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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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Oxfordtown, Oxfordtown . . .
We don’t have a subscription to the digital Oxford Eagle edition, but our Oxford friends have been rumbling recently about a preservation issue that’s been in the news. The controversy sprang from a demolition request for an 1890 Queen Anne… Read More ›
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“Meet Modern Jackson” Bus Tour
This event popped up on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Facebook page yesterday, and I’ve also seen it on posters around Jackson this week: Jackson became the hub of Modernist architecture in the state when its population exploded… Read More ›
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Monmouth
Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VI (1902). Monmouth Monmouth, the home of General John A. Quitman, is now owned by his daughter, Mrs…. Read More ›
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Why? Because It’s Saturday!
Put Porterfield back together again, and you don’t even have to clear off the dining room table to do it! Online jigsaw puzzles from JigsawSite.com
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Looking Back at Tupelo April 5, 1936
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NHL Photo Contest 2013
It’s that time of year for the annual National Historic Landmark Contest! If you’re going to a Pilgrimage, or if you’re just hanging around Jackson, you have the chance to take a winning shot of an NHL. So far, we… Read More ›
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Porterfield, Vicksburg
This paper, so far devoted to descriptions of plantation and suburban homes, will now give a story of a city home, the “Porterfield” home of Vicksburg. It is a large, square-built brick house, three stories high, with long wide halls, three in number, two rooms on each side of the hall on each floor except the first; this has two on the right of the entrance and one, the banqueting hail, on the left, a room 24 by 42 feet, with ceiling 18 feet in height.
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An unfinished church on my list of places to see
Maybe you saw this feature on 60 Minutes a few weeks ago, but even so you might want to watch it again. Gaudi’s amazing, weird, symbolic, genius Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona is the longest architectural project currently under construction,… Read More ›
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Happy Easter 2013 A.D.
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Mount Salus
The building is fashioned after the style of the old English manor-houses: square built, with wide windows, broad, heavy doors, and solid floors. The doors bear the marks of spurs and bayonets made by Grant’s soldiers as they tried in vain to force their way into stores and mansion, when on the raid from Vicksburg to Jackson in 1863.
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Construction at the Governor’s Mansion
According to the MDAH website, the Governor’s Mansion (1839-42, William Nichols) will be closed to tours from April through August as it undergoes some needed infrastrastructure upgrades. The Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is in the midst of a project to help… Read More ›
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Apply to be the Best of the South!
If you’re an architect, contractor, or historic building owner, you might be interested in the following call for nominations from the Southeastern Society of Architectural Historians, which gives out an award to the best historic preservation project in the Southeast… Read More ›
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How Do You See MissPres
As we continue to refine our new look, would you make a commitment of five seconds or less to answer our little poll? Thank you kindly!
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Happy Rosenwald Day!
March 22 is to be observed as Rosenwald School Day in Mississippi in the 3,416 negro schools of the state, when special programs covering all phases of negro education and community endeavor will be presented.
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Greenwood
Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VI (1902). One mile northwest of Clinton in Hinds county, on a beautiful slope covered with forest trees… Read More ›
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New Exhibit at the Old Capitol
If you’re in downtown Jackson beween now and and July 7, be sure to stop in to the Old Capitol Museum and spend some time with the “Photo History of Jackson” now on exhibit. According to the MDAH website: The… Read More ›
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Time for a Change
Over the weekend, we’re going to be fiddling around behind the scenes here on MissPres hopefully to bring a new look to the blog. Back when we switched to this format in 2011, we wanted to create a site that… Read More ›
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2013 Grants for Rosenwald Schools
The National Trust has announced a new round of grants up to $20,000 for Rosenwald Schools. Applications are due April 15, 2013.
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More Springtime Events for Your Consideration
Jackson in the Civil War, The Black Russian, and Forrest Cooper’s Jackson postcards–something for everyone in the next week!
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Come Hear About Architect James Reily Gordon!
You may recall a year or so ago, we announced the publication of a book about Texas-based architect J.R. Gordon, who designed a few Mississippi landmarks in his career, including courthouses in Copiah and Wilkinson counties and a city hall… Read More ›
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Spring Pilgrimage 2013 Rolls Around
Spring Pilgrimage time is upon us, and here’s a list of all the known Mississippi home tours, along with a few out-of-state that you might be interested in. Old house and architecture buffs should be first in line for pilgrimage tickets each year.
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Eagle’s Nest
The home of James L. Alcorn, in Coahoma county, received its name in a most natural way; an eagle had built her nest for many years in a large cottonwood tree in a field adjoining the park which surrounds the residence.
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Truman’s White House Renovation
It’s become popular Hollywood sport to show the destruction of the White House in almost every disaster movie. But check out these real life photographs from the National Archives of the gutted building during the Truman renovation in 1950. Be warned, when… Read More ›
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Deupree’s Historic Homes: Lochinvar
Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VI (1902). There is no photo of Lochinvar in the original article, so I have supplied a public-record… Read More ›
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Some Historic Homes of Mississippi
Today we’ll start a weekly post reprinting one of the first “architectural history” series about Mississippi buildings. Written by Mrs. N.D. Deupree, “Historic Homes of Mississippi” took the form of two long articles in the 1902 and 1903 Publications of… Read More ›
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Mont Helena Tickets on Sale Feb 23
Beginning Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. the Friends of Mont Helena will begin selling tickets for the 2013 performances of Mont Helena:A Dream Revisted. This year the performances will be held over five weekends. April 4, 5, 6 April 11,12,13… Read More ›
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For Sale: Capt. Hardy House, Brookhaven
I was in Brookhaven on one of our rare sunny days recently and noticed that the Capt. Jack Hardy House (not to be confused with the Capt. Jack Sparrow House) is for sale. The Hardy House was listed on the… Read More ›
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