U.S. State Capital & Capitol Photo Index |
This index lists our photo essays of USA state capitol buildings by capital city with year of construction & architects responsible. These extensive original images show both external & internal details & decorations. Some no-longer used state capitols are also featured, if the previous historic structure is still standing (see column two below). |
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| Washington, District of Columbia (1793 through 1863) by various architects including William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas Ustick Walter, Frederick Law Olmsted Federal Hall, New York by Town & Davis |
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Phoenix, Arizona (1900) by James Riley Gordon (New House & Senate: 1960) |
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Little Rock, Arkansas (1899-1915) by George R. Mann then Cass Gilbert Old State House: (1833-1845) by Gideon Shryock |
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Sacramento, California (1856-74) by Reuben Clark, Miner F. Butler, G. Parker Cummings, Henry Kenitzer & A.A. Bennett in sequence |
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Denver, Colorado (1886-1907) by Elijah E. Myers then Frank E. Edbrooke |
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Hartford, Connecticut (1872-79) by Richard M. Upjohn Old State House: (1792-96) by Charles Bulfinch |
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Dover, Delaware (1933) by William Martin Old State House: (1787-92) |
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Tallahassee, Florida (1972-1977) by Edward Durell Stone Old Capitol: (1839-1845) by Carry Butt then (1900-1902) by Frank Milburn |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1883-89) by Willoughby J. Edbrooke & Franklin P. Burnham |
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Honolulu, Hawaii (1960-69) by Belt, Lemon & Lo + Warneke & Assoc. Iolani Palace: (1879-82) by Thomas J. Baker |
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Springfield, Illinois (1868-76) by John C. Cochrane + Alfred H. Piquenard, finished (1884-88) by William W. Boyington Old State Capitol: (1837-53) by John Rague |
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Indianapolis, Indiana (1877-86) by Edwin May & Adolph Scherrer |
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Des Moines, Iowa (1870-1886) by John C. Cochrane & Alfred H. Piquenard then M.E. Bell & W.F. Hackney Old State Capitol (1840): Iowa City |
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Frankfort, Kentucky (1905-10) by Frank Mills Andrews Old State Capitol: (1827-30) by Gideon Shyrock |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1930-32) by Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth Old State Capitol: (1847-1852) by James Harrison Dakin |
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Augusta, Maine (1828-32) by Charles Bulfinch then (1909-11) wings & Beaux Arts dome by G. Henri Desmond |
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Annapolis, Maryland (1772-79) by Joseph Horatio Anderson & Joseph Clark then (1785-87) dome by Joseph Clark |
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Boston, Massachusetts (1795-98) by Charles Bulfinch Old State House: (1712-13) |
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Lansing, Michigan (1871-78) by Elijah E. Myers |
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St Paul, Minnesota (1893-1905) by Cass Gilbert |
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Jackson, Mississippi (1901-03) by Theodore C. Link Old Capitol: (1836-39) by John Lawrence then William Nichols |
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Helena, Montana (1896-1902) by Charles Emlen Bell & John Hackett Kent |
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Lincoln, Nebraska (1919-32) by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue |
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Concord, New Hampshire (1815-18) by Stuart James Park |
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Trenton, New Jersey (1790-95) by Jonathan Doane then additions to (1930) by John Notman, Samuel Sloan, Lewis H. Broome & others |
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Albany, New York (1867-75) by Thomas Fuller then Leopold Eidlitz, Henry Hobson Richardson & Frederick Law Olmsted + Isaac G. Perry |
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Columbus, Ohio (1838-40) by Henry Walter then William R. West then N.B. Kelly |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1914-17) by Solomon Andrew Layton & S. Wemyss Smith |
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1898-1903) by Henry Ives Cobb then new design (1902-06) by Joseph M. Huston |
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Providence, Rhode Island (1896-1904) by McKim, Mead & White Old State House (aka Colony House): (1734) |
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Pierre, South Dakota (1905-11) by C.E. Bell & M.S. Detweiller |
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Nashville, Tennessee (1845-54) by William Strickland then son Francis |
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Austin, Texas (1881-88) by Elijah E. Myers |
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Salt Lake City, Utah (1911-16) by Richard K.A. Kletting Old Capitol: (1891-94) by Henry Monheim, George W. Bird & Willis T. Proudfoot |
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Montpelier, Vermont (1834-36) by Ammi Burnham Young then rebuilt (1857-59) by Thomas W. Silloway then Joseph R. Richards |
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Richmond, Virginia (1785-90) by Charles-Louis Clerisseau under Thomas Jefferson |
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Charleston, West Virginia (1924-32) by Cass Gilbert |
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Madison, Wisconsin (1906-17) by George Browne Post & sons |
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Cheyenne, Wyoming (1886-90) by David W. Gibbs then William Dubois |
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Topeka, Kansas (1866-1873) by J.G. Haskell & E. Townsend Mix then (1879-1881) by E.T. Carr & George Ropes then (1884-1906) by J.G. Haskell, George Ropes & Kenneth McDonald |
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Jefferson City, Missouri (1911-17) by Egerton Tracy & Evarts Swartwout |
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Raleigh, North Carolina (1833) by William Nichols Jr. then Ithiel Town & Alexander Jackson Davis. Legislative Building: (1963) by Edward Durell Stone |
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Columbia, South Carolina (1854-65) by Major John Rudolph Niernsee |
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Montgomery, Alabama 1851 with expansions into 20th c |
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Juneau, Alaska (1923-31) by James A. Wetmore A New Capitol: In planning stage |
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Boise, Idaho (1905-13) by John E. Tourtellotte |
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Carson City, Nevada (1869-71) by Joseph Gosling |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico (1964-66) by W.C. Kruger & John Gaw Meem Old Capitol (now Bataan Memorial Building): (1895-1900) by James Riely Gordon |
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Bismarck, North Dakota (1920-24) by Joseph B. DeRemer & William F. Kirke |
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Salem, Oregon (1935) by Francis Keally |
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Olympia , Washington (1919-28) by Walter R. Wilder & Harry K. White Old State Capitol: (1892) by Willis Ritchie |
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All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |