Week-long contests that bring out the competitive juices of MissPres readers, in which the reader who correctly identifies the most historic places wins the coveted title “Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire.”

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Name This Place I (June 2009)
[First Place: tsj1957]

• Name This Place: An Exciting Contest
• 1.1 (St. Richard’s Catholic Church, Jackson)
• 1.2 (Auburn, Natchez)
• 1.3 (Wesson Public School, Wesson)
• 1.4 (Civic Auditorium, Clarksdale)
• 1.5 (Tippah County Courthouse, Ripley)
• We Have a Winner!
• A Virtual Trip to Exotic Locales

Name This Place II (July 2009)
[First Place: doakley]

• Get Ready to Ruummmble! Another Contest of Skill and Daring
• 2.1 (Washington County Courthouse, Greenville)
• 2.2 (Hawkins Middle School, Hattiesburg)
• 2.3 (Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo College)
• 2.4 (West Wing, Jefferson College)
• 2.5 (Chalmers Institute, Holly Springs)
• Final Standings

Name This Place III (October 2009)
[First Place: Carunzel]

• On Your Mark . . . Get Set . . .
• 3.1 (Old Tishomingo County Courthouse, Jacinto)
• 3.2 (Old Tishomingo County Courthouse, Tishomingo)
• 3.3 (Riverview, Columbus)
• 3.4 (Provine Chapel, Mississippi College)
• 3.45: Bonus Round (Canton High School, Canton)
• 3.5 (Gov. Hugh White House, Columbia)
• The New MS Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place IV (February 2010)
[First Place: tsj1957]

• Getting Geared Up for the Big Event
• 4.1 (Prentiss County Courthouse, Booneville)
• 4.2 (Mt. Holly, Lake Washington)
• 4.3 (Meridian City Hall, Meridian)
• 4.4 (Brandon Hall, Adams County)
• 4.45: Bonus Round (Brookhaven Elementary School, Brookhaven)
• 4.5: The Grand Finale (Coleman Library, Tougaloo College)
• Final Standings

Name This Place V (May 2010)
[First Place Tie: Belinda and Theodore]

• How ‘Bout a Contest?
• 5.1 (Masonic Hall, Fayette)
• 5.2 (First Presbyterian Church, Holly Springs)
• 5.25 (Downtown Columbus)
• 5.3 (Stewart M. Jones Middle School, Laurel)
• 5.4 (Vicksburg City Hall, Vicksburg)
• 5.45 (Amite County Courthouse, Liberty)
• 5.5–Finis (Longfellow House, Pascagoula)
• Final Standings

Name This Place VI (September 2010)
[First Place: W. White]

• Not Your Grandma’s Name This Place Contest
• 6.1.1 (Quitman County Courthouse, Marks)
• 6.1.2 (Rocky Springs Methodist Church, Jefferson County)
• 6.2.1 (Spain House, Tupelo)
• 6.2.2 (Bowmar Elementary School, Vicksburg)
• 6.3.1 (Rosalie, Natchez)
• 6.3.2 (Grover Hotel, Cleveland)
• 6.3.3 (Runnelstown Gymnasium, Perry County)
• 6.4.1 (Shaw School, Bolivar County)
• 6.4.2 (Hercules Company Store, Hattiesburg)
• 6.5.1 (Bonner Campbell Institute, Edwards)
• 6.5.2 (First Methodist Church, Brookhaven)
• 6.5.3 (Servants’ Quarters, Longwood, Natchez)
• A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place VII: Columns Edition (April 2011)
[First Place: W. White, J.R. Gordon]

• It’s All in the Details
• 7.1.1 (Old Capitol, Jackson)
• 7.1.2 (Stanton Hall, Natchez)
• 7.2.1 (First Baptist Church, Canton)
• 7.2.2 (Lee Hall, MSU)
• 7.3.1 (Lyceum, Ole Miss)
• 7.3.2 (old First Baptist Church, Jackson)
• 7.4.1 (Jackson City Hall)
• 7.4.2 (Waverley, Clay County)
• 7.5.1 (Administration Building, USM)
• 7.5.2 (Hancock County Courthouse, Bay St. Louis)
• Name This Place 7: Results!

Name This Place VIII: Courthouse Edition (July 2011)
[First Place: Susan Allen/Suzassippi]

• Name This Place 8.0
• Name This Place 8.1.1 (Humphreys County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.1.2 (Attala County Courthouse)
• Name this Place 8.2.1 (Jefferson Davis County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.2.2 (Alcorn County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.3.1 (Tallahatchie County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.3.2 (Copiah County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.4.1 (Simpson County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.4.2 (Tippah County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.5.1 (Wilkinson County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.5.2 (Walthall County Courthouse)
• Name This Place 8.0 – And the winner is . . .

Name This Place IX: Doors Edition (April 2012)
[First Place: Thomas]

• Name This Place IX: The Doors Edition
• Name This Place 9.1.1 (Longwood, Natchez)
• Name This Place 9.1.2 (Post Office, Hattiesburg)
• Name This Place 9.2.1 (Central High School, Jackson)
• Name This Place 9.2.2 (St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Yazoo City)
• Name This Place 9.2.3 (Old Tishomingo County Courthouse, Jacinto)
• Name This Place 9.3.1 (St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ocean Springs)
• Name This Place 9.3.2 (Rosalie, Natchez)
• Name This Place 9.4.1 (Asia Missionary Baptist, Lexington)
• Name This Place 9.4.2 (Sears Department Store, Meridian)
• Name This Place 9.4.3 (D.J. Shlenker House, Vicksburg)
• Name This Place 9.5.1 (First Presbyterian Church, Laurel)
• Name This Place 9.5.2 (Old Post Office, Cleveland)
• Name This Place 9.5.3 (Mississippi Library Commission, Jackson)
• New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place X: Word of the Week Edition (October 2012)
[First Place: Thomas]

• Name This Place 10.0: Architectural Word of the Week Edition
• Name This Place: 10.1 (Citizens National Bank Building, Meridian/Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell)
• Name This Place 10.2 (Chapel of Memories, Mississippi State University/Flemish Bond)
• Name This Place 10.3 (Hawkins Elementary School, Hattiesburg/Mushroom Capital, Terrazzo)
• Name This Place 10.4 (Illinois Monument, Vicksburg Military Park/Kneeler)
• Name This Place 10.5 (White Arches, Columbus/Quatrafoils, Pilasters, Returns, Dentils, and Abuci)
• Name This Place 10 – The Results

Name This Place XI: Signs Edition (April 2015)
[First Place: Victoria Moon Conway]

• Name This Place XI: Signs
• Name This Place 11.1.2 (Old Country Store, Lorman)
• Name This Place 11.1.3 (Union Hotel, Meridian)
• Name This Place 11.2.1 (Black and White Store, Yazoo City)
• Name This Place 11.2.2 (First Methodist Church, Itta Bena)
• Name This Place 11.3.1 (Illinois Monument, National Military Park in Vicksburg)
• Name This Place 11.3.2 (Piney Woods School)
• Name This Place 11.3.3 (Abraham Lincoln School, Leland)
• Name This Place 11.4.1 (One-Hour Martenizing Cleaners, Tupelo)
• Name This Place 11.4.2 (Saint Therese Academy, St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, Gulfport)
• Name This Place 11.5.1 (Greyhound Bus Terminal, Clarksdale)
• Name That Place 11.5.2 (H. Frishman Red Goose Shoes, Port Gibson)
• Name That Place 11.5.3–Finale (Davidson’s Restaurant, Canton)
• Mississippi’s New Preservationist Extraordinaire

Name This Place XII: Lost Buildings Edition (April 2018)
[First Place: ed polk douglas]

• Name This Place XII: Lost Buildings Edition is Starting on Monday
• Name This Place 12.1.1 (Tullis-Toledano House, Biloxi)
• Name This Place 12.1.2 (Old Inverness High School/Central Delta Academy, Inverness)
• Name This Place 12.1.3 (Homewood, Natchez)
• Name This Place 12.2.1 (Patterson-Bradford Rexall Drugs, Jackson)
• Name This Place 12.2.2 (Pinehurst Hotel, Laurel)
• Name This Place 12.2.3 (Speed Street School, Vicksburg)
• Name This Place 12.2.4 (Rubel’s Department Store, Corinth)
• Name This Place 12.3.1 (Meridian City Hall and Market, Meridian)
• Name This Place 12.3.2 (Capitol Street Methodist Church, Jackson)
• Name This Place 12.3.3 (Old First Baptist Church, Columbus)
• Name This Place 12.3.4 (Vandiver Student Union, Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead)
• Name This Place 12.4.1 (Mineral Springs Hotel, Iuka)
• Name This Place 12.4.2 (Old Issaquena County Courthouse, Mayersville)
• Name This Place 12.4.3 (Old First Baptist Church, Greenwood)
• Name This Place 12.4.4 (Spratt-Herndon House/Barrett House, Aberdeen)
• Name This Place 12.5.1 (Assembly Hall/Charles DeFrance Tavern/Fletcher’s Tavern, Washington)
• Name This Place 12.5.2 (Mississippi Chemical Company Headquarters, Yazoo City)
• Name This Place 12.5.3 (Bowman House Hotel, Jackson)
• Name This Place 12.5.4 (“Private” John Allen House/Allen-High House, Tupelo)
• Name This Place XII Results: A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!

Name This Place XIII: Google Street View Edition (April 2019)
[First Place: Suzassippi]

• Name This Place XIII: Google Street View Edition is Starting on Monday
• Name This Place 13.1.1 (Yazoo County Courhouse, Yazoo City)
• Name This Place 13.1.2 (Masonic Temple/Forrest County Justice Court, Hattiesburg)
• Name This Place 13.1.3 (J. M. Stone Cotton Mill/E. E. Cooley Building/The Mill at MSU, Starkville)
• Name This Place 13.1.4 (Lustron House, 748 School Street, Clarksdale)
• Name This Place 13.2.1 (Old Merchants and Farmers Bank, Meridian)
• Name This Place 13.2.2 (First Presbyterian Church/First-Trinity Presbyterian Church, Laurel)
• Name This Place 13.2.3 (Bay Ice, Light, and Bottling Works/Scafide Building/Bay St. Louis Little Theater, Bay St. Louis)
• Name This Place 13.2.4 (Ackerman High School/Choctaw County High School, Ackerman)
• Name This Place 13.3.1 (Lindamood Building, Palmer Home for Children, Columbus)
• Name This Place 13.3.2 (Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company Plant, Natchez)
• Name This Place 13.3.3 (Spires Boling/Bolling-Gatewood House/Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, Holly Springs)
• Name This Place 13.3.4 (Church of Christ, Booneville)
• Name This Place 13.4.1 (Moore-Powell-Whitaker House, Grenada)
• Name This Place 13.4.2 (Adolph Rose House/Vicksburg YMCA, Vicksburg)
• Name This Place 13.4.3 (Carroll County/Camp Meeting Tabernacle, North Carrollton)
• Name This Place 13.4.4 (Thompson-Peeler House, Kosciusko)
• Name This Place 13.5.1 (Mississippi Trucking Association Building/Mississippi DHS Federal Credit Union, Jackson)
• Name This Place 13.5.2 (Carson Consolidated School Gymnasium and Auditorium, Carson, Jefferson Davis County)
• Name This Place 13.5.3 (Mosley House, Hernando)
• Name This Place 13.5.4 (Old Neshoba County Jail, Philadelphia)
• Name This Place XIII Results: A New Mississippi Preservationist Extraordinaire!