Construction Maison

defunct Toscana apartments still stand at 6800 Skillman, but a new project is in the works." src="http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2013-05-29-at-1.28.15-PM.png" width="638" height="267" />The defunct Toscana apartments still stand at 6800 Skillman, but a new project is in the works. By all appearances, Prescott’s proposed changes for the Toscana project will be good for the neighborhood. The former Toscana apartment complex , located on the northeast corner of Skillman and Merriman Parkway, will soon be demolished to make way for a new residential multifamily development , which, according to Dallas Department of Development documents, will comprise three stories and 365 units. We already knew that the old Toscana apartments would be replaced with new ones — but originally the new build was going to include four stories and 665 units, which is way denser than what we are looking at now. In case you wer...

Long Description: Stylized Art Deco Sphinxes decorate the exterior of the grand Hinds Co. Courthouse in downtown Jackson MS , which was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 1986. They are located on the second tier of the courthouse facade , framing the figure of Moses, the Giver of Laws, on the top tier of the courthouse. For more on the architectural details of the Hinds County Courthouse see the NRHP Nomination Form here: (visit link) "The Hinds County Courthouse is located at 407 East Pascagoula Street between South Congress Street and South President Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The Hinds County Courthouse and jail is a five-story and basement, 90' by 196', nine-bay by seven-bay, H-shaped plan, Art Deco style structure with its principle facade facing north . The Hinds County Courthouse functions are housed in the basement and on the first three floors. The jail is located on the fourth and fifth floors. A modern jail facility has been...