The Governor’s Mansion was individually listed on the National Register on 25 November 1969 (as one of the earliest listings in Mississippi) and was designated a National Historic Landmark on 24 April 1975. It was later included as element #3 in the in the Smith Park Architectural District, which was placed on the National Register on 23 March 1976. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 3 March 1986.

This building is the subject of the books “A History of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion” (1977) and “An Illustrated Guide to the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion” (1984). Information about the building is included in "The Story of Jackson" [vol. 1] (1953) (pp.42-45), "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (pp. 38-39), "The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast" (2004) (pp.41-42), "Must See Mississippi" (2007) (pp.45-49), "The Architecture of William Nichols" (2015) (pp. 219-226), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp. 241-243). Information about it is also included in “Greek Revival Architecture in America” (1944), “Historic Architecture in Mississippi” (1973), “William Nichols, Architect,” by Peatross and Mellown (1979), "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 9), “Architecture of the Old South: Mississippi – Alabama” (1989), and “Architecture of the Old South” (summary volume) (1993), and "Chimneyville: Likenesses’ of Early Days in Jackson, Mississippi" (2007) (p. 14). [HABS: MS-67 (1936/1972/1975): photos and measured drawings]