Margaret Ann Crigler Park

A Green Space in Downtown Jackson

Design is underway for Margaret Ann Crigler Park, a large public green space that will be adjacent to the Two Mississippi Museums. The park will include an outdoor bandshell, a treehouse-inspired play area for children, and native Mississippi foliage.

The park will serve as a new anchor for Jackson’s Museum Trail, a walking and biking trail that connects the museums at LeFleur’s Bluff to the museums downtown. The plan also represents a return to the city’s original 1822 design, which included green spaces on alternating blocks.

This project not only links the Two Mississippi Museums to downtown but also expands the museums' capacity for public programming that contributes to a vibrant arts and culture landscape in the community.

Vision

Crigler Park Aerial Rendering
Crigler Park Bandshell Rendering
Crigler Park State Street Entrance Rendering
Crigler Park Playground Rendering
Crigler Park Pavilion Rendering

Design renderings are for illustration purposes only.

Funding

Lead funding for this project has come from Noble Crigler, the Mississippi Legislature, the Community Foundation for Mississippi, and the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency. We are fortunate to have their partnership, as well as support from additional private donors.  You can also support this project with a donation.

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Major Gifts

The Foundation for Mississippi History was awarded a $1 million grant from the Community Foundation for Mississippi’s John and Lucy Shackelford Fund to support the construction of the park. The announcement was made during a press conference on Tuesday, March 18, at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.

Community Foundation for Mississippi staff and board members, MDAH and Foundation for Mississippi History board members, and Noble T. Crigler (front row far left) pose with $1 million check for the Margaret Ann Crigler Park project.
Community Foundation for Mississippi staff and board members, MDAH and Foundation for Mississippi History board members, and Noble T. Crigler (front row far left) pose with $1 million check for the Margaret Ann Crigler Park project.
Lauren Rhoades (left) and David Lewis (right) of the Mississippi Arts Commission with Kane Ditto of the Foundation for Mississippi History view the area surrounding the park project.
Lauren Rhoades (left) and David Lewis (right) of the Mississippi Arts Commission with Kane Ditto of the Foundation for Mississippi History view the area surrounding the park project.
MDAH Board President Spence Flatgard gives remarks during March 2025 news conference.
MDAH Board President Spence Flatgard gives remarks during March 2025 news conference.
Director of the Two Mississippi Museums Michael Morris gives an interview to a local news station about the park project.
Director of the Two Mississippi Museums Michael Morris gives an interview to a local news station about the park project.
Community Foundation for Mississippi staff and board members pose with $1 million check after making the donation to the park project.
Community Foundation for Mississippi staff and board members pose with $1 million check after making the donation to the park project.

Noble T. Crigler admires design renderings for the park during a press conference in March 2025.

The first $1 million for the project came from Noble T. Crigler, pictured center, in March 2023.

See the Noble and Margaret Crigler Albums in the MDAH Digital Archives

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