Preservation in Mississippi

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• MissPres News Roundup 9-9-2013

  By ELMalvaney on September 9, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  A big thank you to JRGordon for dishing the dirt in a news roundup almost every week through rain, snow, sleet and dead of night since November 1, 2010. JR has recently returned to hometown Texas , and I’ll be brushing off… Read More ›

• Mississippi by Air: Mary Holmes College

  By ELMalvaney on September 6, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

• Why join MHT? It is good for the soul.

  By Lolly Barnes on September 5, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Susan Higgs is a card-carrying preservationist. While talking with a group recently, I was asked, “What are the benefits of becoming a member of the Mississippi Heritage Trust?” My answer was, ”You get to be a part of the statewide… Read More ›

• Chris Risher’s Meridian Police Station Under Threat

  By ELMalvaney on September 4, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  A few years ago, Meridian’s spectacular Beaux Arts city hall reopened after a major renovation that brought it back to its original splendor. Across the side street to the south is a much different building from a different, more recent… Read More ›

• New Deal in Mississippi: Faculty Housing

  By Suzassippi on September 3, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The last–literally, the last house still standing–of the New Deal Administration-funded projects we will visit on the campus of the University of Mississippi is faculty housing.  Using primarily Works Progress Administration funds (Gerald Walton, The University of Mississippi: A Pictorial History, 2008), 22… Read More ›

• Mississippi Gulf Coast in Legend and Lore

  By ELMalvaney on August 30, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  In keeping with the Gulf Coast theme, I thought it would be fun to end the week with this 1956 wide-screen postcard of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for which I recently paid more than I usually do. I think you’ll… Read More ›

• A Day of Reflection

  By Lolly Barnes on August 29, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  Randolph School, Pass Christian, After Restoration It is hard to believe it has been eight years since Hurricane Katrina plowed through Mississippi. It was such a scary time, full of uncertainty about the future of so many places that we… Read More ›

• Katrina losses still continue

  By Thomas Rosell on August 28, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  Katrina losses still continue.  One more recent loss was the National Register listed Nelson Tenement building in Pascagoula. This individually listed structure sat in its post Katrina state until it came down.  You can read the National Register Nomination here.

• New Deal in Mississippi: Weir Memorial Hall

  By Suzassippi on August 27, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Built as the new Student Union Building in 1939, Weir Memorial Hall was designed by R. W. Naef in Greek Revival style (Mississippi Department of Archives & History/Historic Resources Inventory database).   Walter L. Perry Construction Company of Philadelphia, Mississippi… Read More ›

• Mississippi by Air: Memorial Stadium

  By ELMalvaney on August 23, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

• Deupree’s Historic Homes: The Mason Homes

  By ELMalvaney on August 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII (1903). This is the last essay in Mrs. Deupree’s ground-breaking two-part series on Mississippi’s historic homes. The… Read More ›

• Don’t Turn On The Water Works For Moss Point Just Yet

  By Lolly Barnes on August 21, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Yes, it brings a tear to the eye to think of a wrecking ball slamming into the 1926 Water Works Building in Moss Point. But don’t break out your handkerchief just yet. Now known as the Moss Point Fire Station,… Read More ›

• Flock to Flora for Trade Day September 7

  By Lolly Barnes on August 16, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Flora is a town that gets preservation.  From the lovely main street to the historic depot and Chip Estes’ super cool cotton gin, the people of Flora are committed to saving what makes their place so special.  On Saturday, September 7, visitors… Read More ›

• Deupree’s Historic Homes: Jones Home

  By ELMalvaney on August 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII (1903). Now known as the Jones-Shuford House, this house is located at 285 E. Falconer Avenue and is… Read More ›

• Legion State Park: a historic gem outside Louisville

  By ELMalvaney on August 14, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Today’s guest post is brought to us by Kyle Wrather, a native of Columbus, Miss. Kyle holds degrees in English and Communication from Mississippi State University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in mass communication from Georgia State University in… Read More ›

• New Deal in Mississippi: Somerville and Barnard Halls

  By Suzassippi on August 13, 2013 • ( 12 )

  

  Somerville Hall and Barnard Hall are the final two dormitories built with New Deal Administration funds on the campus of the University of Mississippi.  They were not the final buildings–we still have a few more to go, including one that… Read More ›

• A Bright New Future for the Charnley-Norwood House

  By Lolly Barnes on August 9, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  The Mississippi Heritage Trust partnered with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History June 27-28 to get the plans rolling for the future of the Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs. Experts from around the country, as well as the agencies… Read More ›

• Deupree’s Historic Homes: Yerger Home

  By ELMalvaney on August 8, 2013 • ( 5 )

  Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII (1903).  The Yerger Home Among the many handsome homes that adorned our State in ante-bellum days, none… Read More ›

• Are You A Card-Carrying Preservationist?

  By Lolly Barnes on August 7, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Some days, it is tough to be a preservationist. Petitions, letters of supports, all those meetings, begging people “please don’t tear it down!”. But, when the stars align, board members and elected officials see reason, and we are able to… Read More ›

• The New Deal in Mississippi: Hedleston, Mayes, and Garland Halls

  By Suzassippi on August 6, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  Along with three other new dormitories, Garland, Hedleston, and Mayes Halls were dedicated October 21-22, 1938 (Gerald W. Walton. 2008. The University of Mississippi: A Pictorial History. Nashville, TN: The Booksmith Group).  Built with funds from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 8-5-2013

  By JRGordon on August 5, 2013 • ( 3 )

  With our summer schedule, it’s been a while since we’ve had a news round up. Some of what I’ve got, you may have from the twitter news feed. Down in Moss Point, the fate of the old fire station building… Read More ›

• Mississippi by Air: Biloxi Waterfront Before Casinos

  By ELMalvaney on August 2, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  I’m not sure of the date of this postcard, but it’s after 1964, when St. Michael’s landmark shell roof took its place on the landscape and probably before Hurricane Camille in 1969. Maybe a Biloxian will be able to tell… Read More ›

• Deupree’s Historic Homes: West House

  By ELMalvaney on August 1, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII (1903). The West House in Holly Springs is now known as “Oakleigh” or the Fant-Clapp House, and… Read More ›

• Webster County Courthouse Update

  By ELMalvaney on July 30, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  You may recall that N.W. Overstreet’s 1915 Webster County Courthouse suffered major damage from fire earlier in the year. The Webster Progress-Times is reporting that an engineering report has just been turned in to the board of supervisors: The fire-damaged courthouse is… Read More ›

• MDAH’s Popular Grant Program Now Open!

  By ELMalvaney on July 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  According to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s website, the popular Community Heritage Preservation Grant (CHPG) program has been funded this year, after skipping a year in 2012. Three million dollars is available for brick-and-mortar renovation projects around the… Read More ›

• Deupree’s Historic Homes: Bonner Home (“Cedarhurst”)

  By ELMalvaney on July 25, 2013 • ( 13 )

  

  Today’s post is a reprint from Mrs. N.D. Deupree’s “Some Historic Homes of Mississippi,” from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII (1903). The Bonner Home This home on Salem street, in the historic little city of Holly Springs,… Read More ›

• Of Lawns and Pleasure Piers…The Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport

  By Tom Barnes on July 24, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  Entrepreneur and Civil War veteran Joseph T. Jones swept into the Mississippi coast like a fury in the late 1890s, buying up great tracts of pinelands to ship north as pulp or other finished products.  In order to better serve… Read More ›

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