The War Memorial Building is a historic building in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at t ...

, U.S.. It was designed by architect

Edgar Lucian Malvaney Edgar Lucian Malvaney (1896–1970) was an architect in Jackson, Mississippi. He designed many buildings, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the War Memorial Building, which is listed on the National ...

, and built in 1939–1940. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

as a contributing property in the Capitol Green since November 25, 1969. With . Sculptor

Albert Rieker Albert Rieker (1889–1959) was a German-born American sculptor. He designed public sculptures in Louisiana and Mississippi. Early life Albert Rieker was born in 1889 in Eislingen, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1923. Career Riek ...

designed two friezes on the building.

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National Register of Historic Places in Jackson, Mississippi Buildings and structures completed in 1940 {{Mississippi-struct-stub