March 20, 2019. Madison, Mississippi. More Museums.

Keshina and I are continuing to explore the city of Jackson. At 10:00 we had an appointment to tour The Manship House and Museum. The place is actually being renovated but the lady in charge agreed in a phone conversation last week to give us a tour. And I was pleased she did. Most of the work right now is to the outside so we were not bothered. When they began the restoration two years ago the house was in poor condition. During the initial evaluation, the engineers informed them that the house was 13 inched off level. And the roof was leaking. After the yahoo clay was removed and pillars sink down 35 feet, the house structure is solid. And the new roof keeps everything dry. The house was built in 1857 and was used by Union officers during the war so it did not get burned. I liked the house with four large rooms with 14 foot ceilings and a center wide hall. The large dining room was entered from outside. Touring the house was worth our time. Next we walked in front of the oldest house in Jackson, The Oaks House and Museum. It is only open Tuesday and Thursday ao all we could do was to look. It is small but charming, built in 1827. The last stop was to tour The Governor's Mansion, built in 1845. The Mississippi Governor has lived in that house ever since, which makes it the second oldest in the US. The house is grand with period furniture everywhere. The Governor lives in a new home at the rear but the old section is used for official entertaining. Tonight a cocktail party will be held for visiting dignitaries from some other country. The place is grand and gorgeous. But the guide gave us thousands of details about everything which wore us both out. I was impressed with the Governors Mansion and again worth a visit. Huge rooms and high ceilings made my day. Manship Restaurant may be the best restaurant in Jackson so as we were closeby, we went for lunch. It was crowded so we sat at the bar and enjoyed ourselves. Our day was complete.