Preservation in Mississippi

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• December 5, 1953 Vicksburg Tornado

  By Thomas Rosell on December 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Sixty One years ago today Vicksburg suffered a devastating tornado.  The National Weather Service has on their webpage an interactive map of Vicksburg, accessible at http://www.weather.gov/jan/1953_vicksburgtornado [original link here https://web.archive.org/web/20160415044316/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=1953_vicksburgtornado  ]  The map gives a spacial understanding to the events and is… Read More ›

• MDAH announces 2014 CHPG grants

  By ELMalvaney on December 4, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  From the MDAH website, posted December 3, 2014. $2.15M Awarded to Preservation Projects At a special meeting on December 3 the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded more than $2 million on behalf of… Read More ›

• New Deal in Mississippi: Columbus Post Office and Mural

  By Suzassippi on December 3, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  The Columbus post office (1937-1939) in Lowndes County is another of the federal buildings funded and constructed by the New Deal Administration.  In the case of Columbus, the result was a Stripped Classic building, which was described as …largest and… Read More ›

• Taking an Architectural Tour this Christmas?

  By ELMalvaney on December 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Suddenly the Christmas season has snuck up, and I’ve been remiss in alerting the MissPres universe to the special architectural tours and open houses around the state, starting this coming weekend. Feel free to add in the comments any tours… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 12-1-2014

  By ELMalvaney on December 1, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  All the preservation news that’s fit to print, from Jackson to Natchez, from Meridian to Vicksburg, from Holly Springs to Rodney, and even some historical archaeology thrown in because it’s Monday!

• Are You In the Mood for MOD?

  By Lolly Barnes on November 20, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Are you in the mood for fun, quirky and quite fantastic architecture? So are we! At times misunderstood when constructed, modernist buildings are now considered the “new historic,” with a whole new audience of enthusiastic building-huggers awakening to the creative… Read More ›

• Charnley-Norwood House Is “Best of the South”

  By ELMalvaney on November 19, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  A big congratulations to all involved in the painstaking restoration of the Charnley-Norwood House, which received the Best of the South award from the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH)! Designed by Louis Sullivan on the beachfront in… Read More ›

• New Deal in Mississippi: Macon Community House

  By Suzassippi on November 18, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Macon’s Emergency Relief Administration-financed community house was constructed in the Craftsman bungalow style, and is currently used as the American Legion Hut, Post 63 for Noxubee County (Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Historic Resources Inventory; Barrow, 2001, NRHP nomination… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 11-17-2014

  By ELMalvaney on November 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  News updates from Jackson, Greenwood, DeSoto County, Waverley Mansion, and Ocean Springs.

• Friday Puzzler: Auburn Stair

  By ELMalvaney on November 14, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Today’s puzzler comes from a black and white HABS photo of Auburn’s famous circular stair in Natchez. It’s a little more difficult than some of our previous puzzles, but by now, I’m sure you’re all pros. There are 63 pieces,… Read More ›

• Mid-Century Medical: Jackson’s University Plaza

  By ELMalvaney on November 13, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  A while back, Thomas Rosell introduced us to University Plaza, a group of Modernist medical clinics in Jackson just south of Memorial Stadium. Specifically, Thomas’ post focused on the clinic of Drs. Johnson and Wiener, designed by J.T. Liddle and… Read More ›

• Veterans Day 2014

  By ELMalvaney on November 11, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  This day we honor veterans of all of America’s wars, but especially our doughboys of the Great War, which began in 1914 and consumed a generation of men. Meridian’s World War I monument was dedicated November 11, 1927. All photos downloaded… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 11-10-2014

  By ELMalvaney on November 10, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Much adoing out in the Mississippi preservation world in the last two weeks. Let’s get started. Former Mississippi First Lady Carroll Waller died Tuesday, October 28, in Jackson. Mrs. Waller was instrumental in the last major renovation of the Governor’s… Read More ›

• Mississippi Architect, Dec. 1964: Architects’ Office

  By ELMalvaney on November 7, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  I have tried and failed to figure out where the architects’ office featured in the December 1964 issue of Mississippi Architect might be and am beginning to suspect that it fell victim to that “projected interstate highway” mentioned in the article, presumably… Read More ›

• Mississippi Architect, Dec. 1964: With Faith We Build

  By ELMalvaney on November 6, 2014 • ( 4 )

  It’s been a while since we had a Mississippi Architect post, so it’s high time we get back to it. If you’ve joined us recently, we started reprinting articles from The Mississippi Architect, a magazine published monthly by the Mississippi AIA… Read More ›

• Abandoned Mississippi: Pinewood Motor Court

  By ELMalvaney on November 5, 2014 • ( 24 )

  

  Three years ago, after a long day of bumping around Vicksburg looking at cool old stuff, I decided to take one of my favorite stretches of highway back to Jackson, Highway 80 between Vicksburg and Edwards. It was about this… Read More ›

• Where Have All Jackson’s Harper Meter Covers Gone?

  By ELMalvaney on November 4, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  A month or two ago, I realized that my dear old sturdy Jackson-born-and-bred Harper water meter cover had been replaced by a cheap plastic classless top. Now, a rusty anonymous iron cover has been plopped down in my yard as a poor attempt at replacing this piece of Jackson history.

• Help Paint Waverley Mansion!

  By ELMalvaney on November 3, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Contribute to the Friends of Waverley Mansion campaign and get the chance to go up into the cupola!

• From the Age of Hi-Fi to Wi-Fi…the Rex Plaza in Tupelo

  By Tom Barnes on October 30, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Those passing Gloster Square at 619 North Gloster Street in Tupelo might easily miss the significance of the place.  The low-slung buildings hardly suggest the sleek modern look that once heralded a new age of travel in Mississippi.  Builder Cy… Read More ›

• Suzassippi’s Mississippi: Lynville Gymnasium

  By Suzassippi on October 28, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Lynville’s 1947 gymnasium is 1.5 stories.  The gable roof building is still standing, and appears to be in remarkably good shape.  You can see interior photographs from the MDAH HRI database.  Since no one showed up to play but me… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-27-2014

  By ELMalvaney on October 27, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Preservation news from Meridian, Jackson, Vicksburg, Pascagoula, and Port Gibson. Saying goodbye to old friends and getting to know new ones.

• Mississippi by Air: Wood College, Mathiston

  By ELMalvaney on October 24, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  WOOD JUNIOR COLLEGE, MATHISTON, MISSISSIPPI 39752. Aerial View. Founded 1886–United Methodist Related–Southern Association Accreditation–Friendly Atmosphere–Individualized Attention–Low Student/Teacher Ration–400 Rural Acres.

• Update on Meridian Police Department

  By Lolly Barnes on October 23, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  At the October 17 meeting of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees, the trustees voted to consider the Meridian Police Department as a Mississippi Landmark. The City of Meridian has requested permission to demolish this outstanding modernist building, but has not announced any plans for the site.

• Morris Lapidus in Mississippi?

  By ELMalvaney on October 22, 2014 • ( 15 )

  

  Recently I acquired Morris Lapidus: The Architecture of Joy, with no inkling of a Mississippi, but found out that we may have some of this nationally famous architect’s work here in the Magnolia State.

• Lynville School Complex: Home Economics Building and Teachers’ Houses

  By Suzassippi on October 21, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Last week we toured the WPA-built Lynville school building, with some good news about efforts to restore the building for community use.  The home economics building was constructed that same year, in 1941.  Mississippi, like many other states, often utilized… Read More ›

• Friday Puzzler: Chapel of the Cross

  By ELMalvaney on October 17, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  Friday and Saturday puzzles were such a hit earlier in the year, I’m not sure why I forgot to do any since January. If you’ve never done one, fair warning, they’re pretty addictive. This first one, with 42 pieces is… Read More ›

• Chris Risher’s Colorful Temple

  By ELMalvaney on October 16, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  A while back, MissPreser W. White alerted me to a vintage publication called “Creative Ideas in Glass” for sale online. Published quarterly as “an architectural review” by specialty glass manufacturer American Saint Gobain, the brief, color booklet doesn’t have a… Read More ›

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