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In addition to ruling over the MissPres universe with an iron fist, Malvaney enjoys reading, wandering around old buildings, stopping to smell the magnolias, fiddling with databases, and sitting on the porch with a good book and a big ol' dog. Non-interests include but are not limited to tweeting, texting, Instagramming, planking, Candy Crush, Donald Trump, and unecessarily destructive home renovation shows.
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Going Inside: Cook Library, USM
Since we’ve been in Hattiesburg the last two days, why not just finish out the week with a look inside Cook Library at the University of Southern Mississippi, c.1960. Cook Library was designed by Biggs, Weir & Chandler and built… Read More ›
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Hattiesburg Craftsman: Corley Griffen House
On our last Missisisppi Craftsman post, Thomas Rosell noted the pipe railing on one of Biloxi’s Lameuse Street bungalows and mentioned a house in Hattiesburg “that takes use of pipe rails to an extreme.” I’m pretty sure he was referring… Read More ›
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MissPres News Roundup 4-20-2015
Today’s will be a Cliff’s Notes version of the News Roundup, since I spent the weekend planting flowers and other growing things instead of doing important news gathering. The Natchez Democrat reports that Arbuthnot’s Grocery, a rural store built in… Read More ›
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Mississippi’s New Preservationist Extraordinaire
Yesterday’s Name This Place finale brought such a flurry of activity and point-getting that as I began writing this post, I still wasn’t quite sure who the winner was. Congratulations to several new contestants who entered the ring and grabbed… Read More ›
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Name That Place 11.5.3–Finale
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name That Place 11.5.2
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name This Place 11.5.1
Today’s three posts will determine our winner of this week’s Name This Place contest. Yesterday, Suzassippi ID’d the Tupelo One-Hour Martenizing Cleaners sign, and moved into her first lead of the week. But later in the day, all we heard… Read More ›
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Name This Place 11.4.2
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Name This Place 11.4.1
Once again yesterday, I failed to stump you eagle-eyed MissPresers, although I came close on the last post of the day, Abraham Lincoln School in Leland, which took Suzassippi an hour and a half to identify. Competition was hot and… Read More ›
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Name This Place 11.3.3
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name This Place 11.3.2
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name This Place 11.3.1
The standings after two days of this week’s Name This Place contest: Victoria Moon Conway: 7 crpiii: 3 Jack Elliott: 2 Tom Barnes: 2 Suzassippi: 1 Still plenty of time to jump right in if you know where a sign… Read More ›
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Name This Place 11.2.2
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name This Place 11.2.1
After yesterday’s two contest posts, of the Old Country Store at Lorman and the Union Hotel in Meridian, we have the following standings: Victoria Moon Conway: 3 Jack Elliott: 2 Suzassippi: 1 Tom Barnes: 1 Still plenty of game to… Read More ›
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Name This Place 11.1.3
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Name This Place 11.1.2
Read The Rules, and be the first to Name This Place.
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Name This Place XI: Signs
It’s been so long since our last Name This Place contest that I’ve had to re-read some of the earlier contests to remind myself of how it works. For those of you who are new around these parts, Name This Places contests… Read More ›
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Mississippi Streets: 1950s New Albany
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Hotels in Mississippi, 1938
I don’t usually publish lists, but this one is interesting enough for research purposes that I thought I would type it up. Although I found this 4-page typed list in an MDAH subject file called “Jackson Hotels and Motels, 1900-1979,”… Read More ›
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Mississippi Mid-Century: Jackson Municipal Airport
New Airport Dedication Set Next Wednesday Open House From 9 til 5 Officials and civic leaders of Jackson will proudly dedicate a highly anticipated modern new airport at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24th. Keyed to the jet age, the outstandingly… Read More ›
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MissPres News Roundup 4-7-2015
From the Coast to Columbus, from Jackson to the Delta and points in between, preservationists get down and dirty in old barns looking for original windows, fight in the legislature for historic tax credits, and pass on pilgrimage traditions to new preservationists. Read all about it in this week’s News Roundup.
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Happy Easter 2015 A.D.
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Mississippi Streets: 1910s Vicksburg
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Madisonia: Mississippi’s Lost Greco-Roman Colony
Once there was a Greco-Roman city-state named Madisonia, situated in that region where Italy, France and Switzerland meet. It was a city-state of only homeowners, located on lots of half an acre or more with strict covenants, and it was… Read More ›
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Mississippi Streets: 1920s Yazoo City
Note: I’m not an expert in dating postcards, so this date is just my best guess. If you have a better guess, let us know in the comments.
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MissPres News Roundup 3-23-2015
From the resurrection of the Delta Queen, to National Register listings around the state, and a virtual Frank Lloyd Wright Summit, the MissPres News Roundup is your weekly must-read.
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Lameuse Street Craftsman
Yesterday’s Facebook post by the MDAH Historic Preservation Division indicated that the Lameuse Street Historic District in Biloxi has been recommended by the Mississippi National Register Review Board for listing on the National Register. That reminded me that there are… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 