Location Information
(for the Mississippi State Capitol)
Name:Mississippi State Capitol [New Capitol]
Address:400 blk Mississippi Street
City/County:Jackson, Hinds County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1900-03
Architectural Styles(s):Beaux Arts
Registration Information
NHL Listing Date:31 Oct 2016
NR Listing Date:25 Nov 1969
View National Register Nomination Form
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:03-05-1986
Recorded:03-25-1986
Book/Vol. No.:V. 3200, p. 235
Context/Comments
The most imposing public building in the state, this is a very large, three-story stone-clad building, loosely modeled after the United States Capitol. The building is dominated by an elegant monumental portico and a massive colonnaded dome. A major restoration was begun in 1979 and completed about 1982.

The Mississippi State Capitol was listed on the National Register on 25 November 1969, and was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 5 March 1986. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on 31 October 2016.

This building is included in "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (p. 73), "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 12), "Musing through Towns in Mississippi" (1999) (p. 49), "The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast" (2004) (pp. 45-46), "Chimneyville: Likenesses’ of Early Days in Jackson, Mississippi" (2007) (pp. 164-167), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp. 239-240, JM16). [HABS: MS-191 (1972)]