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I’m a native Texan, although I received my undergraduate degree here in Mississippi. After completing my graduate degree in my home state, I was happy to return to Mississippi to work in Historic Preservation. Mostly I’ll keep tabs on preservation news around the state, but I’ll weigh in with other ideas and posts from time to time as well.

• Cemetery Conservation Workshop

  By JRGordon on October 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Got an email about this event late last week – and our friends at some of the sponsoring organizations asked us to share it with the MissPres world. For all our grave finders out there who have wondered how to… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-22-2012

  By JRGordon on October 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Now that our latest Name This Place is done, it’s back to our regular routine around MissPres – which means our Monday morning news round up.  Here’s what’s been going on since our last one: First, news out of Natchez… Read More ›

• Name This Place 10 – The Results

  By JRGordon on October 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Oops – I meant to post the results Friday night – but the evening and then the weekend got away from me. Friday’s Name This Place photo was a great source of our Word of the Week Terms. It was… Read More ›

• Name This Place 10.5

  By JRGordon on October 19, 2012 • ( 13 )

  

  It’s the last day of our latest Name This Place! Yesterday, we had the iconic Illinois Monument in the Vicksburg Military Park (1906, William Le Baron Jenney as the architect – although I think if anyone had ventured to the… Read More ›

• Name This Place 10.4

  By JRGordon on October 18, 2012 • ( 14 )

  

  Yesterday was an interior shot of Hawkins Junior High in Hattiesburg.  1951, N.W. Overstreet & Associates as the Principal Architect.  The atrium space has a very cool Mushroom Capital column and is a good use of Terrazzo in the floor… Read More ›

• Name This Place 10.3

  By JRGordon on October 17, 2012 • ( 10 )

  

  Well, I didn’t fool anyone again yesterday. Yesterday was the Chapel of Memories at Mississippi State.  1966, Dean & Pursell and featuring Flemish Bond in the alter details. ThomFred thought it was a softball and quickly IDed the building.  CRPIII… Read More ›

• Name This Place 10.2

  By JRGordon on October 16, 2012 • ( 13 )

  

  I pitched a hanging curve yesterday that was knocked out of the park by you savvy MissPresers. Yesterday was the Citizen’s National Bank building in Meridian. 1968, Richard B. Clopton and featuring a Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell design with it’s roof. … Read More ›

• Name This Place: 10.1

  By JRGordon on October 15, 2012 • ( 9 )

  

  And we’re off:

• Name This Place 10.0: Architectural Word of the Week Edition

  By JRGordon on October 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s been a little while since we’ve done our little online gameshow Name This Place. Last time, Thomas took home the honor of *Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire* with his knowledge of doors. At the end of the week, we’ll know who… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-8-2012

  By JRGordon on October 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Next week is a contest week on Miss Pres – and the only advice I can give is to make sure you’ve brushed up on your Words of the Week. But since we’ll be skipping the round up next week,… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-1-2012

  By JRGordon on October 1, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Not a lot of preservation news around the state in recent weeks – so I have a short roundup to start your October. We’re going to start in Greenville.  One of our last roundups had a story about their new… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 9-10-2012

  By JRGordon on September 10, 2012 • ( 3 )

  With Isaac cleared out and the nicer temperatures settled in, I’d say it’s the perfect time to venture around the state to see some cool old places.  Speaking of Isaac – judging from the lack of news, I’d say our… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 8-28-2012

  By JRGordon on August 27, 2012 • ( 10 )

  A storm seems to be headed our way – maybe.  Those of you closer to the coast, take the proper precautions and stay safe. Here’s the preservation news that made the rounds this week: Starting off in Natchez, The Democrat… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 8-20-2012

  By JRGordon on August 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  This has been the week of National Register-related news around the state. Recent additions to the NR: Moss Point Historic District.  According to the story, it sounds like the city is interested in seeking funding for signage to spotlight their… Read More ›

• MissPress News Roundup 8-13-2012

  By JRGordon on August 13, 2012 • ( 2 )

  News picked up again this past week, so I’m going to dive right in: First up, the Spain House in Tupelo was in the news again this week.  This is a story we’ve been following for a while here on… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 7-30-2012

  By JRGordon on July 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Greetings MissPresers!  We’re about to be on the “downhill” side of Summer – so I think it’s safe to start planning some Autumn outings to see some of our favorite Mississippi Places.  As we start to hear about events, we’ll… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 7-9-2012

  By JRGordon on July 9, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  With the holiday this week, and the big news being Ceres Plantation (which Malvaney covered in a single post) I wasn’t sure we were going to get enough news for a round-up this week – but we did. Starting off… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup: 7-2-2012

  By JRGordon on July 2, 2012 • ( 3 )

  Welcome to July!  The year is 1/2 over already – which is hard to believe. Since Thomas Rossell spilled the beans on the early-in-the-week Job Corps / 33rd Avenue School story as a comment on last week’s roundup – my… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 6-25-2012

  By JRGordon on June 25, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  It’s too hot for witty intros – so straight to the news: First, good news in Tupelo where we thought the City Council was going to wait on an opinion from the Attorney General’s office related to the bid laws… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 6-18-2012

  By JRGordon on June 18, 2012 • ( 5 )

  “Officially” Summer starts later this week, but some preservation news stories are already heating up – luckily, I found some good news stories that I hope will balance this week’s roundup out nicely. First, Meridian where there were two stories… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 6-11-2012

  By JRGordon on June 11, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Wow – can’t believe it’s June already.  Despite the heat, there are some things on the MissPres Calendar to check out – including a two day “Historic Preservation Boot Camp” held by our friends at MDAH. Been a while since… Read More ›

• 2012 Mississippi Heritage Trust Heritage Awards

  By JRGordon on May 31, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  After the Statewide Conference at the end of April, we had a couple of stories highlighting winners of the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s Heritage Awards – but unless you’ve gone to MHT’s website, you have not gotten the full list of… Read More ›

• Recent MDAH Grant Awards

  By JRGordon on May 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Saw two press releases on the MDAH website worth separating out from the usual Roundup (especially since these two stories make up the bulk of the news since the last roundup). The first was one titled “MDAH Awards Grants at… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 5-21-2012

  By JRGordon on May 21, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Time keeps flying – it’s hard to believe it’s already this late in May.  There’s still some Preservation Month activities before June is upon us – check on the calendar for dates and times. And here’s the news: We are… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 5-7-2012

  By JRGordon on May 7, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  I hope everyone is thinking about the different Historic Preservation Month related events that are on the calendar. Late April saw a slew of stories around the nation on the anniversary of last year’s tornado outbreak.  While most of these… Read More ›

• Thoughts from the Statewide Preservation Conference

  By JRGordon on April 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  News was light last week, so instead of a roundup I’m going to write about the Statewide Preservation Conference held on the Gulf Coast this past Thursday & Friday.  The Conference was a joint effort of Mississippi Heritage Trust, Mississippi… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 4-23-2012

  By JRGordon on April 23, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Before I jump in to this week’s Roundup, I want to remind everyone that the Statewide Preservation Conference is this week on the Gulf Coast.  This is a year when Mississippi Heritage Trust gives out preservation awards, so I expect… Read More ›