The Governor’s Office remains but serves as a part-time office. Currently, the Legislative branch is the only one operating full-time inside the building.

Originally the Capitol housed all branches of Mississippi state government. The second building was completed in 1839, served as the Capitol until 1903, and today is the Old Capitol Museum. The first building was completed in 1822 and no longer stands. The State Capitol is the third capitol constructed in Jackson. Construction cost more than $1 million, which was funded by back taxes from a lawsuit settlement with the Illinois Central Railroad. Louis, Missouri, and was constructed by the Wells Brothers Company of Chicago. The 171,000 square-foot building was designed by Theodore Link, an architect from St. 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. While Governor Andrew Houston Longino was in office (1900-1904), the decision was agreed upon to construct a new Capitol. 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 20 th century.”

Designated as 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.

Offices inside the us capitol building