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History lovers out there, here is another sightful experience for you. You may want to go to the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion. The Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is an historic building that offers tours to the public and also is the official residence of the governor.
This was first occupied in 1842 and in 1975, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark.
William Nichols described his plans for the Mansion:
“The building will be seventy-two by fifty-three feet. The ground or basement story is eight feet high and is divided into servants’ room, store rooms, and cellar. On the principal floor the main entrance is from a portico twenty-eight by twelve feet, into an octagon vestibule, which communicates with a drawing room fifty by twenty-four feet, with a dining room which by means of folding doors may be made of the same size, and with the great staircase leading to the upper floor; … the upper floor will contain four spacious chambers, a wardrobe and a private staircase, communicating with the basement story. The portico on the principal front will be supported by columns of the Corinthian order. In finishing the building, it is intended to avoid a profusion of ornament, and to adhere to a plain simplicity, as best comporting with the dignity of the state.”
Address: 300 E Capitol St Jackson MS USA 39201
Phone: 1 601 359-3175
