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Itawamba County’s Historic Banner School, Preserved…For Now
One of the problems with Preservation in Mississippi‘s lack of News Roundups in 2019 is that important stories have not been disseminated, even when they have involved the potential demolition of a historic school building. And one only needs to go… Read More ›
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MissPres News Roundup 7-8-2019
My last news roundup was a somewhat cursory one. This time, I am going to try and cover what fell through the cracks in June and what has happened in the past two weeks. And let me tell you that… Read More ›
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MissPres News Roundup 6-25-2019
It has been some time since there has been a News Roundup on Preservation in Mississippi (links to select news stories are on the site’s Twitter feed). But, like trees falling in a forest, preservation news happens even if we… Read More ›
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Friends of Kebyar Journal Issue about Bruce Goff’s Gutman House is Available Now
Many Mississippians like golf, but here at Preservation in Mississippi, we like Goff. That is Bruce Goff for the uninitiated. On the site, we have written about Goff’s Mississippi houses, Goff’s colleagues, Goff’s disciples, and Goff’s critics. The fact that… Read More ›
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Name This Place XIII Results: A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!
Friday was the last day of Name This Place XIII. At the start of the day, Suzassippi was leading the way with 16 points while Carunzel, Belinda2015/Belinda Stewart, and southside preservationist were within striking distance at 12, 11, and 10… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.5.4
This is the final post of the competition. You have until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to be eligible to receive points for answers about today’s four posts. At that time, the results will be posted and the Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.5.3
Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.5.2
For the second time today, Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.5.1
I thought yesterday’s first post was a good candidate to stump everyone, but SWeger identified and provided architectural information about Grenada’s Moore-Powell-Whitaker House for two points with southside preservationist and Belinda2015/Belinda Stewart getting single points. The second post of the… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.4.4
The final post of this contest’s penultimate day. Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.4.3
Please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.4.2
Our second historic Mississippi building of the day, so can you Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.4.1
The Lindamood Building at the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus was yesterday’s first post which southside preservationist got two points for, as southside preservationist was the first person to name the building and city; Suzassippi, Carunzel, Mattie Abraham, and… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.3.4
For the fourth time today, Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.3.3
Please read The Rules of the contest and use these two images to Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.3.2
Two photos have been provided to make this place easier to name. So please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.3.1
In the first post of yesterday, Suzassippi increased her lead by two points for recognizing and providing some architectural history of the Old Merchants and Farmers Bank in downtown Meridian; though various other facts about the history could have been… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.2.4
Our final place for the day with two photos provided to make this place easier to name. So please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.2.3
Please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.2.2
Two photos have been provided to make this place easier to name. So please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:
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Name This Place 13.2.1
A note before we get started with today’s parts of the contest. Please read The Rules of the contest and remember to leave your answers in the comment section on Preservation in Mississippi, not on Facebook or Twitter; answers left… Read More ›
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Name This Place 13.1.4
Our final place for today with two photos to aid in the naming.
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Name This Place 13.1.3
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Name This Place 13.1.2
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Name This Place 13.1.1
If you are just joining us, you have picked a great time. We are at the very start of the thirteenth edition of our Name This Place contest, wherein MissPres readers battle for the much-coveted title of Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire…. Read More ›
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Name This Place XIII: Google Street View Edition is Starting on Monday
Name This Place is a week-long contest run occasionally here on Preservation in Mississippi that allows MissPres readers to show off their knowledge of Mississippi’s historic architecture and bring out their competitive juices by competing to see which reader who correctly identifies the most historic… Read More ›
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Cully Cobb and John Stennis Salute Their Friend N. W. Overstreet Upon His Retirement
Fifty years ago, at the end of 1968, Noah Webster Overstreet retired from his architectural practice, bringing to a close the most important architectural career of any Mississippi architect. Overstreet received numerous tributes upon his retirement, including letters from Senator… Read More ›