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The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United States in 1818.
Illinois State Capitol | Springfield, Illinois | Visit Springfield. 401 S. 2nd St. Springfield, Illinois 62707. 217-782-2099. Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9 am - 3 pm. Free. Website. ABOUT. The first legislative session was held here in 1877.
SECOND ST. State Capitol facts and trivia. — Illinois has had six Capitol Buildings — one in Kaskaskia, three in Vandalia, and two in Springfield. —The total cost of the current Capitol was $4,315,591. MONROE ST. —The design is in the shape of a Greek cross.
The Illinois State Capitol is open for the public. Public tours are now available for large groups inside the Capitol Building. Large groups (15 or more people) who wish to schedule a tour of the Capitol Building are encouraged to contact the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-545-7300. Tour groups consisting of 14 or fewer ...
Illinois State Capitol | Enjoy Illinois. 401 S. 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62701. Historic Sites. Save for Later. Share this. + −. Get Directions. Watch Illinois politics in action, in this beautiful Renaissance Revival/Second Empire style building topped with a stunning 405-foot dome. All tours are free.
The State Capitol presently houses the offices of several Illinois constitutional officers, senators and representatives, and is the location of all legislative sessions of the General Assembly.
History of the Illinois State Capitol. In the thirty years between laying the cornerstone for the first state capitol in Springfield, July 4, 1837, and the meeting of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly in 1867, the population of Illinois mushroomed from one-half to two and one-half million people. The old capitol on the square, itself not ...
Welcome to the Illinois Statehouse. This site is dedicated toward the promotion of the Illinois Capitol Building and is intended to serve as an informational and educational resource for its visitors. Its creators have worked in the Capitol for a combined 40 years and are interested in the history of the building and efforts to preserve it for ...
After three capital cities and five capitol buildings, the state of Illinois built its sixth and grandest capitol on the highest ground in the city of Springfield, just a few blocks west of the 1837 capitol building (disassembled and rebuilt in the 1960s to make room for an underground parking lot).
The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, it houses the legislative and the executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol since Illinois became a state in 1818. It was built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate.
