Excavations on the site determined structural details and located the foundation of a kitchen outbuilding. Photographs, diaries, letters, contemporary newspapers, and recollections of family members supplied information on interior details. Visiting the Museum To reach the museum in Jackson, take Interstate 55 to the Fortification Street exit. The Visitors Center adjacent to the Manship House, built in the 1920s on land originally part of the Manship plat, offers interpretive exhibits and information on the Manship family and nineteenth-century decorative arts. The Manship House Museum is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Group tours are available by prior reservation.