| An elaborate architectonic piece consisting of a stone statue of a soldier standing in a variant "at rest" posture, leaning on his rifle, atop a very tall obelisk, which rises above a mausoleum-like vault in an exaggerated Gothic style rather in the manner of Frank Furness, with iron grille gates. Built by J.L. Whitehead & Co. of Jackson, Tenn. Dedicated 4 June 1891. A marble statue of Jefferson Davis was originally placed in the chamber in the lower part of the monument, but due to vandalism and souvenir hunters, it was moved to a place atop the front of the base. Later, in the 1920s, the statue was moved into the Old Capitol, where it stood through the 2005-2009 renovation. At that time, the statue was moved back to the Confederate monument's vestibule, where it is protected with thick Lexan. The monument was listed on the National Register on 25 November 1969 as a component of the Old Capital Green (which was essentially a small historic district, though not specifically identified as such); and it was later included as an element (element #18a) 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 Confederate Monument is included in "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (p. 27) and "Chimneyville: Likenesses’ of Early Days in Jackson, Mississippi" (2007) (p. 87). [SOS-HIN-032] |