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Sep 20, 2023 · Thomas Jefferson designed Virginia's state capitol building to look like the ancient Roman temple of Maison Carée, according to the Virginia General Assembly's official website. The building also ...
Feb 3, 2024 · The first permanent capitol building ever constructed in Arizona still stands in Phoenix, but has undergone various transformations since opening its doors in 1901 as Arizona’s Territorial...
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Contents. Virginia State Capitol. The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
- 1785–1788
- 1000 Bank St, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
- Early Republic, Palladian
The Arizona Territorial - Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, was the last home for Arizona's territorial government until Arizona became a state in 1912. Initially, all three branches of the new state government occupied the four floors of the statehouse. As the state expanded the branches relocated to adjacent buildings ...
- Classical Revival
- James Riely Gordon
- 1900
- 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona
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Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia, the offices there are for ceremonial use only. In nine states, the state's highest court also routinely meets in the capitol: Indiana , Kentucky , Nebraska , North Dakota , Oklahoma (both civil and criminal courts ...
PhotographCapitol NameLocationAddressAlabama State Capitol Alabama State ...Montgomery 32°22′38.81″N 86°18′3.39″W / ...600 Dexter Avenue (capitol), 11 South ...1850–1851 1885 (East wing) 1903–1906 ...Juneau 58°18′7.91″N 134°24′37.68″W / ...120 4th Street1929–1931Arizona State Capitol Arizona House of ...Phoenix 33°26′53.15″N 112°5′49.54″W / ...1700 West Washington Street1899–1900 (State Capitol) 1960 (House of ...Little Rock 34°44′48.33″N 92°17′19.54″W ...500 Woodlane Street1899–1915Arizona Capitol Building- History and Architecture. Phoenix was named the territorial capitol of Arizona in 1889. For over a decade, until a capitol building was constructed, territorial officials gathered in spaces rented from the City of Phoenix.
The capital, twice located in Prescott and once in Tucson, was relocated to the growing community of Phoenix in 1889, at which time a proper capitol building was deemed necessary. A prominent site was selected at the western terminus of Washington Street at Sixteenth Avenue.
