Municipal Building
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![]() Jackson City Hall, circa 1960
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Location | 203 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 32°17′52″N 90°10′56″W / 32.29778°N 90.18222°WCoordinates: 32°17′52″N 90°10′56″W / 32.29778°N 90.18222°W |
Built | 1853-54 |
Architect | William Gibbons; Joseph Willis |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Restored | 1963-64 |
NRHP reference # | 69000084 |
USMS # | 049-JAC-0447.1-NR-ML |
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Added to NRHP | November 25, 1969 |
Designated USMS | March 5, 1986 |
Jackson City Hall, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the seat of municipal government.
Originally constructed in 1846-47 at a cost of $8,000, the building was either enlarged or rebuilt in 1853-54 because of structural problems.
During the American Civil War, the building was used as a hospital and was left standing by Federal troops despite heavy damage inflicted on other buildings throughout Jackson. Speculation was that General Sherman, a Freemason, spared the building because it housed a Masonic Lodge, though a more likely reason is that it housed an army hospital.
The building underwent extensive renovation in 1963-64.