Property

Location Information
(for the Lucas Administration Building)

Name:

Lucas Administration Building

Address:

University of Southern Mississippi

City/County:

Hattiesburg, Forrest County

Architectural Information

Construction Date:

1928-29

Architectural Styles(s):

Beaux Arts

Registration Information

NR District Name:

University of Southern Mississippi (2010)

NR Status:

Contributing

Element No.:

Mississippi Landmark Information

Designated:

08-20-1986

Recorded:

08-29-1986

Book/Vol. No.:

V. 573, p. 478

Context/Comments

Built in 1928-29, this octagonal building with four porticoes, surmounted by a dome, serves as the visual centerpiece of the University and as its architectural symbol.

This building is listed as an element (#1) in the University of Southern Mississippi Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 10 March 2010. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 20 August 1986.

It is included in "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 7) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 323, in the listing for the University of Southern Mississippi, PW38).