Well, the turkey is roasting, the pies are cooling and family and friends are coming together to swap stories around the fire and feast, feast, feast. Before we begin the Thanksgiving bacchanalia, I wanted to invite you to share your… Read More ›
Month: November 2013
Mark the Way to Preservation
As you all know, the Mississippi Heritage Trust announced the list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2013 last week. I encourage you to visit http://www.ms10most.com to learn about the threats facing these special historic places…. Read More ›
New Deal: Ecru Vocational Building
The Ecru building, clad in “native stone,” retains its exterior features, including pent awnings over the doors and 9/9 double hung sash windows. (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory) While I have seen these before, I don’t… Read More ›
Matty Hersee Update
The Meridian Star ran an article last week about the recent decision by the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History’s Board of Trustees to grant a demolition permit to Meridian Community College for the old Matty Hersee Hospital and Nursing School…. Read More ›
MHT Announces 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2013-2014
On Thursday, November 14, over 250 preservationists from around the state gathered in Jackson for the announcement of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2013-2014. President Brad Reeves welcomed guests to the historic Cedars, once in danger… Read More ›
Architects of Mississippi: James Manly Spain
I recently came across this great obituary for architect James Manly Spain in the Jackson Daily News-Clarion Ledger. It’s another in a line of really evocative obituaries that tell us not only about the buildings the man designed (important information!)… Read More ›
New Deal: Pontotoc Community House
A stone-veneered building with false half-timbered gables, very similar to the community houses in Grenada and Winona. (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory database Fact Sheet) This beautiful example of Tudor style was constructed in 1935 through… Read More ›
Veterans Day 2013
Today we honor all Mississippians who have served, here or abroad, in wars hot or cold.
New Book on Wilkinson County Plantations
The Plantation World of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, 1792-2012 by Ernesto Caldeira and Stella Pitts was published this week. Get yours hot off the presses from the Museum Shop of the Woodville Civic Club, which conveniently allows payment by PayPal. From the… Read More ›
Next Stop-Jackson
Next Thursday, preservationists from around the state will be hopping in their cars and heading to Jackson for the announcement of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi. The evening will start at 6:00 p.m. with a welcome from… Read More ›
Architectural Triplets: Marshall, Lafayette, and Hardeman County Courthouses
Months ago as I was driving through Bolivar, Tennessee for the first time, I passed the courthouse square. Taken aback by the building, I exclaimed, “I think that courthouse was designed by the same architect as the one in Holly… Read More ›
MDAH Giveth, MDAH Taketh Away . . .
As announced on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s website last week, at its October 25th meeting, the MDAH Board of Trustees approved a $500,000 grant to help stablize the Webster County Courthouse: Built in 1915 the Webster County… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 