Preservation in Mississippi

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• Friday Film: I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou

  By ELMalvaney on March 23, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Friday Film: I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou

• HABS in Mississippi: Temple Heights, Columbus

  By ELMalvaney on March 22, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• More Spring Things

  By ELMalvaney on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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!

• MissPres News Roundup 3-20-2018

  By Thomas Rosell on March 20, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Just because we were on vacation last week didn’t stop the preservation news from coming. We’ve got a lot to catch up on. Remember you can catch the preservation news as it breaks in our Twitter sidebar to the right…. Read More ›

• Four Mississippi Sites Awarded NPS Civil Rights Grants

  By Thomas Rosell on March 19, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service announced $12.6 million in grants for 51 projects in 24 states that preserve sites and highlight stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. Four Mississippi sites are on the list of awardees.

• Vacation Poscards: English Village Court, Long Beach

  By ELMalvaney on March 16, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Shipp’s Nursery, Brookhaven

  By ELMalvaney on March 15, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Jackson’s Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel

  By ELMalvaney on March 14, 2018 • ( 12 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, Tupelo

  By ELMalvaney on March 13, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Sardis Hotel and Cafe

  By ELMalvaney on March 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Friday Film: Prospect Hill, Jefferson County

  By ELMalvaney on March 9, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Friday Film: Prospect Hill, Jefferson County

• N.W. Overstreet’s Thesis, 1910

  By Thomas Rosell on March 8, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  This might have limited appeal, but I think it’s pretty cool.  Archive.org has, for our viewing pleasure, scanned and uploaded a copy of N. W. Overstreet‘s 1910 thesis for his Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering from the University… Read More ›

• Going Inside: A Seale-Lily Ice Cream Shop

  By ELMalvaney on March 7, 2018 • ( 29 )

  

  A few weeks ago in the deep midwinter, I posted the only picture I have found of the Seale-Lily Ice Cream Shop once located in the Fondren neighborhood of Jackson. Or at least I thought it was the only picture I… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 3-6-2018

  By Thomas Rosell on March 6, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  It’s time for another news roundup. Remember you can catch the preservation news as it breaks in our Twitter sidebar to the right. =====>> A story from January that slipped by us was the demolition, by Entergy, of their Delta Steam… Read More ›

• Friday Film: Coleman High School, Greenville

  By ELMalvaney on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Friday Film: Coleman High School, Greenville. More about historic schools . . .

• Henry Howard, Deep South Architect, at 200

  By ELMalvaney on March 1, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  A couple of weeks ago, our occasional correspondent, Hattiesburg-born architectural historian Ed Polk Douglas, reminded me that Feb. 8, 2018, was the 200th anniversary of the birth, in Ireland, of architect Henry Howard (1818-1884). Howard was based in New Orleans… Read More ›

• New Deal in Mississippi: Edwards’ CWA Swimming Pool & Improvements

  By Suzassippi on February 28, 2018 • ( 12 )

  

  The town of Edwards used Civil Works Administration (CWA) funds to finish a school playground, construct a swimming pool, municipal park, and athletic field improvements.  Windows in the two-story brick high school were repainted and repaired.  A teachers’ home was… Read More ›

• Hill-Burton Before and After: Northeast Mississippi Regional Hospital

  By ELMalvaney on February 27, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  This week’s Hill-Burton hospital, originally called Northeast Mississippi Regional when it opened in 1949, was the first to be completed in the state and, since Mississippi was a leader in building Hill-Burton medical clinics and facilities, it was therefore one… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 2-26-2018

  By Thomas Rosell on February 26, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  It’s been a bit since the last one, so I think it’s time for another news roundup. Remember you can catch the preservation news as it breaks in our Twitter sidebar, on the MissPres home page. Starting in Edwards, we… Read More ›

• Friday Film: New Capitol’s New North Terrace (and Vermont marble floor)

  By ELMalvaney on February 23, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  You have to click through to the video, but it’s worth a look at the just completed North Terrace renovation and for the story of how they found the original marble quarry. Can’t get enough of the New Capitol?

• Plans for Gulfport’s 1918 U.S. Naval Camp buildings are available online

  By Thomas Rosell on February 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Several weeks back, when I came across the 1918 U.S. Naval Camp yearbook, I also noticed some plans for Gulfport’s 1918 U.S. Naval Camp buildings.  Thanks to the J. Murrey Atkins Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,… Read More ›

• Economic Hardship and Historic Preservation in Mississippi: An Overview and Case Study in Columbus

  By W. White on February 21, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Near the end of January, I reported in my News Roundup about the potential demolition of the Lipscomb House at 223 6th Street, North in Columbs. The Lipscomb estate, represented by attorney David Sanders, is currently attempting to use an… Read More ›

• MHT Accepting Nominations for 2018 Heritage Awards

  By ELMalvaney on February 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Sometimes it’s about the daffodils

  By ELMalvaney on February 16, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The latest warm snap has brought out the early bloomers. Happy first signs of spring, Mississippians!  

• New National Register Listings in Mississippi

  By ELMalvaney on February 15, 2018 • ( 7 )

  

  From the MDAH website (with added Google streetviews for each building so you can explore): Four Buildings Added to National Register – posted February 05, 2018 A historic African American library, a Jewish synagogue, and two Jackson elementary schools have been listed… Read More ›

• Mid-Century Mississippi: Stonewall Jackson Motel, Jackson

  By ELMalvaney on February 14, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  New Motel Stands “Like a Stonewall” With The Use of Jax-Lite Masonry Units Stopping Yankees was the job of General T.J. “Stonewall” Jackson, of Civil war fame. And his name will continue to stop Yankees–and Rebels alike–on the edge of… Read More ›

• 1970s Architecture and the Future of Historic Preservation in Mississippi

  By W. White on February 13, 2018 • ( 30 )

  

  Three weeks ago, Thomas Rosell’s post “Mississippi’s Best Buildings of 1974” stirred up a substantial amount of conversation on local Mississippi examples of 1970s era architecture. It is eye-opening to many historic preservationists that buildings from this decade will be… Read More ›

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