I have talked with many preservationist friends about the discouraging decisions and non-decisions of the Board of Trustees in recent years. It elects new members and the Senate votes on them, at which time, I believe they are on until they don’t want to be. The MDAH Board of Trustees has been self-perpetuating since its inception in 1902. Should I note that none of these projects are in the Jackson area or on the coast?ĭoes the board have an email address, or is the USPS the only access? Mississippi is just not that big, and a connections strategy on the part of A&H could work very well here. A&H desperately needs the ability to put together developers, projects, and investors, to save buildings (using a subsidiary 501C3, or similar, to temporarily purchase and own endangered properties), especially those with obvious value and easy reuse scenarios. There are too many examples, like Mississippi Industrial (still standing?) or the Corinth Machinery Building (gone now, there’s another oldest industrial building somewhere it could have been saved from demolition for the price of the brick). We need a way to swoop in and save buildings in extremis. Yet again, the lack of a “flying preservation project team”, even more than the apathy and cluelessness of owners and local officials, endangers another landmark building. Lulms has a good question-what is the stance of the board on this? Why is there any question? And if there are substantive questions, what are they? The building was designed by one of the best and most influential architects (we are lucky to still have) in Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and History Write to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and ask that the Board of Trustees designate the building as a Mississippi Landmark at its January 2015 meeting. If you are from anywhere, and care about what happens to one of Mississippi’s finest examples of modernist architecture, let your voice be heard. If you are from Meridian, please reach out to your elected officials and ask them to consider options other than demolition for the Meridian Police Department. Unless we ask the question of whether there is a way to repurpose the Meridian Police Department, how can we know that demolition is the right answer? This building could have a bright future as an office building, apartment complex or super cool hotel. The City of Meridian has requested permission to demolish this outstanding modernist building, but has not announced any plans for the site. To my knowledge, the city has not considered any alternatives to demolition.
#MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE#
Home › Demolition/Abandonment › Update on Meridian Police DepartmentĪt the October 17 meeting of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees, the trustees voted to consider the Meridian Police Department as a Mississippi Landmark.
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