Recently I acquired a booklet called “Mississippi Pilgrimage 1974” which gives good coverage to all the pilgrimages going on in the state in the Spring of 1974. Since it’s pilgrimage time, I thought it would be good Friday fun to… Read More ›
Month: February 2014
Free to a Good Home
Wanted: Preservation-minded person(s) to give a piece of Pascagoula history a home. Guaranteed to provide happy new owner many fun hours of hammering, sawing, scraping and painting. Happy ghosts of various Delmas family members may come along for the… Read More ›
Biloxi’s White House Hotel Reborn
In a story similar to that of the King Edward Hotel in Jackson, after almost thirty years of vacancy a Biloxi landmark will be restored. On February 17 WLOX reported that according to its developers the White House Hotel is… Read More ›
For Sale: Gulfport Historic Post Office
Back on June 15, 2011, Malvaney noted that the days of the impressive and historic Gulfport Post Office were numbered. You heard that right: in 2011/2012, 43 historic post offices were sold or put on the market, including this beauty… Read More ›
Pilgrimage Time Comes Around
My Japanese magnolia is about to bloom and the daffodils have started to pop out, which means its time to start planning which of the many Spring pilgrimages to attend this year. In the case of Natchez, which begins next… Read More ›
Road Trip!
Ever dreamed of exploring America’s rich architectural heritage with a group of fun, like-minded preservationists? It is your lucky day! The Historic Natchez Foundation is offering a six day trip to the Brandywine River Valley from May 13-18. As a… Read More ›
Architect Pics: Thomas Sully
Not long ago the Tulane University’s Southeastern Architectural Archive blog announced the recent compilation of the finding aid for their collection of documents from the office of Mississippi City born architect Thomas Sully. “The Southeastern Architectural Archive recently finalized the… Read More ›
Sardis Home Economics Building: Could it be a New Deal Building?
The former home economics building in Sardis–our last visit to the Sardis School Complex–was constructed in 1935 (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory database). Unfortunately, there is no other information about the building that I can locate… Read More ›
Article Round Up from last week’s Architectural Record
In my email inbox I received the weekly email from Architectural Record. I was intrigued with this weeks email because almost all of the articles had a preservation slant. While none of them directly relate to Mississippi, I thought they… Read More ›
Cruising Around Kreole
On a sunny day last week, I met up with my preservation buddies in Moss Point to explore the little community of Kreole. Our tour guide for the day was Bev Taite, famous in these parts for the fabulous Taite… Read More ›
Metal wire lath. All hail Sir Fabric
We had previously discussed the perforated metal lath sheets used for the 1891 construction of the Washington County Courthouse. In that post wire metal lath was mentioned. Of the three common types of metal lath (perforated sheet, expanded, and wire)… Read More ›
Sardis Elementary Building
If you stopped by Sardis High School last week, you already know that the Elementary Building architect was Robert B. McKnight. McKnight also designed a gymnasium/vocational building for the school complex, but it is no longer extant. This simple one-story… Read More ›
Saving an Old and Venerable Friend: Theodore Link’s Old Capitol Report
Today is this little blog’s fifth birthday. If you’re one of our 509 subscribers or just a person who passes through occasionally, thanks for being a part of this journey through Mississippi’s architectural past, present, and future. We hope it… Read More ›
Prospects Seem Bright for Future of Prospect Hill
Some exciting news for one of our 10 Most Endangered Historic Places-on January 17, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History designated Prospect Hill as a Mississippi Landmark and awarded the Archaeological Conservancy a $50,000 grant to repair the roof… Read More ›
A Lath-ing matter
Malvaney recently brought to my attention some very cool photos of the inner bowels of the Washington County Courthouse that have been made available on the MDAH HRI database. These images show the metal lath that supports the plaster in… Read More ›
Suzassippi’s Mississippi: Old Sardis High School
I confess to more than a little frustration these past two weeks, ranging from research dead ends to the weather. I have been all over Arkansas and Memphis, which has caused me to sorely neglect Mississippi. And, speaking of neglected… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 