thanks to a Save America’s Treasures grant, Hawkins Field… Read More ›
Month: October 2013
New Deal in Mississippi: Eupora High School
The Eupora High School was begun in 1938 and completed in 1940, and built through the Works Progress Administration (Mississippi Department of Archives and History/Historic Resources Inventory database; What are we up to? Belinda Stewart Architects; E. L. Malvaney in… Read More ›
Going Inside: Mt. Zion Baptist Church No. 1
As you recall, my last stop on my journey through Claiborne and Jefferson County back in August was at the semi-abandoned river town of Rodney, Mississippi. Important in the antebellum period, the town quickly began to dry up when the… Read More ›
Party in the Pass
As the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico on October 20th, over 250 preservationists from Pass Christian and all points south gathered at the beautifully restored home of Mary Helen and Philip Schaeffer on Scenic Drive to offer up… Read More ›
Mausoleum Manufacturer
All along the gulf coast this time of year almost every city hosts a tour of their historic cemetery. Last night was the Old Biloxi Cemetery tour. Don’t worry if you missed it, because I believe this popular, not spooky,… Read More ›
New Deal in Mississippi: Eupora Community Center
Eupora Community House was built circa 1938, and is conjectured to have been built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor (Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Historic Resources Inventory database; David Preziosi, n. d.). The first known access to a… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-21-2013
A friend sent me two articles from the Neshoba Democrat’s October 9, 2013 edition. First, the log cabin built as a public library in the 1930s and badly damaged in the tornado of 2011, was recently reopened to much fanfare,… Read More ›
Going Inside: Rodney Presbyterian Church
One of Mississippi’s historic and architectural treasures is Rodney Presbyterian Church. Everyone seems to acknowledge this, so why can’t we figure out a way to at least keep the yard mowed a few times during the summer? Getting to Rodney… Read More ›
Tupelo’s Spain House Move from Outer Space
While it happened almost a year ago, you can still see how the Spain House in Tupelo was moved thanks to Google Maps. The satellite image was made by Digital Globe, Inc. some time in late 2012. The Daily Journal… Read More ›
New Deal in Mississippi: Eupora Post Office and Mural
The Eupora Post Office was completed in 1941, the 8th Mississippi post office to be designed by Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect of the Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury (Mississippi Department of Archives and History/Historic Resources Inventory database). … Read More ›
Going Inside: Bethel Presbyterian Church
Like Rocky Springs Methodist Church, Bethel Presbyterian is no longer an active church but is maintained very well–bring a few dollars to help with the maintenance, and sign the guest book. Built around 1829, the building’s stern classicism is an… Read More ›
Keepers of the Flame
Martha Ebberman shares stories of Biloxi’s past at Burger Burger. Want to learn about the history of your town? Well, there always the library or perhaps a historic house museum. Or try the local burger joint. In Biloxi, a group… Read More ›
J. E. Gibson: Attempted bribery stock in trade
Today’s post is picking back up where we last left J.E. Gibson(A grand jury set for Briber Gibson Oct. 2, 2013), the hustling contractor who attempted to subvert the construction bid process for Mississippi New Capitol building in the fall of… Read More ›
New Deal in Mississippi: Old Winston County Library
Most of the town and county libraries in Mississippi began as Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) or Works Progress Administration (WPA) libraries (Martha H. Swain, Mississippi History Now). The Library Project was considered a “showcase” project for the nation. The… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-7-2013
A quick news roundup this week–I admit I haven’t done my homework, so this is not comprehensive. The Sun-Herald ran a nice story “Historic Ocean Springs house makes a comeback; agencies ponder future” about the Charnley House restoration, which MHT’s Lolly… Read More ›
Going Inside: Rocky Springs Methodist Church
A month or so ago, that weekend in August that was . . . well “cool” isn’t the right word, but “not as hot” as previous weekends, I decided to take a photographic pilgrimage through Jefferson and Claiborne counties. The… Read More ›
The 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi-Where Are They Now?
Preservationists in Jefferson County are working to save the c. 1854 Prospect Hill house and cemetery. In the weeks leading up to the November 14 announcement of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2013-2014, I thought I… Read More ›
A grand jury set for Briber Gibson
Back in May 2013, MissPres ran two posts (A Hustling Contractor and the Governor of Mississippi May 22, 2013, and Briber Gibson, the Hustling Contractor REVEALED! May 24, 2013) detailing a hustling contractor’s attempt at subverting the construction bid process for the New… Read More ›
New Deal and 101 Places in One: Church Street School
Remember the “101 places in Mississippi to see before you die” list? It’s been a while since we have stopped by to see one on Suzassippi’s Mississippi, what with hunting down all the New Deal Administration buildings in the state. … Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 