Jackson City Hall

United States historic place

Significant dates

Municipal Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mississippi Landmark

Jackson City Hall, circa 1960
32°17′52″N 90°10′56″W / 32.29778°N 90.18222°W / 32.29778; -90.18222
Built	1853-54^[1]
Architect	William Gibbons; Joseph Willis
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Restored	1963-64
NRHP reference No.	69000084
USMS No.	049-JAC-0447.1-NR-ML
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1969
Designated USMS	March 5, 1986^[2]

Jackson City Hall, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the seat of municipal government.

History

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.^[1]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

The building underwent extensive renovation in 1963–64,^[3] which was undertaken by architect Frank P. Gates.^[5]

In 1968, a statue of Andrew Jackson, made by Katherine Speed Ettl, wife of former Jackson mayor Leland Speed, was installed in front of the building. As of July 2020, the statue is slated for removal.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Jackson City Hall Fact Sheet Retrieved 2013-07-29.
^ "Mississippi Landmarks". Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^ ^a ^b National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form (City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi) Retrieved 2013-07-29.
^ Jackson History Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-07-29.
^ "Frank Gates Dies Here; Rites Today". The Clarion Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. January 3, 1975. p. 7. Retrieved November 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vicory, Justin. "Jackson City Council votes to remove Andrew Jackson statue". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved July 10, 2020.