Location Information (for the Walthall Hotel Downtowner Hotel) Name: Walthall Hotel (Downtowner Hotel) Address: 225 Capitol Street, East City/County: Jackson, Hinds County Architectural Information Construction Date: 1929 No. of Stories: 8 Registration Information NR District Name: Smith Park Architectural (Boundary Increase III) (2014)     NR Status: Contributing     Element No.: 4 Context/Comments This hotel was erected in 1928. About 1965 it was remodeled and the exterior was clad with metal panels. This building is included in "Jackson (Images of America)" (1998) (p. 16).

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Brief Description Eight-story hotel building covered with metal panels (originally brightly colored) erected in 1928-29 and renovated in c. 1963 to include the panels. Ten bays across the front facade. Bays contain one-over-one aluminum sash. At the first-floor and mezzanine level of the front facade, stucco units are subdivided to mimic cyclopean masonry. Limestone base beneath. Wooden entry doors. Brass light fixtures with globes mounted on the facade astride the entry. Arched fabric entry canopy. Arched wooden windows covered by arched fabric awnings. At the east side of the building, exterior corridors are lit by horizontal openings. A large courtyard with swimming pools was created at the rear of the T-shaped plan during the c. 1963 remodeling.