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The First State Capitol Completed in 1828, was known as the Territorial Courthouse until Michigan became a state in 1837. Designed by Obed Wait and constructed of red brick, the Courthouse/Capitol was one of the earliest Greek Revival buildings in Michigan with a fine Ionic portico and a tower which rose to a height of 140 feet.
Step back into the Victorian era with a visit to Michigan's award-winning Capitol Building. Designed by Elijah E. Myers, one of the foremost architects of public buildings during the Gilded Age (1865-1914), construction of the Capitol Building took six years and contains over nine acres of hand-painted surfaces. It was dedicated to the citizens of Michigan in 1879. Guided tours are offered ...
Michigan State Capitol Building. Tour, Education, & Information Service (517) 373-2353 CapitolTourGuides@ legislature.mi.gov. Capitol Events & Scheduling ...
The current Michigan State Capitol – our state’s third – was constructed from 1872 to 1878. Designed by Elijah E. Myers, the building was intended to house all three branches of government under one roof. It is comprised of roughly 19 million bricks and faced in Berea sandstone quarried in northeast Ohio.
Michigan State Capitol Commission, Executive Director. Michigan State Capitol Building. Tour, Education, & Information Service (517) 373-2353 CapitolTourGuides ...
Rich Brown serves as on the Michigan State Capitol Commission per his position as the Clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was elected Clerk of the House in 2023. He previously served as Assistant House Clerk 2011-2022, House Clerk 2007-2010, and was a member of the House of Representatives 2001-2006.
The Michigan State Capitol has served as Michigan's seat of state government since its completion in 1879. The Michigan capitol was the first of three state capitols designed by Elijah E. Myers in the 1870s and 1880s. Its successful completion established Myers' reputation as the premiere capitol-builder of the post-Civil War period, and ...
