Description: This image shows the dome of the Mississippi State Capitol in the distance. This is the third capitol building in Mississippi and was built on the site of the old state penitentiary. The $1,093,641 construction cost was paid by the Illinois Central Railroad's back taxes. As of 2009, it held the executive and legislative branches of the state government. In 1979, a 4-year, $19-million restoration began. It is in the Beaux-Arts style. The Art Deco building on the right is the Mississippi War Memorial Building, which was built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project. This is next to Mississippi's old capitol building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_531
Subjects: Capitols--Mississippi; War memorials--Mississippi; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Jackson (Mississippi); 501 N. West St.
 

Description: This image shows the rear facade of the Old Mississippi State Capitol. This is an example of Greek Revival architecture. The building served as the capitol building from 1839 to 1903 and was restored in 1959-1960. It is a national historical landmark, currently housing the Mississippi State Historical Museum, and is also known as the Old Capitol Museum or the Old State Capitol. In 1890, this was the site of the enactment of a system of disenfranchisement of blacks by the State Constitution, after which other southern states modeled their own systems. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_532
Subjects: Capitols--Mississippi; National Register of Historic Places; columns (architectural elements); arches; Greek Revival
Places: Jackson (Mississippi); 100 N. State St.
 

Description: This image shows the side and front facades of the Old Mississippi State Capitol. This is an example of Greek Revival architecture. The building served as the capitol building from 1839 to 1903 and was restored in 1959-1960. It is a national historical landmark, currently housing the Mississippi State Historical Museum, and is also known as the Old Capitol Museum or the Old State Capitol. In 1890, this was the site of the enactment of a system of disenfranchisement of blacks by the State Constitution, after which other southern states modeled their own systems. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_534
Subjects: Capitols--Mississippi; National Register of Historic Places; columns (architectural elements); arches; Greek Revival
Places: Jackson (Mississippi); 100 N. State St.
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Old Mississippi State Capitol. This is an example of Greek Revival architecture. The building served as the capitol building from 1839 to 1903 and was restored in 1959-1960. It is a national historical landmark, currently housing the Mississippi State Historical Museum, and is also known as the Old Capitol Museum or the Old State Capitol. In 1890, this was the site of the enactment of a system of disenfranchisement of blacks by the State Constitution, after which other southern states modeled their own systems. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_533
Subjects: Capitols--Mississippi; National Register of Historic Places; columns (architectural elements); arches; Greek Revival
Places: Jackson (Mississippi); 100 N. State St.
 

Description: This image shows the cornerstone of the Old Mississippi State Capitol. This is an example of Greek Revival architecture. The building served as the capitol building from 1839 to 1903 and was restored in 1959-1960. It is a national historical landmark, currently housing the Mississippi State Historical Museum, and is also known as the Old Capitol Museum or the Old State Capitol. In 1890, this was the site of the enactment of a system of disenfranchisement of blacks by the State Constitution, after which other southern states modeled their own systems. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_535
Subjects: Capitols--Mississippi; National Register of Historic Places; columns (architectural elements); arches; Greek Revival
Places: Jackson (Mississippi); 100 N. State St.