The former U S Post Office and Courthouse (Eastland Building) in Jackson has had its share of news since its beginnings in 1932, or 1933, depending on which source one utilizes, and possibly, whether one counts “planning” or just construction. … Read More ›
In addition to the bad news about the Port Gibson fire and the great news about the Threefoot Building last week, here are a few more news stories from the past week to help you get back on your feet after this… Read More ›
Now that the first hints of fall have arrived, I have the energy to look around and see what preservation news is going on in our little postage stamp of the world. First off, if you’re near Rolling Fork tomorrow,… Read More ›
Today’s Friday Film by Atlas Obscura takes a new look at an old MHT 10 Most Endangered Place, the Mississippi River Basin Model in Jackson, aka “the greatest model ever made.” The model has been long abandoned by the Corps… Read More ›
This post was originally published on Preservation in Mississippi in September of 2014. This reprint is in celebration of Louis Sullivan’s 159 birthday. If you haven’t seen the news the Charnely-Norwood House will again be open for tours every Friday and Saturday from… Read More ›
On the 10th Anniversary the MDAH collections blog Sense of Place featured a video that was shot in old town Bay St. Louis during Katrina’s surge. Here is a snippet of what is the MDAH blog has to say about the… Read More ›
Click here to view the most up-to-date MissPres Collection of Mississippi Preservation Guidelines. Any Mississippi town with a historic preservation commission that oversees a local historic district very likely has a set of design guidelines. These guidelines offer general design and technical recommendations… Read More ›
There are eight magnolia markers along the coast that feature engravings for the structures lost due to Hurricane Katrina. The drawings were done by Richard J. Cawthon, a historic preservation specialist for FEMA’s Mississippi Recovery Office & former chief architectural historian… Read More ›
It is hard to believe it’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina. Both because Mississippi has come so far but also because there are projects that are languishing (33rd Ave School) or have only begun (Gulfport’s FBO Hangar) and so many… Read More ›
In the late sixties Wagner and Oubré dissolved their partnership. James Oubré continued in New Orleans while Fred Wagner went on to Bay St Louis opening his office there on Main Street. He chose to restore a classic creole cottage for that purpose, a decision quite characteristic of his respect for the models of our regional architecture.
Maybe you remember the little brewhaha over the proposed demolition of antebellum Ceres Plantation, located on the north side of I-20 just east of Vicksburg, beginning in 2009. It had had the misfortune of being bought by the Warren County… Read More ›
Historic houses from the New Deal era are in the news, and hopefully, it will be good news. The National Park Service, which owns the houses located behind the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center since they were transferred in 1940,… Read More ›
To mark this occasion let’s look back at a collection of posts as to how we’ve previously commemorated the anniversary of the Gulf Coast’s second-most destructive storm in memory. Last year we marked the 45th Anniversary of Hurricane Camille by taking a… Read More ›
If you haven’t seen any of the previous posts… Tomorrow, August 15, 2015, is the day of the Mississippi Heritage Trust Gulf Coast Preservation Trail. This is your chance to poke around historic places across the Mississippi Gulf Coast that were saved or… Read More ›
George Franklin Barber was a successful architect known for his mail order plan business. He was widely published in his time and he extensively advertised his plan books and services. His Victorian couture designs can be seen all over Mississippi,… Read More ›
Just a reminder that the Mississippi Heritage Trust “Preservation Trail” event commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the preservation victories that came out of tragedy, will take place Saturday August 15, 2015 from 10am to 2pm. This is an… Read More ›
As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is hard to look back over the past ten years without feeling a tidal wave of emotions. Yes, loss and sadness are certainly there, but I find, for myself, that I… Read More ›
This Unbuilt Mississippi post features what would have been the tallest structure in downtown Biloxi until the construction of the Santa Maria del Mar in the early 1970’s. I was able to find this nugget in a 1908 issue of The… Read More ›
It’s not suspicious at all when a backhoe appears on a Saturday morning behind a historic city-owned building that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been the subject of intense local debate, has been included on the… Read More ›
Construction began on Jackson’s municipal airport terminal building in 1936, financed by the Works Progress Administration. Currently undergoing extensive renovation in a project supported by the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Mississippi Department of Archives and History,… Read More ›
You would have to be an original reader of Preservation in Mississippi to remember my ode to Bexley School in George County, all the way back in July 2009. The two-classroom school sits overlooking Highway 98 near Lucedale, and it’s… Read More ›
The plans for this Bay St. Louis, Mississippi craftsman bungalow are in the Edward F. Sporl Office Records collection at Tulane University’s South Eastern Architectural Archives. The plans were featured in the just past bungalow exhibit. Here is what information was provided… Read More ›
Last week we took a tour of the exterior repairs on the Walton-Young House, one of the University of Mississippi’s museums. This week, we’ll check out the exterior repairs at Rowan Oak. Both projects are part of the same MDAH… Read More ›
On Thursday, October 22, the Mississippi Heritage Trust will announce the 10th listing of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi at the Lowry House in Jackson, once endangered and now undergoing a remarkable transformation. Is there a historic… Read More ›
This morning, I checked my email to find several quick anguished notes from Delta friends letting me know that our beloved Mt. Holly, long endangered but beautiful even in its decline, was in flames. On Facebook, the group called “Antebellum Mansions of… Read More ›
Good news for the c.1880 Italianate Walton-Young House on University Avenue: a little TLC for the exterior! The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is supporting the repairs through its Community Heritage Preservation Grant. Architect for the work is Belinda… Read More ›
The plans for this Fernwood, Mississippi craftsman bungalow are in the William T. Nolan Office Records collection at Tulane University’s South Eastern Architectural Archives. The recently conserved plans were featured in the just past bungalow exhibit. Here is what information was… Read More ›
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