The Mississippi Main Street Blog

Greenwood Main Street Office to Get Makeover!

Lise Foy, Manager of Greenwood Main Street, shared some exciting news with MMSA. 
"I want to let you know that we have been awarded a $6200 grant from MDAH to continue restoration work on the Greyhound Bus Station (Main Street  Station)!" Foy said.
The Main Street Station was originally the Greyhound Bus Station, which opened in 1939. Since the program's inception in 1995, Greenwood has made more than $20 million in public and private reinvestment, 25 upscale downtown apartments and brought more than 200 new jobs.
We're excited about this next phase for Greenwood Main Street Station!
(Photos depict 1939 and 2007 image of Greenwood Main Street Station.)

Museums: Risk Evaluations Available

Small and mid-sized museums in Mississippi can apply to participate in Heritage Preservation's new pilot project, the Risk Evaluation and Planning Program. Museums receive a professional two-day evaluation of risks it its collections, priorities for mitigating those risks, and assistance in creating or updating emergency plans.

Five institutions will be selected in May 2008. Applications can be downloaded at heritagepreservation.org/repp and they must be submitted electronically no later than March 31, 2008. For more information contact Mary Rogers at 202-233-0800.

Heritage Preservation's risk evaluation program is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Historic Windows Workshop

 

Windows are significant character-defining features of historic buildings. Yet too often historic windows are lost because of a lack of understanding about their repair and maintenance.

MDAH is offering a one-day workshop on restoring and maintaining historic windows on Wed., Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The workshop will be held at the College of Architecture, Art & Design, Giles Hall, Mississippi State University. To register, call Michelle Jones at 662-325-2520 or visit mdah.state.ms.us/windows.pdf to download a registration application.