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.