Jackson Metro
Sights & Landmarks
Welcome to Jackson mural - JACKSON
Hours: Everyday
Address: 511 E Pearl St, Jackson, MS 39201
photo by Felix Wong, cropped, License: Attribution 4.0 International
Greetings from JXN, Mississippi Mural
Hours: Everyday (Be cautious at night)
Address: 1072 High St, Jackson, MS 39202
MISSISSIPPI CAPITOL BUILDING - JACKSON
The Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, is the state capitol building of Mississippi, intended to house all three branches of government: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive.
Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1986 and a National Historic Landmark in 2016, the Mississippi State Capitol has been the seat of the state’s government since 1903. The National Park Service describes the building as “…an exceptional example of the Beaux Arts style, vividly illustrating the nationwide spread of academic classical revival architecture in the early 20th-century.”
While Governor Andrew Houston Longino was in office (1900-1904), the decision was agreed upon to construct a new Capitol, a design was chosen through an architectural contest, and the Capitol was built between 1901 -1903 in 28 months on the site of the old state penitentiary. The 171,000 square-foot building was designed by Theodore Link, an architect from St. Louis, Missouri, and was constructed by the Wells Brothers Company of Chicago. Construction cost more than $1 million, which was funded by back taxes from a lawsuit settlement with the Illinois Central Railroad.
Admission: Free
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM
Closed Saturday & Sunday.
The gift shop is open Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 4 PM
Tours: The Capitol is now open for guided tours:
To reserve a guided tour for groups of 70 or fewer, please call (601) 359-3114 or email tours@house.ms.gov.
Drop-in tours for visitors, which do not require a reservation, will be conducted at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Groups of 10 people or more must schedule a tour.
Self-guided tours are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Address: 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 359-3114
photo by Kid-Friendly Mississippi