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The monument was gifted to the state by Michigan veterans organizations and constructed by Yunker Memorials of Lansing, Michigan. Replica Lamp Posts When the Capitol opened in 1879, the central walkway was framed by two magnificent gas-lit lamps The S.J. Creswell Company which provided much of the iron for the Capitol’s construction, built ...
After Michigan joined the union on Jan. 26, 1837, the simple-but-proud, Greek Revival-inspired building was converted into the Capitol. The building was 60 feet by 90 feet with a 140-foot center tower. It was designed by Obed Wait and cost $24,500 to build, about $511,000 today, when adjusted for inflation. Its cornerstone was laid Sept. 22, 1823.
The Capitol Tour and Information Service (phone: (517) 373-2353) offers guided tours of the Capitol five days a week and serves as a ready reference for questions about the Capitol and state government. Tours last an hour and leave from the Information Desk at the building’s front (east) ground floor entrance.
The First Capitol. 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.
In 2020, the Michigan State Capitol launched an ongoing effort to publish short biographies of the many different women who have served in our state legislature. Click the cover to download the latest pdf edition featuring female legislators from the 1920s-1960s.
All Capitol tours now begin in the Heritage Hall orientation rooms and exhibit ramp before heading up to the Capitol’s ground floor. Please have interested parties from your district contact us to schedule a tour of the Capitol or Michigan History Museum at (517) 373-2353.
Michigan’s third state capitol was dedicated on January 1, 1879. More than 40 years after Michigan entered the Union, the state finally had a seat of government to be proud of. One of the first to take as its inspiration the just-remodeled national Capitol in Washington, D.C., Michigan’s new statehouse became, in turn, the model for other ...
