The Historic Canton High School building is a Mississippi Landmark and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After sitting vacant for many years and through continued hopeful planning for adaptive reuse and maintenance projects, a development project was born through the partnership of the preservation architect and the developer. Its masonry facade […]
Bank of Kilmichael, Kilmichael, Mississippi The historic square of Downtown Kilmichael, like many Mississippi small towns, was lost to time. It is slowly being rediscovered by those who remember it as it once was and hope to see it thrive again. The owners of The Bank of Kilmichael are doing just that for their hometown. […]
The Historic Wilson Banking Company Building located in the Cotton Row Historic District in Greenwood, MS was purchased to be utilized as a Bank again. This project was championed by the Owner’s desire to expose the original character of this 1913 Beaux Arts Building and restore the exterior and interior, while sensitively inserting the modernized […]
The Franklin Masonic Hall has been the center of Freemasonry in Franklin, Tennessee for over 175 years and continues to flourish. The historic structure has seen some structural movement and issues which was the impetus for our invitation to view this building and all it’s secrets. We embarked on a process to uncover the structural […]
The Central Fire Station in Clarksdale, Mississippi is a two-story solid masonry building located near the downtown core of Clarksdale. The building was designed by Brewer & Skewes, Architects & Engineers and built in 1956. The fire station was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2012. It is an excellent example of historic Mississippi civic architecture […]
The Madison County Courthouse, one of seven pre-Civil War courthouses remaining in Mississippi, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Mississippi Landmark. It is exemplary in its basically unaltered condition and use of major Greek Revival elements. It is the grounds of the Courthouse Square are crossed by concrete paths […]
History In 1914 John D. Rockefeller challenged the students of Mississippi State University to build their own space on campus, the YMCA, by donating $40,000 and asking them to raise the remaining $20,000. Dr. W.A. Weatherford, an official of the Southern Area YMCA, came to the university, organized the students, and led the fundraising campaign. […]
The second district court facility in Tallahatchie County was the location of the 1955 Emmett Till murder trial. The murder, trial and subsequent display of his body in Chicago has been described by many as the “spark” of the civil rights movement in America. Three months after his death, Rosa Parks stated that she thought […]
The scope of work included a Master Plan for the entire facility with programming needs of the congregation into three schemes to project needs over 15 year period. Recommendations were divided into three phases: Phase I – exterior restoration of the existing building to prevent moisture infiltration and further deterioration. Exterior lighting of the historic […]
Belinda Stewart Architects is the Preservation Specialist for the Mississippi River Commission (PDS), including services for providing the building preservation plan, historic window analysis, general assistance, and all associated assessments, recommendations, and development for those portions of the Statement of Work for the Program Development Study. The historic building was constructed in 1894 and is […]
Phase 1 of the Cotesworth House Restoration was recently completed in Carrollton, Mississippi. We were excited to take part in the investigation of home to develop phased restoration plans for the exterior, interior, library, and the surrounding site. We look forward to seeing this property provide informative and memorable experiences for visitors of this house […]
Bolivar County wanted to preserve its history and saw the home of Amzie Moore standing vacant and in need of repair. The County took on the project and received grant money from MDAH to restore the building and make the home an interpretive museum. Amzie Moore was a leader “a civil rights giant” in the […]
