Since Columbus has been the subject of several posts lately, I thought maybe we needed to bring up a few of the town’s most historic properties that the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) documented back in the 1930s. Maybe these… Read More ›
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More Spring Things
As usual, our first “Things to Do This Spring” post just didn’t capture the full range of activities for Mississippi building huggers, so add some of these to your list if you’re in the vicinity of Oxford or Jackson or Natchez or even New Orleans!
MHT Accepting Nominations for 2018 Heritage Awards
The Mississippi Heritage Trust has announced the dates for its 2018 conference Listen Up, to be held in beautiful Ocean Springs, June 7-8, 2018. Nominate your favorite preservation project or person for a Heritage Award by April 13, 2018, and… Read More ›
A Thank You to ELMalvaney for Preservation in Mississippi
I would like everyone who reads this site to take time out of his or her day to join me in saying thank you to ELMalvaney for starting Preservation in Mississippi nine years ago and for the incredible posting schedule… Read More ›
Friday Film: Golden West Cemetery, Port Gibson
More about cemeteries in Mississippi . . . About Blue Magnolia Films and its bicentennial project . . . https://misspreservation.com/2018/01/19/friday-film-duncan-morgan-brick-layer-of-natchez/ https://thesipmag.com/blue-magnolia-films-community-filmmakers-tell-mississippis-story/ http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2017/11/19/locals-participate-in-statewide-filmmaking-project-for-states-bicentennial/ https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/a-storytelling-revival-in-mississippi
Friday Film: King Edward Hotel, Jackson
Can’t get enough King Ed? Learn more about Blue Magnolia Films and its bicentennial project . . .
Friday Film: Duncan Morgan, Brick-Layer of Natchez
During Mississippi’s bicentennial year, Blue Magnolia Films, working for the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission, traveled around the state holding community workshops called “Celebrating Storytellers.” What emerged from these workshops was a series of 100 short “photo essays” telling important Mississippi… Read More ›
Canizaro Collection Now at MSU
Thanks to Steve Davis of CCD Architects for bringing this story from their website to our attention and for sharing these amazing photos from the CCD collection: Canizaro Cawthon Davis has donated their founding firms’ architectural papers to Mississippi State… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Vincent J. Scully (1920-2017)
Last Friday Vincent Scully passed away at the age of 97 at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was one of the most notable architectural historians of the 20th century and architect Philip Johnson referred to him as “the most influential… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 11-7-2017
Stories this week come from Vicksburg, Meridian, Ellisville, and Philadelphia. The big local story this week might be the listing for sale of the Presbyterian Church in Rodney. If you haven’t heard about this yet, be sure the check out yesterday’s post. The big national news this week is the loss of the federal preservation tax credits.
Ocean Springs’ Charnley-Norwood House Wins National Award
The Louis Sullivan-designed Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs has won a preservation award from the prestigious Victorian Society in America, based in New York City. Two other projects won an award in the VSA’s annual meeting earlier in October: the… Read More ›
MHT Announces 11th 10 Most Endangered List
Thursday evening at the restored historic Lowry House in Jackson, the Mississippi Heritage Trust announced its latest list of Mississippi’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places. As always, the announcement was followed by food, fellowship, and a silent auction of artwork… Read More ›
10 Most Endangered Places Unveiling on October 19
From our friends at the Mississippi Heritage Trust comes the announcement of this year’s 10 Most Endangered Places Unveiling. This bi-annual event shines light on some of Mississippi’s most endangered historic places and is always a good time to meet… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-3-2017
Another week’s worth of mixed good and bad news. Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. This is getting a little too meta for me. A news story in the Jackson Free Press quoted last week’s news MissPres round-up regarding… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 9-26-2017
Plenty of bad news, with a little bit of good news to ease the pain. Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. The Fondren House in Jackson was destroyed on September 21st. Lots of secrecy and obfuscation has swirled around… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 9-19-2017
Another somewhat quiet week in the Mississippi preservation world this week. Everyone must be too focused on that great Mississippi State football victory to do much of anything else. Here are a few stories have popped up. Fitting in with… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 9-5-2017
I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. As we keep a wary eye on Hurricane Irma, let’s jump into this week’s roundup. Another week, another story about a vehicle damaging a historic structure, this time in Biloxi. Despite… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 8-30-2017
Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. This last Monday, a car did significant damage to a historic church in the Silver Creek community of Lawrence County. The Silver Creek Baptist Church, built in 1899, was struck in the southeast… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 8-22-2017
Busy week in the world of Mississippi Preservation. Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. Last Tuesday a public meeting in Hattiesburg was held to determine a course of action for the former Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Main Street. According to… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 8-15-2017
Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. Tonight in Hattiesburg there is a public meeting to determine a course of action for the former Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Main Street. Hattiesburg City Council will hold a public hearing at 5 p.m…. Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 8-9-2017
Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. Following up on the partial collapse of McComb’s downtown theater, MSNewsNow has reported that approximately 75% of the collapsed roof of the building was removed by July 31, with the remainder expected to… Read More ›
Neither the Sun nor the Hand Will Come Out Tomorrow
Due to the rain that’s expected to continue through tomorrow, The Hand Pointing to Heaven will not be placed back on its perch in Port Gibson tomorrow morning, so if you were planning to make the trek to watch, keep… Read More ›
See The Famed Port Gibson Hand Up Close
This Wednesday the landmark hand of the First Presbyterian Church in Port Gibson will be returned to its place on the church steeple. If you’d like to see the hand up close before it returns to its lofty perch, you… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 7-25-2017
Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. The lead story this week is the partial collapse of McComb’s downtown theater. While it looks bad, hopefully an engineer with an understanding of historic buildings can be brought in to give a… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 7-18-2017
Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. Starting with bad news from West Point, the Daily Times Ledger ran a story with the headline titled “Mary Holmes alumni react to demolition.” This demolition alluded to by the headline is that of… Read More ›
Call for Nominations to the MHT 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi List
The Mississippi Heritage Trust is requesting nominations for their 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi list. The deadline for submitting the nominations is July 31, 2017. What place or places might you nominate? Here are some of the past… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 7-11-2017
Two weeks since our last round-up and a lot has happened so let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. Starting on the coast in Gulfport, a new developer is taking over former Gulfport VA redevelopment project. Virginia Attorney Robert Lubin… Read More ›
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