Preservation in Mississippi

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• Hernando de Soto Commemorative Bridge

  By Suzassippi on July 8, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  The first road trip of 2014 finally arrived, and while most of it was not in Mississippi, I did manage a short little drive from Arkansas to home in Lafayette County, and a first for me: crossing the Mississippi River… Read More ›

• MDAH Announces New Round of Grants for Historic Buildings

  By ELMalvaney on July 7, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  From the MDAH website: $2.1 Million Available in Preservation Grants – posted July 01, 2014 A popular grant program for preservation projects has received additional funding. The 2014 Mississippi legislature allocated $2.1 million for competitive grants in the tenth round of… Read More ›

• Vacation Postcards: Court Royale, Clarksdale

  By ELMalvaney on July 4, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Wall Doxey State Park

  By ELMalvaney on July 3, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: El’s Motel, Forest

  By ELMalvaney on July 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Marine Life, Gulfport

  By ELMalvaney on July 1, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

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

• Vacation Postcards: Lou’s Candy Kitchen, Edwards

  By ELMalvaney on June 30, 2014 • ( 24 )

  

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

• Something You May Not Know About the Natchez Malt Shop

  By ELMalvaney on June 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Preservation in Mississippi:
  You probably read with horror, as I did a couple of weeks ago–in fact, I think my co-workers heard a long anguished “NOOOOOOO!!!” from my office–that a car smashed into the Malt Shop in…

• We Love Our Tax Credits, Oh Yes We Do…

  By Lolly Barnes on June 26, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

    Earlier this year, there were some anxious moments when it looked as if our state historic tax credit might die an ignominious death in the legislature.  Thanks to the vociferous support of preservationists from around the state and forward-thinking… Read More ›

• A Nation in Motion: Payne Field

  By Thomas Rosell on June 25, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Today we continue a series based on the Mississippi entries from the 1976 document A Nation in Motion: Historic American Transportation Sites.  The remaining Mississippi entries have to do with aviation sites.  If you are just joining us the background is… Read More ›

• Mississippi Roadside: Liberty Drive In

  By ELMalvaney on June 20, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  Usually this drive-in on the north side of Hwy 24/48 in Liberty (I don’t know it’s name) is covered up with cars and people when I pass through, but one time last summer, I happened to come through early in… Read More ›

• Changing of the Guard

  By Lolly Barnes on June 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Preservationists throw the best parties. Last week in Tupelo, we kicked off the Listen Up! Historic Preservation Conference with a tour of the historic Highland Circle neighborhood led by Bruce Smith, then repaired to Doyce and Bill Deas’ lovely home… Read More ›

• A Nation in Motion: Key Field

  By Thomas Rosell on June 18, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Today we continue a series based on the Mississippi entries from the 1976 document A Nation in Motion: Historic American Transportation Sites.  The remaining three Mississippi entries have to do with aviation sites.  If you are just joining us the background… Read More ›

• Sign Up For Preservation Boot Camp!

  By ELMalvaney on June 17, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  According to the MDAH website: Preservation Boot Camps Planned Statewide – posted June 13, 2014 pres-wshops-sliderIn lieu of the annual Historic Preservation Boot Camp, MDAH is planning a series of training sessions this summer in Pascagoula, Starkville, Natchez, and Leland…. Read More ›

• Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy

  By ELMalvaney on June 13, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  Now that summer is here, it’s time to get out and enjoy a chocolate shake, hamburger, and fries at your favorite mid-century drive in, and to help you get in the mood, Friday fun posts for a while will showcase some drive-ins I’ve discovered on my travels around the state.

• Amazing

  By Lolly Barnes on June 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Amazing. That is the word that best captures the spirit of this year’s Listen Up! Historic Preservation Conference and Heritage Awards Luncheon. I could not help but be delighted, engaged and inspired by all the wonderful stories our conference participants… Read More ›

• Architect Pics: Young R.W. Naef

  By Thomas Rosell on June 11, 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Several weeks ago I posted the Mississippi State yearbook photo of N.W. Overstreet.  It provided a bookend to the 1970 image of Architects Naef, Gates, Matthes, and Overstreet as old men.  Finding that Overstreet photo prompted me to search for… Read More ›

• White House Hotel Nears Completion

  By Thomas Rosell on June 10, 2014 • ( 13 )

  

  Just a quick photo update of the White House Hotel.  The exterior work appears to have come a far piece since our last update three months ago.  It is awesome to see the historic windows retained! The pool under restoration……. Read More ›

• Ready, Set, Tupelo!

  By Lolly Barnes on June 5, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The Listen Up! Historic Preservation Conference is right around the corner! It’s not too late to sign up for this amazing opportunity to learn from your fellow preservationists about great things that are happening around Mississippi and how to make… Read More ›

• A Nation in Motion: Roadways

  By Thomas Rosell on June 4, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Today we continue a series based on the Mississippi entries from the 1976 document A Nation in Motion: Historic American Transportation Sites.  The informal compilation sprang from a 1973 suggestion by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to the United States Department… Read More ›

• MDAH Director Position Posted

  By ELMalvaney on June 3, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  A faithful MissPres reader noticed yesterday that the MDAH website had a new posting under its “Employment” tab, a job that maybe someone out in MissPres-land would be interested in. Anyone want to be director of the Mississippi Department of Archives… Read More ›

• Call for Mississippi’s Best Preservation Projects

  By ELMalvaney on June 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Southeastern Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) has issued a call for nominations for their “Best of the South” award, with nominations due July 1, 2014. As you may recall, Mississippi has snagged two of these awards in the past:… Read More ›

• And the winner is…

  By Lolly Barnes on May 29, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  Preservation in Mississippi!  That’s right, our very own blog will be receiving a 2014 Heritage Award for Preservation Education from the Mississippi Heritage Trust at the awards luncheon in Tupelo June 10.  I wonder if E.L. Malvaney will show up to accept… Read More ›

• A Nation in Motion: Railroad Structures

  By Thomas Rosell on May 28, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  Today we begin a series based on the Mississippi entries from the 1976 document A Nation in Motion: Historic American Transportation Sites.  The informal compilation sprang from a 1973 suggestion by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to the United States Department… Read More ›

• Memorial Day 2014

  By ELMalvaney on May 26, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Thoughtful citizens must realize that when a nation ceases to build, it begins to cease to live. It is a curious fact, subject to verification in the history of civilized societies the world around, that architecture and all the other arts of peace are a responsibility that the whole community necessarily must bear. Not adventurously, then, but with deep and deliberate purpose does the United State even in time of trouble engage its resources of wealth and men in construction endeavors of the kind represented by your new Memorial.

• Taborian Hospital Update

  By ELMalvaney on May 24, 2014 • ( 2 )

  https://www.facebook.com/MdahTechnicalPreservationServices/posts/629334980494253

• Mississippi by Air: Mississippi Normal College, Hattiesburg

  By ELMalvaney on May 23, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

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