Maryland State Capitol, Annapolis Photos

The Maryland State House building (c1772) has the largest wooden dome ever made without nails, only wooden pegs. The architects are Joseph Horatio Anderson & Joseph Clark. In the former Senate Chamber George Washington resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783, Three weeks later the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War was signed here, & the United States was briefly governed from the building. Thus this site has the distinction of being both a state and national capital. The state legislature has met in the building since 1780, with only one interruption in 1861 caused by the Civil War.

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Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Maryland State Capital seen through trees. Annapolis, MD.Statue of Roger Brooke Taney, fifth U.S. Chief Justice, at Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Maryland State Capital (c1772). Annapolis, MD. Architect: Joseph Horatio Anderson & Joseph Clark.Maryland State Capital seen through trees. Annapolis, MD.Statue of Roger Brooke Taney, fifth U.S. Chief Justice, at Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Maryland State Capital (c1772). Annapolis, MD.
Portico of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Doorway of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Interior of dome in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Georgian entry hall of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Portico of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Doorway of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Interior of dome in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Georgian entry hall of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Detail of neoclassical interior of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Room in Maryland State Capital where George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army on December 23, 1783. Annapolis, MD.Replica of uniform worn by George Washington in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.House of Delegates in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Detail of neoclassical interior of Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Room in Maryland State Capital where George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army on December 23, 1783. Annapolis, MD.Replica of uniform worn by George Washington in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.House of Delegates in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Stained glass ceiling in House of Delegates in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Senate chamber in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Stained glass ceiling in Senate chamber in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Painting of Planting of the Colony of Maryland by F.B. Mayer in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Stained glass ceiling in House of Delegates in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Senate chamber in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Stained glass ceiling in Senate chamber in Maryland State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Painting of Planting of the Colony of Maryland (March 25, 1684) by F.B. Mayer (1893) in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.
Replica model of flagship Maryland Federalist in State Capital, the original model was used a centerpiece to celbrate ratification of U.S. Constitution. Annapolis, MD.St Mary's County Water Pitcher part of the battleship USS Maryland's silver service in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.

Replica model of flagship Maryland Federalist (1788) in State Capital, the original model was used a centerpiece to celbrate ratification of U.S. Constitution. Annapolis, MD.St Mary's County Water Pitcher (1906) part of the battleship USS Maryland's silver service in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.

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