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Architectural historians consider the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion to be one of the finest surviving examples of the Greek Revival style in the United States. Docent Program . Tours of the Governor’s Mansion are conducted by trained volunteer docents who interpret the Mansion to visitors.
Buildings of Mississippi, Jennifer V. O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio. With Mary Warren Miller. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, 241-243. Nichols designed this brick two-story residence for Mississippi’s governor in the Greek Revival style that he had refined on his just-finished capitol building (JM12). Nichols described ...
The Commercial Bank of 1836, also in Natchez, is the only Greek Revival structure in Mississippi with a real marble façade. Perhaps the most famous Greek Revival buildings in Mississippi are the Old Capitol, circa 1840, and the Governor’s Mansion, circa 1842. Gothic Revival style
The Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, first occupied in 1842, is the second oldest official executive residence in continuous use in the United States. Designed in the Greek Revival style by architect William Nichols, the building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. Courtesy, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The 1842 Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is the second-oldest continuously occupied governor’s residence in the United States. Designed by English-born architect William Nichols, who also designed the 1839 Mississippi Capitol, the mansion is an outstanding example of domestic Greek Revival architecture. The 334 BC choragic monument of Lysicrates in Athens was the basis for Nichols’s ...
A native of England, Nichols designed the mansion to have a Greek revival style . Many historians consider the Governor’s Mansion to be one of the best examples of Greek revival style in the United States . The mansion started to deteriorate at the end of the nineteenth century, and people wanted it to be demolished by 1900 .
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The Governor’s Mansion, built in the Greek Revival style by enslaved labor, has been the residence of Mississippi governors and their families since 1842. In 1975, it was designated a National Historic Landmark and is a favorite stop for history buffs.
