Preservation in Mississippi

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• Certified Local Government (CLG) Programs in Mississippi

  By Suzassippi on May 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Historic preservation in Mississippi began in the prehistoric era with the continual care of ceremonial mounds by native Mississippians.  Contemporary preservation is still best seen through stewardship of the historic environment by individuals and the public sector. (Michelle Jones, Historic Preservation, Mississippi… Read More ›

• Exhibit on builder Carroll Ishee on display

  By Thomas Rosell on May 17, 2019 • ( 17 )

  

  I recently learned that there is an exhibit about Gulf Coast builder Carroll Ishee going on now in the Ocean Springs Museum of History at the Mary C. O’keefe Cultural Center down in Ocean Springs. Current Exhibit Ocean Springs History… Read More ›

• “The Finest Cast Iron Facade in Natchez”

  By Suzassippi on May 14, 2019 • ( 9 )

  

  100 Main Street, Natchez, did not always look like this.  Fortunately for Mississippi, Natchez seems to have done well in the preservation department, and Natchez boasts the highest number of Mesker facades in the state. Is this one of them? … Read More ›

• Nominate your Best of the South!

  By ELMalvaney on May 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Mississippi has won this honored designation four times since its inception in 2006. Maybe your preservation project can be next?

• Mississippi Streets: 1940s Tupelo

  By ELMalvaney on May 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The same view today: Other Mississippi Streets . . .

• Vintage Aerial Adds Mississippi Photos

  By ELMalvaney on May 1, 2019 • ( 9 )

  

  VintageAerial.com has published over 62,000 historic aerial photos in Mississippi. coverage in Mississippi covers portions of the state with photos dating back to the early-1980s in most counties.

• MDAH announces CLG grants for 2019

  By ELMalvaney on April 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has awarded grants totaling more than $78,000 to nine preservation projects in Certified Local Government (CLG) communities across the state.

• HABS in Mississippi: Burrus House, Benoit

  By ELMalvaney on April 25, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  The once-grand mansion was in a precarious condition in 1936 when our old friend James Butters took two photos of the building for the Historic American Building Survey, one from the front and one from the back, which was already missing its original double gallery.

• Mid-Century Mississippi: Hutto’s Home and Garden Center

  By ELMalvaney on April 24, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  Y’all know that I’m a sucker for folded-plate roofs, so you may not be surprised that I found my favorite lawn and garden center, Hutto’s on Ellis Avenue in Jackson, when I was out taking pictures of interesting buildings on… Read More ›

• Changes at MDAH Historic Sites

  By ELMalvaney on April 23, 2019 • ( 10 )

  

  According to the MDAH website, the Old Capitol will be closed for roof repairs. While the work will last at least eight months, the closure is expected to only go through the end of May and has to do with… Read More ›

• Happy Easter 2019 A.D.

  By ELMalvaney on April 19, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

• Where’s the Fire?

  By ELMalvaney on April 18, 2019 • ( 12 )

  

  I sat down to write today’s post with the intention of telling the story of the 1890 fire at Windsor, which someone mentioned in the comment’s to yesterday’s post. But my newspapers.com addiction got the better of me after I… Read More ›

• Fire *shudder*

  By ELMalvaney on April 17, 2019 • ( 22 )

  

  This wouldn’t be a preservation blog worth the name if we failed to mention the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday. As you’ve probably read, the church was under repair, and scaffolding had been erected… Read More ›

• Carson’s former Art Deco gymnasium-auditorium

  By Suzassippi on April 16, 2019 • ( 9 )

  

  Thanks to W. White’s meticulous work, many of us were fortunate to get a glimpse of the Art Deco gymnasium-auditorium in the rural community of Carson, featured recently in the Name This Place XIII: Google Street View Edition, only to… Read More ›

• Name This Place XIII Results: A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!

  By W. White on April 13, 2019 • ( 8 )

  Friday was the last day of Name This Place XIII. At the start of the day, Suzassippi was leading the way with 16 points while Carunzel, Belinda2015/Belinda Stewart, and southside preservationist were within striking distance at 12, 11, and 10… Read More ›

• Name This Place 13.5.4

  By W. White on April 12, 2019 • ( 10 )

  This is the final post of the competition. You have until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to be eligible to receive points for answers about today’s four posts. At that time, the results will be posted and the Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire… Read More ›

• Name This Place 13.5.3

  By W. White on April 12, 2019 • ( 9 )

  Name This Place:

• Name This Place 13.5.2

  By W. White on April 12, 2019 • ( 21 )

  For the second time today, Name This Place:

• Name This Place 13.5.1

  By W. White on April 12, 2019 • ( 22 )

  

  I thought yesterday’s first post was a good candidate to stump everyone, but SWeger identified and provided architectural information about Grenada’s Moore-Powell-Whitaker House for two points with southside preservationist and Belinda2015/Belinda Stewart getting single points. The second post of the… Read More ›

• Name This Place 13.4.4

  By W. White on April 11, 2019 • ( 14 )

  The final post of this contest’s penultimate day. Name This Place:  

• Name This Place 13.4.3

  By W. White on April 11, 2019 • ( 11 )

  Please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:  

• Name This Place 13.4.2

  By W. White on April 11, 2019 • ( 9 )

  Our second historic Mississippi building of the day, so can you Name This Place:  

• Name This Place 13.4.1

  By W. White on April 11, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  The Lindamood Building at the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus was yesterday’s first post which southside preservationist got two points for, as southside preservationist was the first person to name the building and city; Suzassippi, Carunzel, Mattie Abraham, and… Read More ›

• Name This Place 13.3.4

  By W. White on April 10, 2019 • ( 6 )

  For the fourth time today, Name This Place:    

• Name This Place 13.3.3

  By W. White on April 10, 2019 • ( 9 )

  Please read The Rules of the contest and use these two images to Name This Place:      

• Name This Place 13.3.2

  By W. White on April 10, 2019 • ( 12 )

  Two photos have been provided to make this place easier to name. So please read The Rules of the contest and Name This Place:    

• Name This Place 13.3.1

  By W. White on April 10, 2019 • ( 17 )

  

  In the first post of yesterday, Suzassippi increased her lead by two points for recognizing and providing some architectural history of the Old Merchants and Farmers Bank in downtown Meridian; though various other facts about the history could have been… Read More ›

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