Mississippi had no state appropriation. Its counties, towns and citizens paid for a 'travertine' copy of the Governor's Mansion at Jackson: a handsome two-story Georgian building with a semicircular portico of Ionic columns. The Official Guide calls it classic Greek, with a 57-foot semicircular portico of twelve Ionic columns and a semicircular pergola at each end. Behind the reception room an auditorium showed films of the state.
Its commission was chaired by Isham Evans, and Mrs. M. H. Evans served as hostess. The dedication on April 29, 1915, was one of the last. Mississippi Day followed on September 4.
At a glance
- No state appropriation; funded by counties, towns and private citizens.
- Front portico 57 ft long with twelve Ionic columns (Official Guide).
- Dedicated April 29, 1915.
Afterward
Not recorded; presumably auctioned and wrecked.
Where it stood
Mississippi Building stood at about 37.80346 N, 122.45780 W on today's map. The whole fairground over the city →
Sources
- Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition, vol. III (1921), ch. LVIII, p. 319
- Frank Morton Todd, The Story of the Exposition, vol. III (1921), ch. LXXIX, pp. 390-391
- Official Guide of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), p. 57