Lamar Life Building

Lamar Life Building
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	317 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Coordinates	32.29938°N 90.18346°W / 32.29938; -90.18346
Construction started	1923
Completed	1924
Technical details
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sanguinet, Staats & Hedrick; Noah Webster Overstreet

The Lamar Life Building is a historic building in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.[1] It was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style, and it was completed in 1924.[1] It is the twelfth tallest building in Jackson, and was considered Jackson's first skyscraper.[2][3] The architects were Sanguinet, Staats & Hedrick of Fort Worth, Texas in association with Jackson architect Noah Webster Overstreet.[4]

The building is across the street from the Governor's Mansion and underwent renovations in 2018.[5] Notably, these renovations converted the building into mixed-use by adding 23 residential units on floors 7 through 11.[6]

References

1. "Lamar Life Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
2. "Tallest buildings in Jackson". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
3. Logan, William Bryant; Muse, Vance; Kennedy, Roger G (1989). The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Deep South. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. p. 153.
4. "$500,000 Life Insurance Building for Jackson" in Manufacturers Record 83, no. 24 (June 14 1923): 97.
5. Thompson, Marsha (28 March 2020). "Downtown Jackson lofts coming to historic Lamar Life building". WLBT. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
6. Vicory, Justin (June 23, 2018). "Historic Lamar Life Building under transformation". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-08-19.