Hinds County Courthouse (Jackson, Mississippi) Explained

Hinds County Courthouse
Location:Pascagoula St.,
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates:32.2967°N -90.1828°W
Architect:Claude H. Lindsley, Fred M. Torrey
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:July 31, 1986
Refnum:86002125
Designated Other1:Mississippi
Designated Other1 Date:March 5, 1986
Designated Other1 Number:049-JAC-0195-NR-ML

The Hinds County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse building in Jackson, Mississippi. The Art Deco building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 31, 1986; and is a Mississippi Landmark since March 5, 1986.[1] [2]

The courthouse was enlarged with wings on both sides. It has two statues by Fred Torrey of Chicago on its roof, Moses, the Giver of the Law (1930) and Socrates, the Interpreter of the Law (1930).[3] [1] [4] It is located next to the detention center, built in 1977.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Property: Hinds County Courthouse . Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86002125}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hinds County Courthouse ]. October 15, 2023 . National Park Service. With
  3. Book: Kimbrough, Julie L.. Jackson. October 5, 1998. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-4325-3 . Google Books.
  4. Web site: Hinds County leaders speak on crumbling courthouse. July 7, 2023.