william nichols was the architect, he had done a lot of work in other state capitols such as alabama and north carolina. he was the second architect hired. the state of mississippi had to fire the first one because they didn't like his work. they kind of had to start over after he got the first floor built. the beginnings of the builds had some difficulties. but nichols was able to complete the project. he went on to design the governor's mansion, a very renowned architect. and in 175 years the building has a had a tumultuous history in regards to structure. the foundation here we sit on is very difficult, the clay has caused a lot of foundation changes over the years. there's been storms, hurricanes have ravaged this city, believe it or not. 1909 a hurricane came through and ripped off the roof. in the 2005 hurricane katarina came through and ripped off the roof as well which led to the restoration where we think we have created the most accurate restoration to date of what it looked like in 1939. one of the interesting exhibits we have is a rubble structure. during this last seifer