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Coordinates: 32°17′59″N 90°11′03″W 32.299745999999999, -90.184100999999998

Mississippi Governor's Mansion

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: 300 E Capitol St Jackson MS USA 39201
  • Telephone Number: +1-601-359-3175
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Mississippi Governors Mansion is a historic US residence in Jackson , Mississippi.It is located at 316 East Capitol Street.It is the second oldest executive residence in the United States that has been continuously occupied as a gubernatorial residence.On November 25, 1969, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.Mississippi Governors Mansion on June 1, 1936. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior in 1975, making it at that time one of only two state gubernatorial residences to have received this honor.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.{{citation|title={{PDFlink|The Mississippi legislature appropriated funds In January 1833 to build a capitol building and a suitable house for the Governor. Delayed by a major depression caused by the Panic of 1837, construction of the Governors Mansion didnt begin until 1839. Governor Tilghman Tucker and his family moved into the Mansion, which had been constructed for a cost of approximately $50,000.00, in January 1842. The Governors Mansion was designed by architect William Nichols (1780-1853), a native of Bath, England. Nichols also designed the Mississippi Capitol building and the Lyceum building located at the University of Mississippi. Nichols designed the Mansion in the periods most popular architectural style: Greek Revival. Architectural historians consider the Mississippi Governors Mansion to be one of the finest surviving examples of the Greek Revival style in the United States.^[1]

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