The War Memorial Building is a historic building in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...

, U.S.. It was designed by architect Edgar Lucian Malvaney, 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 Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

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

Albert Rieker Albert Rieker (1889–1959) was an 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 Rieker became a ...

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