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288 DAYSSan Francisco · 1915 ⌕
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Mississippi Building

A travertine copy of the Governor's Mansion at Jackson, with a semicircular Ionic portico, built without a state appropriation.

The Mississippi Building
The Mississippi BuildingMilton McFarland Painter Sr., 1915 (Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History), no known restrictions · Restored

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.
The Mississippi Building
The Mississippi BuildingTodd, vol. III · Public domain (published 1921, United States) · Restored

Afterward

Not recorded; presumably auctioned and wrecked.

Where it stood

The Mississippi Building stood at about 37.80346 N, 122.45780 W on today's map. The whole fairground over the city →

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