This post is kind of a stream of consciousness post, although probably not qualifying as Faulkneresque. Back in May, I happened to catch most of the Mississippi Arts Hour on MPB (which I prefer to call by its old name,… Read More ›
Building Types
MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Lally Column
Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week. As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here. Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have? This week… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Heritage Motel, Columbus
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Gilhara Motor Hotel, Greenville
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Blue Gables Tourist Court, Hattiesburg
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Lakeview Motel, Brandon
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: No-el Motel, Corinth
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Kneeler
Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week. As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here. Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have? This weeks… Read More ›
Taborian Hospital Project Update
Work on the restoration and renovation of Mound Bayou’s Taborian Hospital–slated to become the Taborian Urgent Care Center–is finally making visual progress after several months of planning and development. The plywood is off the doors and some of the windows,… Read More ›
Oxford City Hall, former Federal Building and Post Office
Next up on the “101 Places in Mississippi to see before you die” list is the City Hall of Oxford, former Federal Building and Post Office for 90 years (1885-1975). The City Hall took 5% (43 votes) of the vote… Read More ›
Suzassippi’s Mississippi: First Presbyterian Church of Water Valley
The First Presbyterian Church of Water Valley was established in 1843. The Romanesque building was erected in 1896. Romanesque Revival was a popular style in the late 1800s in Mississippi, particularly for Presbyterian and Methodist churches (Pace/Cawthon, Lost Churches of… Read More ›
History of Art in Mississippi: Churches (II)
Finally at long last we are at the end of the Architecture chapter in History of Art in Mississippi, published in 1929. In addition to this chapter, several other chapters concentrate on the state’s historic buildings, including two chapters on… Read More ›
History of Art in MS: Churches (I)
Well, this is embarrassing. In October 2010 I started a Book Quotes series from the valuable little book History of Art in Mississippi, published in 1929. After a week, I hadn’t made it through the chapter titled Architecture, and I… Read More ›
Mississippi Architect, July 1964: Amory Middle School
The July 1964 edition of Mississippi Architect skips the editorial in favor of a notice about the AIA providing a speaker’s bureau to interested groups. Then it jumps straight to its highlighted Mississippi building, Amory Middle School, designed by Jackson… Read More ›
Suzassippi’s Mississippi: Hotel Alcazar, Clarksdale
This is the New Hotel Alcazar, built 1914-15, in the Colonial Revival/Classical Revival style, another loser in the 101 Places contest. The original Alcazar was built in 1895 on an adjoining lot. The New Alcazar was intended to expand the… Read More ›
Going Inside: First National Bank, Jackson
I can be pretty bold about taking pictures of historic buildings or just any building that I consider architecturally impressive, but one place I’ve never even tried to take a picture of is the inside of my bank, Trustmark Bank… Read More ›
Update on the Burns “Belfry” Project in Oxford
The plywood covering the windows and walls of the Burns Belfry Church has finally come down! In October, the City of Oxford applied for a state grant (MDAH) to complete the restoration of the project–which has been in the works… Read More ›
Suzassippi’s Mississippi: New Roxy Theater
Another nominee for the 101 Mississippi places was the New Roxy theater on Issaquena Street, Clarksdale. Sadly, the New Roxy fared even less well than the Greyhound station, earning a mere 2 votes or .56% of the Delta poll. The… Read More ›
MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell
With this week’s word we will be launching from Hancock County’s Stennis Space Center to some out of this world shapes! While our word is really a three-word phrase, it is the best way to describe some of our State’s… Read More ›
What is Rock Lath?
Have you ever seen a material attached to a wall that looked like drywall but maybe had some holes in it and possibly some plaster stuck to one side? It’s possible you never have. The material is called Rock Lath and… Read More ›
MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Grounds
Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week. As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here. Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have? This week… Read More ›
Cleveland’s Grover Hotel Goes Condo
Visitors to downtown Cleveland in the past decade or so might have noticed the small town’s lone “skyscraper,” the old five-story Grover Hotel, standing vacant. The Grover and its minimal Mission style has been a fixture in Cleveland’s skyline since… Read More ›
Bailey School Tan and Clean
If you’ve had occasion to drive down North State Street in Jackson in the past month you might have noticed that Bailey Junior High School (now Bailey Magnet School) is looking more tan than it has in recent years. For… Read More ›
Lamar County Courthouse Update
The Purvis-based blog “Ramblings of the Diva” has been following the progress of the Lamar County Courthouse renovation project. Check out her updates: Lamar County Courthouse Part I, Lamar County Courthouse, Part 2, Lamar County Courthouse, Part III
MissPres News Round-up 4-2-2012
No fooling – it’s April already. Don’t forget the Statewide Conference at the end of the month. And now, the news. I’m going to start this week with bad news out of Smithville. The story from this community is “that… Read More ›
MissPres Architectural Word of the Week: Flemish Bond
Time for another MissPres Architectural Word of the Week. As we move right along through the alphabet, you can check out our past words here. Have you been keeping an eye out for these elements like I have? This week… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 