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The Illinois Legislature authorized construction of the State Capitol Building in 1867. It is Illinois’ sixth Capitol Building and the second located in Springfield. The original design for the building was created by Chicago architect John C. Cochrane, who formed a partnership with Alfred H. Piquenard.
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.
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 ...
The Illinois State Capitol Building . Location: Second & Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 . Constructed: 1867 - 1888 Square footage: 368,000 Architects: John C. Cochrane Alfred H. Piquenard W.W. Boyington
Home to the Illinois State Legislature since 1877, the Capitol also houses the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer. Its 361-foot high dome—74 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol—towers over the west side of downtown Springfield.
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.
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).
