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Willis, Joseph (b.c.1815 - d.)
Architect, Jackson, MS/Memphis, TN
Lived in Jackson in the 1850s, had moved to Memphis by 1858, but apparently still worked regularly in the Jackson area into the 1870s. Was called "State Architect" in an 1873 case before the U.S. Senate involving the repair of the U.S. district courtroom in the Jackson City Hall. He was again referred to as the "late state architect" in an April 1879 Vicksburg Herald article about his unsuccessful submission for the planning and construction of the Mississippi A&M College (MSU) campus.
DateInventory#Name of PropertyRoleDescription of WorkLocation
D1850-55049-JAC-7060-XMississippi State Lunatic Asylum (Insane Asylum), now the site of the University Medical Center complexArchitectSecond phase of constructionJackson, Hinds Co.
A1853121-BRN-0015.1-X(Old) Rankin County Courthouse, ArchitectOriginal buildingBrandon, Rankin Co.
D1853-1855049-JAC-0447.1-NR-MLJackson City HallArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1854-57089-CAN-0001-NRD-ML(Old) Madison County Courthouse, Courthouse SquareArchitectOriginal buildingCanton, Madison Co.
D1854-55049-JAC-0013-NHL-NRD-MLGovernor's MansionArchitectRenovation--slate roof, iron fence, pavingJackson, Hinds Co.
?1868-70149-VKS-0552-X(Old) Temple Anshe ChesedArchitectOriginal buildingVicksburg, Warren Co.
D1870-71049-JAC-0002-NHL-NRD-ML(Old) Mississippi State Capitol (Old Capitol)ArchitectRenovationJackson, Hinds Co.
D1870-1871049-JAC-7060-XMississippi State Lunatic Asylum (Insane Asylum), now the site of the University Medical Center complexArchitectTwo new wingsJackson, Hinds Co.
D1871049-JAC-0447.1-NR-MLJackson City HallArchitectRepair and renovation of U.S. District courtroomJackson, Hinds Co.
D1874049-JAC-0523.2-XTemple Beth Israel (II)ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.