Mississippi State Capitol

MISSISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THE SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE BEAUX ARTS STYLE, VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATING THE NATIONWIDE SPREAD OF THE ACADEMIC CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. IT IS NOTABLE AMONG STATE CAPITOLS FOR ITS UNITY OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, HAVING BEEN BUILT BY A SINGLE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A SINGLE ARCHITECT, WITHIN A SINGLE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM OF CONSTRUCTION LED BY GOVERNOR A.H. LONGING. 2016 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE submitted by JEB John Bradley