Designed by a team of architects led by E.L. Malvaney, and funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA Project Miss. 1279), the War Memorial Building was built in 1939-40 as a memorial to those who died during World War I. This building was originally listed on the National Register on 25 November 1969 as one of the prominent buildings located on the Old Capitol Green (which was essentially a small historic district, though not specifically identified as such); and it was later included as a “previously listed” element (element #27) in the enlargement of the Spengler's Corner Historic District that was placed on the National Register on 24 January 2019 as the Spengler's Corner Historic District Boundary Increase. The building was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 20 August 1986. The War Memorial Building is included in "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (p. 27), "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 13), "Jackson's North State Street (Images of America)" (2009) (pp. 84-85), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp. 237-238, JM13). |