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t h e Jo u r na l o f t h e M i s s i s s i p p i H e r i tag e Tru s t
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the Journal of the
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From the President - Dr. Brian Pugh
From the Director - Lolly Barnes
Preservation Happenings - Mississippi
Heritage Trust Upcoming Events
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Building Stories - Dr. Stuart Rockoff,
Mississippi Humanities Council
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Favorite Preservation Victories
13 Introduction - Katie Blount
14 Governor William F. Winter
16 Elbert Hilliard
18 Ken P’Pool
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High Atop the State - Amber Lombardo
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Making Preservation Happen
25 Mississippi’s State Tax Credit Speaker of the House Philip Gunn
26 Hattiesburg’s Downtown Renaissance Senator Joey Fillingane
28 Heritage Foundation Fund Representative Jeffrey C. Smith
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The 10 Most Endangered Historic
Places in Mississippi
31 The 2015 List
42 Update for the 1999-2013 Lists
60 2015 Sponsors, Patrons, Trustees
and Friends
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Cheers to Preservation
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MISSISSIPPI HERITAGE TRUST
P.O. Box 577 • Jackson, MS 39205
PHONE (601) 354-0200
[email protected]
www.mississippiheritage.com
Preserving the state’s historic resources since 1902
president
FROM THE
Mississippi is a special place that
enjoys a rich cultural heritage. From
music to art to literature and everything
in between, the Magnolia State offers
something for everyone. Mississippi is
also home to many architectural styles
and treasures, including Creole dogtrot
cottages, Greek Revival mansions, and
ornate Art Deco commercial buildings.
Like our other cultural traditions, Mississippi’s historic sites are worth celebrating
and protecting for future generations.
It is an incredible time to be a preservationist in Mississippi, and I am happy
to be a part of the amazing things going on with historic preservation in our
state. The Mississippi Heritage Trust has
worked to save dozens of historic places,
and we still have much to do. Not only
are we in the business of saving historic
places, our organization is equally dedicated to educating the community on
why Mississippi’s historic treasures are
worthy of being saved. The Mississippi
Heritage Trust looks forward to continuing our collaboration with the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History and
other government and private entities. I
extend an invitation for everyone to join
us on this remarkable journey of preserving what is special to our towns and
communities throughout the state.
dr. Brian PUGh
President, Board of Trustees
Mississippi Heritage Trust
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FROM THE
lOllY BarneS
Executive Director
Fair weather friends need not apply.
The road to success in historic preservation is often twisted, turning and downright filled with potholes. You must have
the courage of your convictions and know
that, despite the design review hassles,
city council drama, unexpected change
orders, naysayers who corner you at the
grocery store to tell you why it won’t
work and countless other painful encounters, it is the right thing to do to save that
historic building. It is the right thing to do
for your children, who will have a chance
to experience life’s important milestones
in well-crafted, inspiring spaces rather
than metal buildings covered in Styrofoam. It is the right thing to do for the
environment, because as everyone knows
(or should know), the greenest building is
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the one already built. It is the right thing
to do for your community, as the act of
coming together to save an endangered
school or depot builds the ties that bind.
And how about this very selfish reason,
it is the right thing to do for you. If that
place means something to you, if it holds
cherished memories of high school dances or your grandmother’s Sunday dinners,
fight for it.
In this very first issue of Elevation, The
Journal of the Mississippi Heritage Trust,
we learn about the one hundred historic
t h e j o u r na l o f t h e M i s s i s s i p p i H e r i tag e Tru s t
places that have been listed as endangered since the first list was published in
1999. A number of these historic places
have amazing stories of renewal that elevate our understanding of commitment
and community. Far too many are now
listed as lost, victims of fire or a lack of
vision. For those places whose fates are
as yet undecided, let’s come together as a
community of staunch friends and advocates and find the resources, whether that
be time, talent or money, to bring them
back from the brink of demolition.
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2016 PRESERVATION
June 2-3, 2016
Listen Up! Historic Preservation Conference
and Heritage Awards Luncheon, Water Valley
www.listenupms.com
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April 2-3, 2016
Mad Mod Affair, Delta
Home of Francine and Bill Luckett
October 2016
Mad Mod Affair, Jackson
Falk House, home of John Hooks
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dr. StUart rOcKOFF
Executive Director
Mississippi Humanities Council
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stories
Preservation is not just about saving
physical structures, but also the stories
those buildings can tell. In Mississippi,
these stories can sometimes be challenging. Since our founding in 1972, the Mississippi Humanities Council has worked
to unearth and explore the difficult parts
of our state’s history. For the last several
years, we have worked with Preserve
Marshall County and Holly Springs to do
just that.
In Holly Springs, people have toured
the grand antebellum homes for decades
as part of the town’s Pilgrimage celebration. Behind several of these well preserved old homes are basic structures
that once housed the slaves who worked
in the “big house.” With grant support
from the Humanities Council, Preserve
Marshall County has sought to present a
more inclusive version of local history by
offering “Behind the Big House” tours of
these surviving slave dwellings in conjunction with the town’s Pilgrimage event.
Thanks to the work of Chelius Carter,
Jenifer Eggleston, and several other
volunteers including students and faculty
at Rust College and the University of
Mississippi, visitors can now tour the
grand ante-bellum homes and then tour
the slave dwellings behind them. Some
of these structures have been converted
into guest houses; others retain the look
and feel of the time they were built. But
regardless of their current state, standing
in these places, where the enslaved slept,
worked, and built a life amidst oppression, iss profoundly moving. While trying
to envision the people who once lived
in these spaces, the power of place, no
matter how ramshackle or architecturally
modest, resonates.
Quite simply, these places and the
stories they can tell us, matter. The
“Behind the Big House” program in Holly
Springs shows how important historic
places can be to our future as a state.
Learning about the experience and hardships of the slaves who often built those
grand homes does not negate the beauty
and historical significance of the “big
houses,” yet we must not overlook the
cruelty and injustice that made this lifestyle possible. It’s a complicated, difficult
history, but one we must confront and
understand to build a stronger state and
more civil society. Thanks to Preserve
Marshall County, with the support of the
Mississippi Humanities Council, they are
doing that in Holly Springs. A group of
citizens were so inspired by the program
a few years ago that they created an
interracial discussion group that seeks
to bridge the remaining racial barriers in
town through fellowship and dialogue.
As the experience of Holly Springs
shows, preserving the past can lead us to
a more united and better future.
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This fall at Oddfellows Gallery in Hattiesburg
The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
at The University of Southern Mississippi presents
TASHA TUDOR:
Commemorating 100 Years of Tasha Tudor
Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbrook, MA
October thru December, 2015
Oddfellows Gallery
119 East Front Street, Hattiesburg
Open Thurs thru Saturday 11am – 5 pm
Oddfellows Gallery is a 2012 winner of the Heritage Trust Award for Excellence
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DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT.
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PRESERVATION VICTORIES
of the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi
2015 Honorary Chairmen Governor William F. Winter, Elbert Hilliard, and Ken P’Pool
Since 1992, the Mississippi Heritage Trust
has been a staunch ally of the Department of Archives and History in preserving the historic resources of our state.
We value our close working relationship
in the service of a shared mission. The
annual listing of the 10 Most Endangered
Historic Places in Mississippi has raised
the visibility of the preservation movement and helped save irreplaceable
historic properties.
I am pleased to join with MHT in recognizing this year’s honorary chairs. No
one has done more for historic preservation in Mississippi than Governor William F. Winter, Elbert R. Hilliard, and Ken
P’Pool. The decades when Winter served
as MDAH board president, Hilliard as
director, and P’Pool as historic preservation division director saw major gains
for historic preservation in Mississippi.
Thanks to their work with the Legislature,
Mississippi boasts one of the stron-
gest preservation laws in the country
and grant programs that have saved
hundreds of significant buildings and
generated millions of dollars in local and
private investment in historic districts.
Their leadership touched every corner of
the state, as they built relationships that
galvanized the grassroots preservation
movement and led to the founding of the
Mississippi Heritage Trust.
Working hand in hand with their many
friends and allies across the state, William
Winter, Elbert Hilliard, and Ken P’Pool
transformed historic preservation in
Mississippi. Please join me in recognizing their extraordinary contributions and
years of service to our state.
Katie BlOUnt
Director
Mississippi Department of
Archives and History
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PRESERVATION VICTORY
MISSISSIPPI’S OLD CAPITOL
GOVernOr
williaM F. winter
Former President, Board of Trustees
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The restoration of the Old Capitol in
the late 1950’s stands out in my mind as
the most important and transforming
historic preservation event in our
state’s history. Because it was the
site of the most historic decisions of
the nineteenth century, including the
Secession of Convention of 1861 and the
Constitutional Conventions of 1868 and
1890, it is arguably the most notable
public building in our state.
Since it was replaced by the “New
Capitol” in 1903, it has survived many
close calls for its demolition. This almost
two-century-old building is now a visible
testimonial to its durability in the face
of a bloody civil war, political crises,
economic depression and massive social
change. It is most particularly a majestic
example of the rewards of historic
preservation. Its restoration did more
than any other such project to establish
political and public support for making
investments in the cause of historic
preservation.
Without the example of persistence
and dedication of those who worked to
save the Old Capitol, not only would its
preservation not have been achieved
but many of our other historic and
architecturally significant buildings
would have been lost.
The actions which were taken
by then Governor J. P. Coleman,
Archives and History Director
Charlotte Capers, and a small group
of legislators and interested citizens
in saving the Old Capitol is a story
that needs to be remembered
by latter day generations. It is
dramatically recounted in detail by
the Mississippi historian, John Ray
Skates, in his excellent volume on the
history of the Old Capitol.
These events have led to the
formation of an entire network of
informed preservationists who now
serve as guardians of our heritage.
The historic preservation division
of the Department of Archives and
History, the Mississippi Heritage
Trust and innumerable local historical
societies have emerged to ensure
that the work of historic preservation
will continue.
Of all of the history-related
activities in which I have been
personally involved, I consider the
saving and restoring of the Old
Capitol as being the most satisfying
and rewarding.
Left page: Governor Winter attends the Ribbon
Cutting of the beautifully restored Old Capitol
Museum while architect Robert Parker Adams
applauds. Right page: The Old Capitol was
restored following Hurricane Katrina and
reopened for the 2009 Legislative Session.
Photos compliments of Mississippi
Department of Archives and History.
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elBert r. hilliard
Director Emeritus
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THE ANTIQUITIES LAW
OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE
PRESERVATION OF THE JACKSON
LANDING/MULATTO BAYOU
SITE: THE STATE’S LARGEST
PREHISTORIC EARTHWORK
In 1938, the Mississippi legislature
enacted an Antiquities Act “to provide
for the preservation of the prehistoric
and scientific resources of the state
. . . .” The legislation specified that
archaeological and historic sites should
be preserved and that no site could
be altered, excavated, or destroyed
without a permit from the director of the
Mississippi Department of Archives and
History (MDAH). The constitutionality
of the legislation was questionable to
say the least, for it made no distinction
between public and private property,
and as a result, with the exception of
excavation permits, the law was invoked
on only one occasion.
Not long after joining the MDAH staff
on July 1, 1965, I began to hear Charlotte
Capers, MDAH director, talk about how
she had saved the Pocahontas Mound
in 1956 through her implementation of
the Antiquities Act. According to Miss
Capers, she had driven out on U. S.
Highway 49 south of Flora and “thrown
herself in front of the bulldozers.”
Fortunately, Miss Capers survived the
bulldozers and was able to persuade the
State Highway Department to revise its
plans to bypass the mound.
Early in 1970, Representative
Tullius Brady of Brookhaven came
to the Old Capitol Museum to tell
me that he planned to join with
Representative Jim True of Pass
Christian in introducing legislation for
a new Antiquities Act that would be
patterned after the law that had been
enacted in the state of Texas. During
our conversation, Representative
Brady made no reference to the
destruction of architecturally
significant buildings occasioned by the
newly implemented Urban Renewal
programs or the loss of significant
archaeological sites to commercial
development or agricultural practices.
He instead wanted the legislation
passed to prevent out-of-state
institutions from coming to Mississippi
to excavate the remains of prehistoric
whales.
The passage of House Bill 12 by the
legislature in 1970 marked a pivotal
moment in the history of historic
preservation in Mississippi. In enacting
the new Antiquities Act, the legislature
declared that historic preservation is
in the public interest of the state and
shall be considered public policy. The
authority to administer the act was
vested in the MDAH board of trustees.
The passage of the Antiquities
Act was fortuitous, for a few months
later I received a telephone call from
Neville Jacob, public relations officer,
Hancock County Port and Harbor
Commission, who informed me that
in the process of clearing land for
the Port Bienville Industrial Park at
Jackson Landing/Mulatto Bayou,
the first high ground near the mouth
of the Pearl River, contractors had
uncovered an extensive earthwork
that stretched in arc-like fashion for
approximately 1,500 feet. Mr. Jacob
asked if MDAH could send someone
down to record the site before it was
destroyed.
Following Mr. Jacob’s call, I
contacted Professor Richard Marshall
at Mississippi State University, MDAH’s
archaeological consultant, to request
that he visit the Jackson Landing/
Mulatto Bayou site. Following his
inspection of the site, Professor
Marshall informed me that during his
archaeological career he had never
seen anything that resembled this
particular site. When I called Mr.
Jacob to tell him about Professor
Marshall’s report and that MDAH could
not agree to the site’s destruction,
I sensed that I was causing major
problems for the Hancock County
Port and Harbor Commission. Things
were complicated by the findings
of my cursory research that had
revealed sources that differed in
their explanations of the earthwork’s
origin. Some accounts stated that the
earthwork had been erected by the
early French settlers, other sources
said that it had been constructed by
Confederate forces during the Civil
War, while other accounts picked up
on the “Jackson Landing” site name by
stating that the earthwork had been
built by Andrew Jackson’s soldiers on
their way to the Battle of New Orleans.
Although I was in a quandary as
to how I might describe to Charles
Hill, executive director, Hancock
County Port and Harbor Commission,
the significance of the property in
question, I somehow happened to
think that I should check MDAH’s
holdings of the journals of B. L. C.
Wailes. Mr. Wailes, who had served
as assistant state geologist in the
1850s, came to my rescue, for in 1852
he had visited and sketched the site.
In his field journal, Wailes noted that
the size of the massive oak trees
on the earthwork verified that the
site predated the period of French
settlement.
With Wailes’s documentation in
hand, we were able to convince the
Port and Harbor Commission that
the earthwork should be preserved
and that the Commission should
comply with the provisions of the
newly enacted State Antiquities Act.
Mr. Hill subsequently requested that
MDAH mark the area that should be
preserved. I shall always remember
going to the site with Sam McGahey,
MDAH archaeologist, and marking its
borders as we were viciously attacked
by swarms of sand flies.
The cause of historic preservation
in Mississippi was strengthened
significantly on November 11,
1971, when the Hancock County
Port and Harbor Commission and
the Hancock County Board of
Supervisors conveyed to MDAH
9.94 acres containing the prehistoric
earthwork. Subsequent archaeological
investigations verified that the earliest
phases of the site were constructed
ca. 400 A. D.
From the 1980s to the present,
thanks to the effective leadership of
Jim Barnett, former director, Division
of Historic Properties, MDAH, two
plants in the Port Bienville Industrial
Park, GE Plastics and its successor
SABIC Plastics, have contributed
immensely to the security of the
Jackson Landing/Mulatto Bayou
earthwork and assisted MDAH with
the management of the property. In
addition to protecting the site, GE
Plastics, as a result of the invaluable
support of Kay Erwin, the firm’s
environmental manager, donated
approximately two acres to give
MDAH ownership of the entire
earthwork.
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PRESERVATION VICTORY
MISSISSIPPI’S GULF COAST
Kenneth h. P’POOl
Deputy State Historic
Preservation Officer
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Without doubt, my favorite preservation victory would have to be the amazing accomplishments of preservationists
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
That is not just because, on this tenth
anniversary of Katrina, the events are
fresh in my memory, but also because it
involved the heroic efforts of so many,
many dedicated individuals, organizations, and agencies over a period of a
decade.
Katrina created not only the nation’s
largest natural disaster, but its largest
cultural disaster as well, damaging or
destroying 1000s of historic buildings
in south Mississippi. The architectural
heritage of the Gulf Coast was in genuine peril of being lost. MDAH worked
quickly and closely with its preservation partners from across the state and
nation to assess the damage to 100s
of buildings, prepare building stabilization plans for owners, assist in property
clean-up, inform citizens of demolition alternatives, and marshal financial
resources to aid preservation. Our state
will forever owe a great debt to the 100s
of volunteer architects, engineers, and
preservation specialists who came to our
aid at their own expense.
This coalition (particularly the Mississippi Heritage Trust, Mississippi Main
Street Association, National Conference
of State Historic Preservation Officers,
and National Trust for Historic Preservation) also actively sought and secured
state grants from the Community Heri-
tage Preservation Grant Program and federal grants of
$27.5M from the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund to assist owners of National Register buildings restore, rather than demolish. The latter program
was primarily made possible thanks to the support and
leadership of Mississippi’s Congressional delegation and
represented the first time that Congress had authorized
historic preservation funds for use in restoring privately
owned historic properties damaged by a catastrophic
storm.
The Mississippi Hurricane Relief Grant Program for
Historic Preservation, which was created with these
funds, assisted citizens, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to preserve approximately 300 hurricane-damaged historic buildings significant in defining
the unique architectural character and heritage of their
communities. More than 4,000 construction jobs were
generated in the process. While some of the grants
assisted in restoring well-known landmarks and historic
public buildings (like Beauvoir, the Hancock County
Courthouse, and the Gulfport City Hall) and several magnificent 19th-and-early-20th-century mansions (such as
the Schaeffer House in Pass Christian and the Swetman
House in Biloxi), most of the grant funds were utilized to
rehabilitate small cottages and modest owner-occupied
houses listed in or eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places, such as those in Gulfport’s Turkey Creek
Historic District and in the historic districts of Bay St.
Louis and Pascagoula.
The magnitude of this effort in scope, time, labor,
and cost was almost unfathomable. It was only due to
the commitment and hard work of Mississippi’s preservationists and their generous partners that so much of
south Mississippi’s historic architectural heritage was
spared from the land-fill.
When I think of these accomplishments, I am reminded of what Winston Churchill said of his nation’s victory
in the Battle of Britain, “…people will say this was their
finest hour.” To me, preservation’s Katrina Recovery
work was our finest hour!
PHOTOS: Without the steadfast determination of Ken P’Pool,
the Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs would have
been lost. Designed by world-renown architect Louis Sullivan
and his draftsman Frank Lloyd Wright, this early modern house
was meticulously restored as part of the Mississippi Hurricane
Relief Grant Program.
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THE STATE
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aMBer Kidd lOMBardO
Director of Programs
Not since the early 1980’s has the
Mississippi State Capitol undergone
a complete restoration. In 2012,
the Legislature passed a $7.4 million bond bill for the first phase of a
multi-phase project, setting into motion a two-year exterior restoration
that includes methodically cleaning
and repointing the limestone and
terra cotta, replacing sealant, re-gilding the iconic eagle, replacing lost
features, and more.
As project architect Lawson Newman meanders along an intricate
pathway of scaffolding and wooden
planks, he takes me for a tour of this
place, high atop our capitol city, circling an eagle that dutifully oversees
the horizon of our state.
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Made of stamped copper repoussé
and covered in gold leaf, the eagle’s
surface was stripped and its interior inspected with a fluoroscope to
evaluate for internal deterioration.
24-Karat gold leaf, specially made
in Florence, Italy, was painstakingly
applied.
“Our state leadership understands
the importance of preserving the
Capitol and having the opportunity
to oversee the process is a great
privilege,” Newman said.
Tour the Capitol during your next
trip to Jackson or visit
www.wftarchitect.com/mscapitolextrestoration.html for more information.
PROJECT TEAM (pictured):
Lawson Newman, AIA (Architect,
WFT Architects), Mike Barrett
(President, Johnson Construction)
and and David Dessert (Dessert
Construction Consulting Services)
CONTRACTORS:
Johnson Construction, Pearl River
Glass Studio, Gilders’ Studio, Mayrant
and Associates, Scanlon-Taylor
Millwork, Robinson Iron, Western
Waterproofing
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Amber Lombardo and Lawson
Newman and Sully Clemmer of WFT
Architects, P.A.
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MAKING
preservation HAPPEN
We are very lucky in Mississippi that our elected officials take the need to save our
rich architectural heritage seriously. The carrot and stick combination of the Antiquities Act, the Historic Tax Credit and the Building Fund for the Arts, Community
Heritage and Mississippi Landmark grant programs have helped to save hundreds of
historic places. Next time you run into your favorite legislator, thank them for making
a commitment to ensure that our schools, courthouses, theaters and hotels are well
preserved and well on their way to another hundred years of service.
The Importance of the Mississippi
State Historic Preservation Tax
Credit Program
Almost a decade ago, the Legislature
passed the Mississippi State Historic
Preservation Tax Credit Program. The
goal was to generate jobs, stimulate
the tax base, invigorate communities
and get properties back on the tax rolls.
Almost a decade later, we find ourselves
in a place where the fund has been
completely used. To continue being the
amazing tool it has been for redevelopment in our state, we have to make a
move to extend the program.
The original program had a cap of
$60 million in credits. Those $60 million
in credits have generated around $240
million in redevelopment and rehabilitation in ever corner of this state. Not
only have those funds been infused
into the economy, but these properties
are back on the tax rolls, and jobs have
been created. Businesses such as hotels,
factories, education centers, conference
centers and agricultural centers have
been created.
We currently have some major developments on the horizon that need this
tax credit in order to grow: The Cotton Mill development in Starkville, the
Walthall Hotel in Jackson and the former
Gulfport VA complex are just a few.
Just this last year, we passed a bill
out of the House that would have raised
the cap to $100 million and extended the
program for another 15 years. Enactment of this measure would have created
much more development and, through
the extension of 15 years, provided predictability for the developers. However,
the bill failed to pass on the Senate side.
We will continue to fight to pass this bill
on both sides of the Legislature during
the 2016 Legislative Session.
In a state with such a rich history and
amazing architecture, we must use these
assets to our advantage. Historic tax
credits are just one way we can incentivize redevelopment of our state’s architectural treasures.
SPeaKer PhiliP GUnn
Speaker of the House
Mississippi House of
Representatives
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SenatOr JOeY
FillinGane
Chairman, Finance Committee
Mississippi State Senate
I am so proud of my hometown.
These days, downtown Hattiesburg
is a happening place, with festivals,
restaurants, shops and apartments.
A big part of that renaissance has to
do with the restoration of our historic
buildings, such as Oddfellows Gallery
and the Hattiesburg Train Depot.
Our state tax historic tax credit has
played an important role in helping
to save Hattiesburg’s architectural
heritage. Developer Rob Tatum
utilized both state and federal tax
credits to bring new life to the Carter
and America Buildings, both of which
have been beautifully restored, with
shops on the ground floors and
apartments above.
All across Mississippi, people are
rediscovering their downtowns. Our
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state and local governments can play
a part in these revitalization efforts
through offering incentives such as
the state historic tax credit, as well
as funding for civic projects through
the Community Heritage Preservation
Grant Program. If your city or county
does not have a tax abatement program to encourage historic preservation, why not? As we ponder the
ten places that have been listed as
endangered this year by the Mississippi Heritage Trust and consider
the ultimate fate of the one hundred
historic places that have been listed
as endangered since 1999, I challenge
you to develop strategies that bring
resources to the table to get these
treasured historic places from endangered to saved.
It Ain’t
All
Moonlight
and
Magnolias
PRESERVATION IN
MISSISSIPPI
Join the conversation at
misspreservation.com
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MAKING
preservation
HAPPEN
rePreSentatiVe
JeFFreY c. SMith
Chairman, Ways and Means Committee
Mississippi House of Representatives
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The Heritage Foundation Fund was established many years ago for a very laudable
purpose. Under the tenure of the late Tim Ford,
2000 - 2004 and the Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, Honorable Billy McCoy,
the Heritage Fund was re-energized and used
to help initially to preserve, restore and renovate historical areas, monuments, graveyards,
memorabilia and structures within Mississippi.
Initially the thought was to help with Civil War
and African-American memorabilia.
The program worked so well that it has continued into the present time period and under
the supervision of Speaker Phillip Gunn and myself as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, we have rededicated efforts to upgrade,
renovate and restore/repair historical buildings,
courthouses, monuments and relics of Mississippi’s distinguished past. The project has worked
so well under the supervision of the Dept. of
Archives and History and Dr. Elbert Hilliard, Dr.
Hank Holmes and Ex-Governor/Chairman of the
Board William Winter. The project is overwhelmed with request from Mississippi political
subdivisions and more importantly members of
the Mississippi Legislature representing their 122
Legislative Districts.
To say the Heritage Fund is a success would
be an understatement. It is a credit to the
leadership of Mississippi and the many, many
wonderful artifacts, monuments, buildings and
places of historical interest which have gone
unserved or unhelped for so many years.
We Saved Lowry
When the Lowry House was listed as endangered in 2005, the Mississippi Heritage Trust worked with Baptist Health
Systems to relocate the building out of harm’s way. Thus began a ten year process of fundraising and restoration work.
With funding from the State of Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Program and contributions from many
friends and partners, the Mississippi Heritage Trust has completed the exterior restoration. The last few months have
been a whirlwind of activity at the Lowry House, as MHT Special Projects Coordinator Erica Speed has brought in carpenters, plasterers, electricians and plumbers to begin the interior restoration.
While there is still plenty of work to be done, the Mississippi Heritage Trust is proud to show off its progress and share
the story of the Lowry House and the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi beginning on October 22 through
December 2015. The rescue and restoration of the Lowry House has been a team effort. Thank you to our friends for
their generous gifts of time, talent and resources:
Baptist Health Systems
Regions Bank
City of Jackson
State of Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Historic Preservation Division & Manship House Museum
A/C Supply
Merrillyn Alexander
Dewaskii Keon Davis
Len Odom
Beloit Contractors
Beau Bailey
Rusty Ellis
Christian Preus
Bufkin Mechanical
Jerry Bates
Stanley Ellis
Kendall Queen
Canizaro Cawthon Davis
Roy Bates
Ronny Estes
Jimmy Roby
Carr Plumbing
Charley Beloit
Dusty Fortenberry
Christian Preus Landscape
Architecture
Morgan Beloit
Magnolia Electric
Rodney Bratcher
McInvale Heating and Air
Ronnie Bufkin
Nice and Clean
Stacey Bufkin
Historic Renovations of
Yazoo
Joey Cole
Darren Lewis
Claire Cothern
Briana LoChiatto
Mike Turner
Roman O. Ingram, Inc.
Bob Davenport
Dave Mathews
Nick Wallace
Storied Salvage
Charles Davis
Bill Miley
Aven Whittington
Terry Trane Services
Steve Davis
Chris Myers
David Wright
Billy Boykin
Earl Fyke
Elvin Garner
Jeff Hellings
Chris Hoar
James Hogg
Roman Ingram
Chad Schwarzauer
Whitney Jordan Sills
Mike Stevens
Stephanie Stewart
Alan Ramsey
Janet Rushing
Pat Traxler
To schedule a group tour of the Lowry House and the exhibit chronicling the story of the 10 Most
Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi, or to reserve a date to host your event at the Lowry House
in 2016, please call the Mississippi Heritage Trust at 601-354-0200.
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Misguided public policy. A lack of understanding
about what makes a building historic and therefore
worthy of preservation. Natural disasters.
Lack of funding. Apathy.
The threats to our historic resources in Mississippi
are many and the obstacles to saving them can at
times seem overwhelming. But, the rewards for the
individuals and communities that are willing to take up
the fight are so great. Just ask folks in Ocean Springs
what downtown would be like without the Mary C.
O’Keefe Cultural Center. Or imagine Port Gibson’s
iconic Church Street as an expressway. Since the first
list of Mississippi's 10 Most Endangered Historic Places
was published in 1999, the Mississippi Heritage Trust
has shined a much-needed spotlight on 100 threatened
historic places around the state. There have been
some great victories, as well as crushing losses, while
a number of communities are still working to find the
resources and support to save their treasured churches,
bridges, courthouses and schools.
To learn more about these historic places,
visit www.ms10most.com
HONORARY CHAIRS
GOVERNOR WILLIAM F. WINTER,
ELBERT HILLIARD & KEN P’POOL
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F RENCH HOTEL
101 South Ward Street • Senatobia
Nominated by the Friends of
the French Hotel
Significance
The French Hotel was constructed
in 1858 by Dr. A. M. Arnold French,
making it perhaps the oldest building
in Senatobia. Dr. French and his wife
owned and operated the hotel until his
son, Jesse French, took over in 1912. Dr.
French practiced medicine in Senatobia
until 1903 and was awarded a gold medal
in 1878 for services rendered during
the town’s yellow fever epidemic. The
French Hotel is thought to have been
the headquarters for General Nathan
Bedford Forrest during the Civil War. Dr.
French kept a hand-written description
of inventory lost during the First, Second,
Third, and Fourth Federal raids of
Senatobia.
Threat
Open to the elements, the French Hotel
is in poor condition. The building is
privately owned and the owners are
willing to sell the property. Residents of
Senatobia would like to see this historic
place restored to once again become a
gracious hotel.
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GRENADA AIRFIELD HANGAR
Grenada Airport
Nominated by the Save the Airport
Hangar Committee, Grenada Historic
Preservation Commission
Significance
Owned by the City of Grenada, the
Grenada Airfield Hangar was built in
1943 and opened in February of 1944.
Originally in operation during World War
II, the airfield hangar served as home to
the 443rd Air Support Command, 63rd
Troop Carrier Group, 877th Airborne
Engineering Battalion, 10th Troop Carrier
Group and the 809th Air Force Unit. Still
in use today, the Grenada Airfield Hangar
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is one of the few surviving wooden
hangars.
Threat
The Grenada Airfield Hangar is suffering
from long-deferred maintenance, with
severe roof damage and inoperable
doors. There has been discussion about
demolishing the building, but the Save
the Airport Hangar Committee is working
with the City of Grenada to raise funds
for the restoration of the building.
HUGH CRAFT & SON SURVEYING OFFICE
158 S. Memphis Street • Holly Springs
Nominated by Preserve Marshall County
& Holly Springs
Significance
Hugh Craft came to Holly Springs in 1839
as a contract surveyor for the Federal
government and the American Land
Company to survey the newly opened
Chickasaw Cession. After the American
Land Company folded, Craft stayed in
Holly Springs and started his own private
surveying firm, working on much of the
earliest land transfers in Holly Springs
and North Mississippi. Constructed prior
to 1846, the Hugh Craft & Son Surveying
Office is a rare example of an early
professional office. Originally located at
the intersection of North Memphis Street
and Gholson Avenue, the building was
relocated to its present site when City
Hall was built in 1925. Owned by the City
of Holly Springs, the building currently
sits vacant and in need of repair.
to restore the building, but the vote to
demolish the structure has not been
officially reversed.
Threat
In July 2015, the Holly Springs Board
of Aldermen voted to demolish the
Hugh Craft & Son Surveying Office to
create parking or a green space. Since
that time, the City of Holly Springs has
stated that it is working to find funding
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JOURDAN RIVER SCHOOL
Kiln • Hancock County
Nominated by Community Wakeup and
Men and Women of God Ministry
school desegregation in the 1950s.
Today, the Jourdan River School is one
of few remaining African American
schools in south Mississippi.
Significance
When loggers were cutting trees
near the Jourdan River in 2013, they
uncovered a forgotten piece of history,
the Jourdan River School. Also known
as the Kiln Colored School, the one-room
wooden schoolhouse was constructed in
1929 and served as a center of learning
for African-American students until
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Threat
Abandoned to the elements for over fifty
years, the Jourdan River School is sadly
deteriorated. While missing its windows
and front portico, the building is still
structurally sound and could be saved.
MARGARET’S GROCERY
Highway 61 • Vicksburg
Nominated by Ella Goldsmith
Significance
“The Church of Christ is the Only One.
All is Welcome. Jews and Gentiles. Here
at Margaret’s Gro. & Mkt. And Bible
Class.”
When Margaret Rogers married the
Reverend H.D. Dennis in 1979, he
committed himself to transforming her
simple country store on Highway 61 into
a wonderland of color and form to share
his ministry. Using inexpensive materials
such as cinder blocks, Christmas
lights, Mardi Gras beads and artificial
flowers, the Reverend Dennis shared
his theological views with visitors from
around the world through this creative
vernacular work of art.
Threat
Since the Reverend and Margaret
Dennis passed away several years ago,
Margaret’s Grocery has been left to
deteriorate. The roof is in poor condition
and the many colorful signs, sculptures
and ornaments are slowing being lost to
time.
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715 N. Rankin Street • Natchez
Nominated by the Historic Natchez
Foundation
Significance
Built in 1855 as the residence of the
Henry Shaw family, Melmont was
designed by James McClure with
characteristics of both the Greek Revival
and Italianate styles of architecture.
An attorney from Louisiana, Colonel
Henry Basil Shaw built the house for his
wife Mary Elizabeth Lattimore Shaw,
and the house’s name derives from
her initials M.E.L., and mont the French
word for mountain, a nod to the house’s
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prominent location on top of a large
hill. Descendants of the Shaw family
remained in the house into the early
twentieth century, when it is likely the
new owners undertook the remodel of
the interior in the Colonial Revival style.
One of the many great suburban villas
built during this period, Melmont is now
surrounded by homes largely built in the
early twentieth century, though it still
maintains much of its original acreage
and context. In addition to the main
house, the original two-story frame slave
quarters and kitchen still stands, one of
only a handful of surviving examples in
M ELMONT
the region.
Threat
Years of neglect have taken their toll
on Melmont. Modern modifications,
including the use of Portland cement to
repair the stucco, have caused additional
damage. The load-bearing masonry
walls are bowing near the base of the
wall, and significant structural cracks run
the entire height of the gable end walls.
The lower windows are covered with
plywood, while those on the second floor
have been vandalized.
O LD WILKINSON COUNTY JAIL
Corner of Main and Natchez • Woodville
Nominated by the Woodville Civic Club
and Woodville/Wilkinson County Main
Street Association
Significance
Constructed in 1929, the Old Wilkinson
County Jail was designed in the Spanish
Colonial Revival style.
Threat
Covered in vines, the Wilkinson County
Jail is in poor condition, with the tile roof
collapsed in places. Without immediate
action, this richly detailed building will
be lost. The Wilkinson County Board
of Supervisors has indicated that they
would be willing to sell the building to a
developer.
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P HOENIX NAVAL STORES OFFICE
Turkey Creek Neighborhood • Gulfport
Nominated by Turkey Creek Community
Initiatives
few buildings remaining from this once
thriving industry.
Threat
Significance
Responsible for employing many African
Americans from the nearby neighborhood
of Turkey Creek, Phoenix Naval Stores
was part of the once-bustling timber
industry in south Mississippi. The nearby
creosote plant was the scene of a massive
explosion in the 1940s which killed eleven
men. After the business closed, the office
was converted into a residence. The
Phoenix Naval Stores Office is one of the
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Vacant for twenty years, the building
was badly damaged in Hurricane Katrina.
Community activist Derrick Evans
purchased the building to prevent its
demolition. A partnership between the
Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain,
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, the
University of Southern Mississippi, the
Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage
Area and Turkey Creek Community
Initiatives is seeking funding to restore the
building for use as a community center.
W EBB DEPOT
Webb
Nominated by Ron Hill
Significance
The Webb Depot was built in 1909 by
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
as a combination passenger and freight
depot. A central part of life in this small
Delta town for decades, the station was
the junction of two different railroads
coming from three directions.
Threat
Privately owned, the Webb Depot is
in stable condition but will require an
extensive restoration to bring it back to
life. Community activists in Webb would
like to restore the building for use as a
civic space, such as the Oxford Depot
or the Martin and Sue King Railroad
Heritage Museum, located in the historic
depot in Cleveland.
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<MISSISSIPPI’S HISTORIC TAX CREDIT
Statewide • Nominated by the Mississippi Heritage
Trust, on behalf of the many communities that are
depending on the state historic tax credit to save their
treasured historic places.
Significance
Enacted in 2006 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
Mississippi’s historic tax credit has made a world of
difference in getting from “what if?” to the ribbon cutting. In the ten years since its adoption, the 25% state
historic tax credit has been used to save 252 historic
places, stimulating a total of $239,576,690 in historic
rehabilitation expenditures. Mississippi’s investment of
$59,900,000 in state historic tax credits has incentivized an additional $45,793,040 in federal historic tax
credits and $173,400,000 in direct private investment to
rehabilitate historic buildings in the state. Every dollar
of investment that Mississippi has made in historic tax
credits has leveraged $4.66 of rehabilitation construction investment in the state.
Mississippi’s rich heritage of beautiful historic neighborhoods will be there for future generations to cherish.
Threat
With the failure of the state legislature to increase the
$60 million dollar cap on the state historic tax credit
during the 2015 legislative session, this popular and
effective program has run out of funding. The loss of
the state historic tax credit puts historic preservation
projects large and small in jeopardy.
Currently, there are twenty projects that have applied to
the program that will require a minimum of $9,340,000
in tax credits. The decision to move forward with many
other great preservation projects, like Calvary Baptist
Church in West Jackson, depends on funding from state
historic tax credits.
Source of Data: Mississippi State University John C. Stennis Institute of Government, The Economic and Fiscal Effects of The Mississippi Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, August 2015.
The state tax credit has played a critical role in helping
to save buildings that had been listed as endangered,
including the King Edward Hotel in Jackson and the
Old Pascagoula High School. In addition to commercial
rehabilitations, Mississippi’s historic tax credit can also
be used for residential restorations, with 122 homeowners taking advantage of this incentive to restore their
historic homes. This investment will help to ensure that
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For a link to the study, please visit www.ms10most.com.
Pictured: Below - Centennial Plaza, Gulfport. Opposite page, row
one - Cooley Mill Building, Starkville; Old Federal Courthouse, Jackson; Calvary Baptist Church, Jackson. Row two - Hotel Lamar, Yazoo City; Edison Walthall Hotel, Jackson; Deposit Guaranty Building,
Jackson. Row three - McRae’s Meadowbrook, Jackson; Paramount
Theater, Clarksdale; Blu Buck Mercantile; Water Valley.
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Cutrer Mansion
Irving Hotel
J.Z. George Law Office
Clarksdale • Listed 1999
The Cutrer Mansion is now home to
Coahoma County Higher Education
Center, a partnership between Delta
State University and Coahoma County
Community College.
Greenwood • Listed 2000
Now known as the Alluvian, the hotel
was beautifully restored in 2003.
Carrollton • Listed 2003
The J.Z. George Law Office is now fully
restored and ready for a new chapter
in its history.
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Amzie Moore Home
The Cedars
Coker House
Cleveland • Listed 2011
The Amzie Moore House has undergone an extensive restoration and
will open to the public as a museum
in late 2015.
Jackson • Listed 2001
The Fondren Renaissance Foundation
spearheaded the restoration of this
now much-loved arts and event venue.
Edwards • Listed 2007
The Mississippi Heritage Trust presented a Heritage Award to the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History in
2014 for its exemplary restoration of
the Coker House.
Keesler Bridge
King Edward Hotel
L.Q.C. Lamar House
Greenwood • Listed 1999
Restored in 2003, Keesler Bridge has
gone from endangered to treasured.
After a monumental restoration effort,
the King Edward Hotel once again welcomes visitors.
Oxford • Listed 2000
Restored by the City of Oxford and its
community partners, the L.C.Q. Lamar
House Museum tells the story of this
distinguished 19th century stateman.
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Lowry House
Along with its many partners, the
Mississippi Heritage Trust has nearly
completed the restoration of the
Lowry House.
Taborian Hospital
Mound Bayou • Listed 2000
On August 21, 2014, the town of Mound
Bayou turned out for the ribbon cutting of the Taborian Urgent Care
Center.
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Mannsdale-Livingston Heritage
Preservation District
Madison County • Listed 2007
Preservationists worked with the Mississippi Legislature to list the MannsdaleLivingston Historic District as the Gateway to History Scenic Byway in 2013.
Moore Fire Tower
Forest • Listed 2001
The U.S. Forest Service Rangers report
that the Moore Fire Tower is in good
condition.
Tippah County Jail
The Watkins Museum
Ripley • Listed 2005
The restored Tippah County Jail houses the Tippah County archives
Taylorsville • Listed 2001
The restored Watkins Museum received
a 2014 Heritage Award for Historic
Preservation.
Old Bridgeport Road
Old Wesson Public School
Bolton • Listed 2005
Hinds County abandoned a previous
proposal to widen the road. Bridgeport
Road is in private hands and continues
to be protected.
Wesson • Listed 2001
Restored by the City of Wesson, the
Old Wesson Public School is now a
popular event venue.
Spring Hill Missionary
Baptist Church
Westbrook House
White House Hotel
Woodmen of the World Building
Restored by the City of Jackson, the
Westbrook House and Mynelle Gardens
are a community treasure.
Biloxi • Listed 1999
The beautifully restored White House
Hotel reopened its doors in August 2014.
Columbus • Listed 2005
The Woodmen of the World Building is
now restored and used for offices.
Tupelo • Listed 2007
Well maintained, the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church has a new
historic marker and is part of the City
of Tupelo’s Heritage Trail.
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Alcazar Hotel
Clarksdale • Listed 2009
The Alcazar Hotel is poised to once
again become a hotel, furthering the
downtown renaissance of Clarksdale.
in
progress
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Church Street
Port Gibson • Listed 2009
While the Mississippi Department of
Transportation has backed away from
its plan to widen beautiful historic
Church Street, residents remain ever
vigilant.
Belhaven and Belhaven Heights
Chalmers Institute
Chickasaw Old Town
Named one of the American Planning
Association’s 10 Great Neighborhoods
in 2014, Belhaven and Belhaven Heights
have made great strides in reversing
the challenges of urban blight.
Holly Springs • Listed 2000
On October 3, 2015, Preserve Marshall
County and Holly Springs hosted the
fifth annual Wrecking Ball to raise
funds for the restoration of the Chalmers Institute to become a performing
arts space.
Tupelo • Listed 2011
The majority of the thirty acre site
remains undisturbed and the City
of Tupelo has adopted a policy that
encourages a sensitive approach to
development.
City of Oxford
Greek Revival Homes of the Delta
Hattiesburg High School
Oxford • Listed 2000
In 2007, the City of Oxford created the
Courthouse Square and Oxford Historic
Preservation Commissions to preserve
the city’s special historic character.
Delta • Listed 2001
The restoration of the Burrus House in
Benoit and the Griffin-Spragins House
near Greenville, along with the ongoing
restoration of the Pugh-Blundell House
in Yazoo City, are bright spots in the
effort to save the Delta’s distinctive
Greek Revival homes.
Hattiesburg • Listed 2003
The Historic Hattiesburg Downtown
Association continues to work with
prospective developers to find a bright
new future for this survivor.
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Hawkins Field Old Terminal
Hinds County Armory
Hawkins Field Old Terminal is currently undergoing extensive renovation thanks to funding from the United
States Department of Interior, National
Park Service, Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, and the Jackson
Municipal Airport Authority.
Despite the setback from a fire that destroyed the new roof, restoration work
continues on this lovely Gothic Revival
building.
Meadvilla
Meridian Police Department
Merrill-Maley House
Natchez • Listed 1999
Owners Stephen Cook and Windell
Weeden have undertaken an extensive
restoration, which is estimated to be
completed in 2016.
Meridian • Listed 2013
On September 22, 2015, the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History
voted to list this modernist gem as a Mississippi Landmark. The city is planning
to restore the building to become the
Community Development Department.
Holt Beasley and his mother Carole
have undertaken the rescue of this distinctive Colonial Revival house.
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Historic Cemeteries
Statewide • Listed 2003
With annual cemetery tours from Biloxi
to Columbus and dedicated volunteer
groups such as the Beulah Restoration Committee in Vicksburg and the
Greenwood Cemetery Association in
Jackson, work continues to preserve
our state’s many historic cemeteries.
Historic School Buildings
Indian Mounds
Isaiah T. Montgomery House
The restoration of the Old Bexley
School in George County and the
extensive window restoration at Lanier
High School School in Jackson are
success stories for the preservation of
Mississippi’s historic schools.
With the development of the Mississippi
Mound Trail, scheduled to open in 2016,
and the $300,000 restoration of Winterville Mounds near Greenville, great
progress is being made in the interpretation and preservation of this important chapter of Mississippi’s history.
Mound Bayou • Listed 2013
The Knights and Daughters of Tabor
continue its efforts to raise funds to
restore the home of the founder of
Mound Bayou to become a bed and
breakfast and community center.
Millsaps Hotel
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot
Hazlehurst • Listed 2013
Calling Panther has rallied community
support and, with the help of a Community Heritage Preservation Grant,
broke ground on Phase One of the
restoration on July 14, 2015.
Gulf Coast • Listed 2007
There were some tremendous preservation victories following Hurricane Katrina,
including the Charnley-Norwood House
in Ocean Springs and the Randolph
School in Pass Christian. Ten years after
the storm, important buildings like the
Gulfport Library and the 33rd Avenue
School still await transformation.
Aberdeen • Listed 2007
The City of Aberdeen has undertaken
the restoration of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Depot to become a convention center.
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Naval Reserve Center
This classic mid-century building, notable for its nautical detailing, is slated to
become the Record Storage Center for
the Mississippi Department of Archives
and History.
The Oakes African American
Cultural Center
Old Pascagoula High School
Yazoo City • Listed 2009
Open to the public as a museum since
the early 1990s, the Oakes AfricanAmerican Cultural Center is currently
undergoing an extensive restoration.
Pascagoula • Listed 2005
The Old Pascagoula High School is now
Bayside Village, an active senior apartment complex. Work continues on the
restoration of the Math and Science
Building, which will become home to
the Mississippi Martime Museum.
Threefoot Building
Town of Carrollton
Turkey Creek Community
In September, 2015, developer Ascent
Hospitality Management announced
plans to turn this Art Deco masterpiece
into a hotel.
Carrollton • Listed 1999
With an extensive National Register
district and several Mississippi Landmarks, Carrollton has made a strong
committment to preserve its rich historic character.
Gulfport • Listed 2001
Beset by encroaching development,
community leaders continue to champion the preservation of this neighborhood’s special architectural and natural
resources.
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Prospect Hill
Rosenwald Schools
Round Island Lighthouse
Lorman • Listed 2011
The Archaeological Conservancy continues its good work to find an owner
to undertake the full restoration of this
architectural treasure.
On June 10, 2014, the Mississippi Heritage Trust presented Heritage Awards
to four Rosenwald schools-the Randolph
School in Pass Christian, Bay Springs
School in Kelly Settlement, Prentiss
Normal Institute and the Wathall County
Training School.
The restoration of the Round Island
Lighthouse is nearing completion, with
the Grand Opening scheduled for later
this year.
Vicksburg Campaign Trail
The W.J. Quarles House
West Pascagoula Colored School
Vicksburg • Listed 1999
With the restoration of the Shaifer
House and the Coker House, great
strides have been made to save the
architectural heritage of the Vicksburg
Campaign Trail.
Long Beach • Listed 2003
Owned by descendants of the Quarles
family, the house is vacant but in good
condition.
Gautier • Listed 2013
The City of Gautier and the Gautier
Historic Preservation Commission are
hard at work on the restoration of this
special little schoolhouse.
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Holtzclaw Mansion
Utica • Listed 2011
The Holzclaw Mansion on the Utica
campus of Hinds Community College
was demolished in 2014.
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Beverly Drive-Inn
Hattiesburg • Listed 2007
The Beverly Drive-In was destroyed by
fire in 2010.
Mendenhall High School Auditorium
Moss Point Central Fire Station
Mendenhall • Listed 2013
The lovely Mendenhall High School
Auditorium was demolished by the
Simpson County School District in 2013.
Moss Point • Listed 2013
Without a permit and without warning,
the City of Moss Point demolished the
Moss Point Central Fire Station on July
18, 2015.
Ceres Plantation
Fielder and Brooks Drug Store
Front Street Historic District
Warren County • Listed 2011
Ceres Plantation was demolished by
the Warren County Port Commission in
July 2012.
After the roof caved in, the Fielder
and Brooks Drug Store was deemed
structurally unsound and demolished
in 2014.
Despite efforts of local preservationists,
John B. Delmas House and the Charles
B. Delmas House were demolished in
December 2014.
Mount Holly
Old Corinth Machinery
Picayune Colored Gymnasium
Lake Washington • Listed 2011
Left open to the elements and easy
prey for vandals, Mount Holly was engulfed by fire on July 17, 2015.
Corinth • Listed 1999
Heavy storms in 2012 caused the building to collapse.
Picayune • Listed 2007
Badly damaged in Hurricane Katrina,
the Picayune Colored Gymnasium has
been lost.
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Queen City Hotel
Columbus • Listed 2000
Despite statewide efforts to save the
building after it was damaged in a
storm in 2002, the building was demolished in 2008.
The Old Co-Op and Dairy Farms
of Oktibbeha County
Starkville • Listed 2001
With the demolition of the Creamery in
2005, the once proud “Dairy Center of
the South” is now mostly a memory.
Tivoli Hotel
Biloxi • Listed 2003
Damaged by a floating casino barge
in Hurricane Katrina, the elegant hotel
was later demolished.
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33rd Avenue High School
Despite the strong advocacy of the
33rd Avenue Alumni Association, no
progress has been made to restore
this building, left open to the elements
since Hurricane Katrina.
no
progress
Afro-American Sons and
Daughters Hospital
Yazoo City • Listed 2007
Almost completely covered in vines,
the Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital will soon be lost to the
elements.
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Arlington
Austin House
Despite the advocacy efforts of the
Historic Natchez Fondation, Arlington
continues to deteriorate and will soon
be lost.
Ocean Springs • Listed 2011
The owner has received a permit for
demolition but has not yet razed the
building.
Farish Street Historic District
First Christian Church
Lewis House (Oldfields)
The revitalization of the Farish Street
Historic District remains mired in bureaucratic mismanagement.
The First Christian Church is for sale,
awaiting an enlightened developer to
give it a new future.
Gautier • Listed 2011
Open to the elements since Hurricane Katrina, Oldfields continues to
deteriorate.
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Bryant Grocery and Meat Market
Money • Listed 2005
The building continues to deteriorate
and will soon be lost.
Chandler House
Okolona • Listed 2007
Depite efforts of the local community
to stabilize the building, the Chandler
House continues to deteriorate.
The Cotton Pickers B.P.O.E.
Lodge No. 148
Greenville • Listed 2003
MACE and the City of Greenville are
working to find funding to rescue this
community landmark.
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church
Raymond • Listed 2009
The clapboard siding was recently covered with plywood in a well-meaning
attempt to secure the building.
Markham Hotel
Mississippi Industrial College
Mississippi River Basin Model
Plans to restore the Markham Hotel
have stalled with the failure to increase
funding for the state historic tax credit.
Holly Springs • Listed 2001
The City of Holly Springs voted on July
22, 2015 to demolish several historic
structures, including Mississippi Industrial College.
Hinds County • Listed 2000
Closed since 1973, the Mississippi River
Model Basin is slowing being lost to
nature.
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Natchez College
Old Jackson Municipal Library
Robert Johnson Birthplace
The Mississippi Baptist Convention is
working on plans to restore Natchez
College to become a retreat center.
The building was purchased in 2008 by
the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board,
which plans to restore the building.
Hazlehurst • Listed 2003
The Robert Johnson Birthplace has
been wrapped in Tyvek, awaiting the
day it can be restored.
Sun-n-Sand Hotel
Teoc Community
Webster County Courthouse
This modernist Jackson landmark continues to deteriorate, with no current
plans for redevelopment.
Teoc • Listed 2009
The buildings that comprise the
rural Teoc community continue to
deteriorate.
Walthall • Listed 2013
On April 8, 2014, voters in Webster
County chose to build a new courthouse rather than restore the historic
courthouse that suffered a devasting
fire in 2013.
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Rodney Presbyterian Church
Southern Christian Institute
Rodney • Listed 2003
With the exception of the occasional
work day, the Rodney Presbyterian
Church sits neglected and vulnerable
to vandalism and the ravages of time.
Edwards • Listed 2013
Only one historic building has survived
the wrecking ball since the campus was
listed in 2013.
Wilkes Home
Wood College
Wilkesburg • Listed 2005
Despite interest from a number of individuals and organizations, the Wilkes
Home continues to deteriorate with no
plan for future restoration.
Mathison • Listed 2009
While several of the buildings on the
campus have been repaired, the future
of Wood College remains uncertain.
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ponsors
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ponsors
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BRONZE DOOR
Belinda Stewart
architectS, Pa
GOLD CUPOLA
STORIED SALVAGE
COMPANY
SUSan hiGGS & chad Miller
liBBY & al hOllinGSwOrth
PeGGY & Ken P’POOl
dOMiniQUe & Brian PUGh
eUGene tUllOS
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MandY & Brad reeVeS
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claire & elBert hilliard
SharOn & MarK MccreerY
SenatOBia inVeStMent
cOMPanY
United MiSSiSSiPPi BanK
lOllY & chriS BarneS
JenniFer & darrell BaUGhn
ethel trUlY
Janet & JOhn clarK
Meredith & JiMMY creeKMOre
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erica & Stewart SPeed
Stella GraY & PhilliP SYKeS
iSla tUllOS
Thank you to our partner
MiSSiSSiPPi delta natiOnal heritaGe area
atrons
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EAT, DRINK, DANCE
& SAVE HISTORIC PLACES
A big thank you to our
wonderful
10 MOST
PRESERVATION
riends
F
10 MOST
Sidney Bondurant
Stephanie & Craig Busbea
Carter Burns
Margaret & Brett Cupples
Carolyn & Hayes Dent
Inglish & Matt Devoss
Anne & Mike Dulske
Creative Process, LLC
PO Box 4553
Jackson, MS 39296
(601)750-7503
[email protected]
creatiVe
PrOceSS, llc
Allison & Haley Fisackerly
Nell & John Flynt
1001
ADDRESS
Betsy & Jason Greener
DATE 09/30/2015
POBrooke
BOX 2047 & Charles Greenlee
JACKSON, MS 39225
(601)906-9051
Michelle & Web Heidelberg
[email protected]
EXPIRATION DATE 10/23/2015
Melissa & Robert Hutchison
Francine & Bill Luckett
Sarah McCullough
Paul McNeill
PROPOSAL
ACTIVITY
AMOUNT
200.00
200.00
PROPOSAL # 2274
DATE 09/09/2015
EXPIRATION DATE 10/15/2015
TOTAL
Amanda & Scott Overby
Louis Rash
RATE
1
use in print or online.
ADDRESS Hollidae Morrison
Chris Myers
Rachel
Chris Myers
Mississippi
Heritage&
Trust
DESCRIPTION
QTY
Sales:Photography
Proposal for photography coverage for MS Heritage Trust Gala October 22. Quote is for three hours of service at a discounted rate.
Includes a Dropbox of images following the event and all rights to photo
Accepted By
Accepted Date
Event Lighting
Design&Services
Lowry House - October 22, 2015
Carolyn
Chrisfor
Ray
Uplighting for front porch columns - warm neutral color
Bill wall
Reeves
UplightingBlue
for front&porch
- light blue
Accent wash for front steps and guest speaker podium
Susan
&
Stuart
Rockoff
Airstar Crystal WR 160 1800watt Halogen w/ stand, base cover & dimmer
Italian BistroBrother
String Lights
100 feet w/ 24inch spacing 15 watt bulbs - suspended over side yard for
Rogers
pathway lighting
10' Fleur de lis Decorative Ground Support Pole for Bistro lighting
Carla & Randall Wall
EZPar Black uplights for trees in back yard
AccentGinger
wash for rear
entry steps
& John
Weaver
Uplighting for rear porch columns - warm neutral color
Lisa
Wigington
& Erin
Delton
(L1)
Lead
Lighting Technician
and (L2)
Assistant Lighting Technician - design, installation, focus, afterhours strike with delivery & pick-up
Non-profit weekday event discount
$200.00
AMOUNT
180.00
180.00
180.00
350.00
150.00
Swing de Paris
125.00
360.00
60.00
210.00
462.00
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This proposal, intended only for the addressee, contains proprietary and
confidential information of Davaine Lighting, LLC. and shall not be used,
TOTAL
$1,579.90
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ommittee
C
10 MOST
HONORARY CHAIRS
Governor William F. Winter
Elbert Hilliard
RESEARCH TEAM
Sally Birdsall
Ken P’Pool
Liz Carroll
EVENT CHAIRS
Rebecca Orfila
Brad Reeves
Stella Gray Sykes
EVENT COMMITTEE
Sherri Bevis
Joy Parikh
Amanda Wells
ARTISTS
Phyllis Doby
Anthony Difatta
Steve Hendrix
William Goodman
Sharon McCreery
Jan Miller
Hollidae Morrison
Chris Myers
Josh Hailey
Curtis Jaunsen
OF SUPPORT
CORINTHIAN ORDER
BanKPlUS
BaPtiSt health SYSteMS
MiSSiSSiPPi dePartMent OF archiVeS & hiStOrY
MiSSiSSiPPi hUManitieS cOUncil
natiOnal trUSt FOr hiStOric PreSerVatiOn
State OF MiSSiSSiPPi
IONIC ORDER
MiSSiSSiPPi aia
MiSSiSSiPPi artS cOMMiSSiOn
ViSit MiSSiSSiPPi
Briar Jones
DORIC ORDER
Swayze Pentecost
Spence Kellum
Savannah Tirey
Ellen Langford
Greater eaStOVer neiGhBOrhOOd FOUndatiOn
OddFellOwS GallerY
Stacy Pair
Stuart Tirey
Isla Tullos
JURY
Carter Burns, Chair
Bob Neal
H.C. Porter
Wyatt Waters
Rolando Herts
Malcolm White
Briar Jones
Ginger Williams
Terrance Sanders
Jeff Seabold
Belinda Stewart
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Tom Tardy
Madison & Mark Talley
Brad Tisdale
TALLstudio Architecture, PLLC
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lOllY & chriS BarneS
JenniFer & darrell BaUGhn
ethel trUlY
TUSCAN ORDER
BlUe crOSS & BlUe Shield OF MiSSiSSiPPi
SanderSOn FarMS
StOried SalVaGe cOMPanY
liBBY & al hOllinGSwOrth
SUSan hiGGS & chad Miller
eUGene tUllOS
rustees
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BOARD OF
Brian Pugh, President • Jackson
Doyce Deas, Vice President • Tupelo
Susan Higgs, Past President • Hattiesburg
Stephanie Stewart, Treasurer • Eupora
Martha Duvall, Secretary • Pascagoula
Billy Beal • Meridian
Alon Bee • Jackson
Katie Blount • Jackson
Sidney Bondurant • Grenada
Carter Burns • Jackson
Rico Chapman • Jackson
Charles Clark • Cleveland
Claire Cothren • Natchez
Phyllis Doby • Madison
Darryl Grennell • Natchez
Leah Kemp • Starkville
Jan Miller • Columbus
Chris Myers • Jackson
Benjy Nelken • Greenville
Andy O’Bryan • Water Valley
Swayze Pentecost • Jackson
Ken P’Pool • Jackson
Christian Preus • Ocean Springs
Stuart Rockoff • Jackson
Brother Rogers • Starkville
Janice Rogers • Tupelo
Tom Rosenblatt • Woodville
Robert Saarnio • Oxford
Sarah Sheffield • Yazoo City
Lynn Shurden • Cleveland
Annette Vise • Jackson
Eustace Winn • Benoit
taff
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Lolly Barnes • Executive Director
Amber Lombardo • Director of Programs
Erica Speed • Special Projects Coordinator
PROGRAMS
of the Mississippi Heritage Trust
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are working to save and renew places meaningful to
Mississippians and their history.
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cheers
PRESERVATION
TO
Robert Arender at the Apothecary
at Brent’s Drugs shakes up the
signature cocktail for MHT’s 10th 10
Most. We asked him to share his
recipe.
PLASTER SMASH
1 1/2 oz. Dickel Rye
3/4 oz.
lemon juice
1/2 oz.
chamomile syrup
1/4 oz.
ginger beer syrup
6-8
sprigs mint
Muddle mint lightly in cocktail
shaker. Add remaining ingredients
and top with ice. Shake. Double
strain over crushed ice in a julep
cup and add a sprig of mint for
garnish. Dust lightly with powdered
sugar (optional).
SUPPORT INSPIRE ENRICH
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is a
state agency serving more than two million
people through grants and special initiatives that
enhance communities, assist artists and arts
organizations, promote arts education and
celebrate Mississippi’s cultural heritage.
Mississippi Arts Commission
501 N. West Street
Woolfolk Building – Suite 1101A
Jackson, MS 39201
www.arts.ms.gov
Established in 1968 by the state legislature, the
MAC is the official grants-making and service
agency for the arts in Mississippi. Funding for
the MAC and its programs is provided by the
State of Mississippi, the National Endowment for
the Arts, and private sources.
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