Architecture in Mississippi

Bethel AME Church

Vicksburg

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The first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mississippi and the first Masonic Lodge in Mississippi were organized here in 1875. In 1890, Campbell College, the first African American College in Mississippi established without the aid of whites, operated out of […]

The Oaks House Museum

Jackson

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This Greek Revival-style home is the oldest continuously occupied residence in the city. Built around 1853 by Jackson Mayor James H. Boyd, it survived the devastating fire of 1863. The home may have served as headquarters for General William T. […]

Natchez Pilgrimage Fountain

Natchez Pilgrimage Tours

Natchez

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Natchez Pilgrimage Tours coordinates guided visits to many of the city’s historic homes, gardens, and landmarks. The organization provides ticketing and tour services for several participating properties and plays a key role in helping visitors experience Natchez’s celebrated Spring and […]

The Belmont

The Belmont

Greenville

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Belmont Plantation, Est 1857 is the last antebellum mansion along the river in the Mississippi Delta, standing at over 9,000 square feet.  The house and the grounds have undergone an extensive restoration and all rooms are available for weddings, events, tours, B&B […]

Mississippi Governor’s Mansion

Jackson

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This beautiful 1842 Greek revival mansion was designed, according to architect William Nichols, “to adhere to plain republican simplicity.” The mansion is the second-oldest continuously occupied gubernatorial residence in the United States. The home is a National Historic Landmark. […]

St Rose de Lima

St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church

Bay St. Louis

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The history of St. Rose de Lima Church and school are interrelated, and it goes back over one hundred years. In 1868, the first school in Bay St. Louis for African Americans opened with twenty-four black children in attendance. It […]

Bay St Louis Historic L&N Train Depot

Bay St Louis Historic L&N Train Depot

Bay St. Louis

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The Depot is a two-story building with mission-style design. The train depot, (c. 1928), is surrounded by park-like grounds, and once served as the centerpiece of the film, “This Property is Condemned” starring Robert Redford and Natalie Wood. The historic […]

Charnley-Norwood House

Ocean Springs

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Take a walk back into history and explore an historic house designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in 1890. […]

Fort Massachusetts

Fort Massachusetts

Ship Island

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Fort Massachusetts is on the western tip of Ship Island, located 12 miles off the Mississippi coast. This historic fort, built by French colonists in Mississippi in 1859, was strategically positioned near Natchez along the Mississippi River to protect against […]

Christ Episcopal Church

Vicksburg

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Oldest church building in Vicksburg with cornerstone laid in 1839. Services held daily during the Siege of Vicksburg. Interior noted for simple beauty and Tiffany windows. First rectory destroyed by shelling. The Congregation continued to be a vibrant body. […]

Church of the Holy Trinity

Vicksburg

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Noted in the National Register of Historic Places, Holy Trinity boasts six Tiffany stained glass windows and the only known windows to honor those who died on both sides of the Civil War. Home to the Conservatory of Fine Arts. […]