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Woolfolk State Office Building

Coordinates: 32°18′15″N 90°11′02″W / 32.3042°N 90.18399°W / 32.3042; -90.18399
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Woolfolk State Office Building
Woolfolk State Office Building is located in Mississippi
Woolfolk State Office Building
Location in Mississippi
Woolfolk State Office Building is located in the United States
Woolfolk State Office Building
Woolfolk State Office Building (the United States)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeGovernment
Location501 North West Street, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Coordinates32°18′15″N 90°11′02″W / 32.3042°N 90.18399°W / 32.3042; -90.18399
Completed1949
Technical details
Floor count16
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emmett J. Hull
Edgar Lucian Malvaney
Frank P. Gates
Ransom Carey Jones

The Woolfolk State Office Building is a high-rise government office building in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.[1] It was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by Emmett J. Hull, Edgar Lucian Malvaney, Frank P. Gates and Ransom Carey Jones, and it was completed in 1949.[1] It is currently the tenth-tallest building in Jackson.[2] The building is named for Ellis Trigg Woolfolk, who served in the Mississippi legislature in the 1920s and 1930s.

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  1. ^ a b "Woolfolk State Office Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Tallest buildings in Jackson". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)