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It is located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, south of the Mississippi State Capitol, at the south end of Smith Park. Completed in 1841 to a design by state architect William Nichols , it is the second-oldest governor's residence in active use in the nation, and a prominent example of Greek Revival architecture .
Mississippi Governor's Mansion: Term length: Four years, renewable once: Formation: Constitution of Mississippi: Deputy: Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Salary: $122,160: Website: governor.ms.gov
Mississippi Governor's Mansion. The Governor’s Mansion has been the residence of Mississippi governors and their families since 1842. In 1975, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. At that time, it was one of only two state gubernatorial residences to receive this honor.
The 1842 Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is the second-oldest continuously occupied governor’s residence in the United States. Designed by English-born architect William Nichols, who also designed the 1839 Mississippi Capitol, the mansion is an outstanding example of domestic Greek Revival architecture. The 334 BC choragic monument of Lysicrates in Athens was the basis for Nichols’s ...
1839–1842, William Nichols; 1908–1909 renovated, William S. Hull; 1972–1975 restored, Lewis-Eaton. 316 E. Capitol St. Nichols designed this brick two-story residence for Mississippi’s governor in the Greek Revival style that he had refined on his just-finished capitol building (JM12).
300 East Capitol Street. Jackson, MS 39201. United States. Get Directions. Website. http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/visit/governors-mansion/ During the Civil War, Jackson was occupied four times by Union troops.
The story of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion, a National Historic Landmark and one of only a handful of buildings left standing when General Sherman burned Jackson, Mississippi, during the Civil War. This book traces the mansion's history from 1842 until 1977.
