Preservation in Mississippi

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• See The Famed Port Gibson Hand Up Close

  By Thomas Rosell on August 7, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• 20th Anniversary of Paul Rudolph’s Passing

  By Thomas Rosell on August 7, 2017 • ( 8 )

  

  Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Paul Rudolph’s passing.  Were he still living, he would be 99 years old. Born in Kentucky, Rudolph graduated from Auburn University and Harvard Graduate School of Design. After successfully practicing architecture in Florida as part… Read More ›

• Friday is a Gas: Classical Revival Stations c.1930-?

  By Thomas Rosell on August 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Mississippi is known for its fondness of columned buildings. Surprisingly that appreciation doesn’t seem to have translated over into the design of Classical Revival service stations. The 2016 TxDOT Field Guide to Gas Stations in Texas  doesn’t specifically have an entry… Read More ›

• Those Disappearing Telephone Booths

  By ELMalvaney on August 3, 2017 • ( 12 )

  

  As one of the few people on earth who hasn’t yet embraced the smart phone fad, I have had cause to miss the conveniently located but humble telephone booths that used to dot our towns, shopping centers, gas stations, and… Read More ›

• The Aladdin Company’s Order Ledger

  By Thomas Rosell on August 2, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  You might recall that The Aladdin Company had a mail order catalog that offered plans and all the lumber you would need to build a house, pre-cut.  Thanks to the efforts of kit house researcher, Cindy Catanzaro, we have the information… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 8-1-2017

  By Thomas Rosell on August 1, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. History professor Andrew Kahrl tracks racial discrimination through the tax assessor’s office.  This article provides interesting insight concerning race and property ownership and cites several Mississippi examples in Edwards and Waveland. It also touches… Read More ›

• Roadside Mississippi: Fountain Grill

  By Thomas Rosell on July 28, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  We’re taking a break this week from the “Friday is a Gas” series since we had a gas station related post on Wednesday, but today’s post is still about a roadside-tastic building constructed c.1965.  I’ll wager a guess this was the… Read More ›

• National Park Service Preservation Briefs: Historic Concrete

  By Suzassippi on July 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s dramatic roof collapse in downtown McComb, which was possibly brought on by a combination of hard rainfall and clogged or inadequate downspouts, has brought home again the need to maintain our historic buildings. Luckily for us, while owners… Read More ›

• No Longer An Eyesore: Confronting The Gasoline Station

  By Thomas Rosell on July 26, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  A while back I found a 1925 article in Laurel’s Daily Leader that was interesting for the fact that it was an architectural critique, but I wasn’t quite sure how to share it.  Fast forward to the research I’ve been… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 7-25-2017

  By Thomas Rosell on July 25, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• McComb’s Downtown Theater Collapses

  By ELMalvaney on July 24, 2017 • ( 22 )

  

  A landmark historic building in downtown McComb collapsed on Sunday without any injuries to passersby, according to the McComb Enterprise-Journal. Built around 1920, the four-story building had originally been the State Bank and Trust, with Jacob’s Theater in the upper… Read More ›

• Friday is a Gas: Commercial Block Service Stations c.1920-c.1930

  By Thomas Rosell on July 21, 2017 • ( 15 )

  

  This week’s Friday is a Gas post is not about a specific brand of station, but rather a specific type of station form. Commercial block type service stations are usually found within towns or cities, often at street corners with… Read More ›

• Photographer John Margolies Images Now Available Online

  By Thomas Rosell on July 20, 2017 • ( 10 )

  

  Last year Malvaney’s post about roadside Americana photographer John Margolies ended with the wish that someday his photos, which had been donated to the Library of Congress, would be made available for the public to see.  That day has arrived, my… Read More ›

• Mid-Week Mid-Century: Modernism in the Mississippi Delta

  By ELMalvaney on July 19, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  One thing that surprised me when I moved to Mississippi and ventured into the Delta–a place that I had understood from various news stories had been forgotten by time–was how much the region had changed over the latter half of… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 7-18-2017

  By Thomas Rosell on July 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Friday is a Gas: Sinclair Station c.1930s

  By Thomas Rosell on July 14, 2017 • ( 8 )

  

  This former Sinclair station (above) found in Booneville, Mississippi has had its canopy enclosed and its service doors replaced with a storefront.  Despite this it is still recognizable as a Sinclair design. The 2016 TxDOT Field Guide to Gas Stations in… Read More ›

• Call for Nominations to the MHT 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi List

  By Thomas Rosell on July 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Humble Colony at Mallalieu Production Camp, Brookhaven

  By Suzassippi on July 12, 2017 • ( 16 )

  

  Because MissPres readers have found the Friday is a Gas series fascinating, you will understand why I was hooked when I stumbled upon this news item about the Humble Camp near Brookhaven.  Mississippi, or at least one Mississippian, had a… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 7-11-2017

  By Thomas Rosell on July 11, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  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 ›

• Vacation Postcards: Arlington, Natchez

  By ELMalvaney on July 7, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past. See also . . . Blink Twice and Arlington Might Vanish

• Vacation Postcards: Forrest Hotel, Hattiesburg

  By ELMalvaney on July 6, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Holiday Inn Southwest, Jackson

  By ELMalvaney on July 5, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Gautier Tiki Restaurant

  By ELMalvaney on July 4, 2017 • ( 9 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Holmes County State Park

  By ELMalvaney on July 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

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

• Friday is a Gas: Humble c.1950-c.1960

  By Thomas Rosell on June 30, 2017 • ( 27 )

  

  I’m excited about this week’s post because I found some period photographs of example stations in their prime, so I can verify the brand along with what features are original.  The image above shows a Humble branded station with a… Read More ›

• A Custom McHuley & Lattimore House

  By Thomas Rosell on June 29, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  We were recently introduced to builder Bilbo McHuley and architect William Lattimore, the duo that was designing and building homes for Jackson’s African-American community in the late 1950s & early 1960s.  I came across this ad for self-described “Jackson’s foremost home… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 6-28-2017

  By Thomas Rosell on June 28, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  What happened to June?   It’s hard to believe it’s almost over but let’s jump right into this week’s roundup. From Meridian two stories this week.  The first is regarding preservation grant funds.  According to the Meridian Star: The Charles L…. Read More ›

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