| Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel | |
|---|---|
 The sign and building in 2010 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Partially demolished |
| Type | Motel |
| Architectural style | International Style Mid-century modern Googie (sign) |
| Address | 401 North Lamar Street |
| Town or city | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°18′15″N 90°11′7″W / 32.30417°N 90.18528°W |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Closed | c. 2001–2002 |
| Demolished | 2021 |
| Designated | January 2020 |
The Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel was a motel in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The motel was opened in 1960 and partially demolished in 2021.
The motel was opened by Mississippi businessman Dumas Milner and was designed in either the International or mid-century modern style. Due to its close proximity to the Mississippi State Capitol, the motel served as the temporary lodging for many politicians and elected officials while the Mississippi Legislature was in session. Additionally, during the 1960s, it became a prominent lodging location for activists in the civil rights movement, such as Robert L. Carter of the NAACP and several members of the Council of Federated Organizations during the Freedom Summer project.
In either 2001 or 2002, the motel closed. Following this, the government of Mississippi leased the property as a parking lot for government employees. In 2019, the government purchased the property and announced plans to demolish the building and convert the lot into additional parking spaces. This prompted outcry from many state historians and led to the motel being declared a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and being added to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of America's Most Endangered Places in 2020. Despite this, much of the structure was demolished by February 2021, with only the sign and some of the commons areas preserved, with the intent of converting the latter into office and meeting spaces.