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This is a list of state and territorial capitols in the United States, the building or complex of buildings from which the government of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the organized territories of the United States, exercise its authority. While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall". The State of Alabama has a State Capitol, but the Legislature has, since 1985, met in the State House.
A capitol typically contains the meeting place for its state's legislature and offices for the state's governor, though this is not true for every state. The legislatures of Alabama, Nevada, and North Carolina meet in other nearby buildings, but their governor's offices remain in the capitol. The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia,[1] 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), Pennsylvania (one of three sites), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The other 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol.[clarification needed]
Most U.S. capitol buildings are in the neoclassical style with a central dome, which are based on the U.S. Capitol, and are often in a park-like setting.
Eleven of the fifty state capitols do not feature a dome: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia.[2]
Forty-four capitols are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, marked with NRHP. Nineteen of those are further designated as National Historic Landmarks, marked with NHL.
State capitols
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Alabama State Capitol | Montgomery 32°22′38.81″N 86°18′3.39″W / 32.3774472°N 86.3009417°W 32°22′37.294″N 86°17′57.991″W / 32.37702611°N 86.29944194°W |
600 Dexter Avenue (capitol), 11 South Union Street (state house) | 1850–1851 1885 (East wing) 1903–1906 (South wing) 1911–1912 (North wing) 1960 (State House; the Legislature moved into the building in 1985) |
119[3] | NHL
Original meeting site for the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861) NRHP The State Capitol is only used for ceremonial meetings; actual government meetings are held in the State House |
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Alaska State Capitol | Juneau 58°18′7.91″N 134°24′37.68″W / 58.3021972°N 134.4104667°W |
120 4th Street | 1929–1931 | 118[4] | |
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Arizona State Capitol
Arizona House of Representatives Arizona Executive tower |
Phoenix 33°26′53.15″N 112°5′49.54″W / 33.4480972°N 112.0970944°W |
1700 West Washington Street | 1899–1900 (State Capitol)
1960 (House of Representatives and Senate buildings) 1974 (Executive tower) |
92[5] | NRHP
The State Capitol Building no longer hosts government meetings; The office of the governor is located in the Executive tower |
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Arkansas State Capitol | Little Rock 34°44′48.33″N 92°17′19.54″W / 34.7467583°N 92.2887611°W |
500 Woodlane Street | 1899–1915 | 230[6] | NRHP |
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California State Capitol | Sacramento 38°34′35.66″N 121°29′36.28″W / 38.5765722°N 121.4934111°W |
1010 L Street | 1860–1874 | 247[7] | NRHP |
Colorado State Capitol | Denver 39°44′20.74″N 104°59′5.63″W / 39.7390944°N 104.9848972°W |
200 East Colfax Avenue | 1886–1907 | 272[8] | NRHP Exactly one mile above sea level | |
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Connecticut State Capitol | Hartford 41°45′50.89″N 72°40′58″W / 41.7641361°N 72.68278°W |
210 Capitol Avenue | 1872–1879 | 257[9] | NHL
NRHP |
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Delaware Legislative Hall | Dover 39°9′26.3″N 75°31′11″W / 39.157306°N 75.51972°W |
410 Legislative Avenue | 1933 1965–1970 (north and south wings) 1994 (expansion of east wings) |
70 (est.)[10] | Only capitol in the Colonial Revival architectural style
Only capitol that is named a "Hall" and does not use the term "State" The Old Statehouse, used from 1792 to 1932, is listed on the NRHP. |
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Florida State Capitol | Tallahassee 30°26′17.2″N 84°16′53.76″W / 30.438111°N 84.2816000°W |
400 South Monroe Street | 1973–1977 | 322[11] | NHL
NRHP Newest state capitol |
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Georgia State Capitol | Atlanta 33°44′57.38″N 84°23′17.74″W / 33.7492722°N 84.3882611°W |
206 Washington Street Southwest | 1883–1889 | 272[12] | NHL
NRHP |
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Hawaii State Capitol | Honolulu 21°18′26.43″N 157°51′26.16″W / 21.3073417°N 157.8572667°W |
415 South Beretania Street | 1960–1969 | 100 (est.)[13] | Part of the NRHP Hawaii Capital Historic District Second newest state capitol |
Idaho State Capitol | Boise 43°37′3.71″N 116°11′58.61″W / 43.6176972°N 116.1996139°W |
700 West Jefferson Street | 1905–1913 1919–1920 (wings) 2008–2010 (underground wings) |
208[14] | NRHP | |
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Illinois State Capitol | Springfield 39°47′54.66″N 89°39′17.6″W / 39.7985167°N 89.654889°W |
401 South 2nd Street | 1884–1887 (construction) | 361[15] | NRHP Tallest non-skyscraper capitol, including Washington, DC |
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Indiana Statehouse | Indianapolis 39°46′7″N 86°9′45″W / 39.76861°N 86.16250°W |
200 West Washington Street | 1877–1888[16] | 256[17] | NRHP |
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Iowa State Capitol | Des Moines 41°35′28.24″N 93°36′13.93″W / 41.5911778°N 93.6038694°W |
1007 E Grand Ave | 1871–1886 | 275[18] | NRHP |
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Kansas State Capitol | Topeka 39°2′52.83″N 95°40′41.36″W / 39.0480083°N 95.6781556°W |
300 West 10th Avenue | 1866–1873 (east wing) 1879–1881 (west wing) 1884–1906 (center) |
326[19] | NRHP |
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Kentucky State Capitol | Frankfort 38°11′12.4″N 84°52′31.2″W / 38.186778°N 84.875333°W |
700 Capitol Avenue | 1905–1910 | 210[20] | NRHP |
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Louisiana State Capitol | Baton Rouge 30°27′25.46″N 91°11′14.66″W / 30.4570722°N 91.1874056°W |
900 North Third Street | 1930–1932 | 450[21] | NHL
NRHP |
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Maine State House | Augusta 44°18′26.05″N 69°46′54.04″W / 44.3072361°N 69.7816778°W |
210 State Street | 1828–1832 1889–1891 (wing) 1909–1911 (wings) |
185[22] | NRHP |
Maryland State House | Annapolis 38°58′43″N 76°29′28″W / 38.97861°N 76.49111°W |
100 State Circle | 1772–1797[23] | 181[24] | NHL
NRHP | |
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Massachusetts State House | Boston 42°21′27.75″N 71°3′48.83″W / 42.3577083°N 71.0635639°W |
24 Beacon Street | 1795–1798 | 200 (est.)[25] | NHL
NRHP U.S. Historic District Contributing property |
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Michigan State Capitol | Lansing 42°44′1.42″N 84°33′20.12″W / 42.7337278°N 84.5555889°W |
100 North Capitol Avenue | 1872–1878 (opened in 1879) | 270[26] | NHL
NRHP |
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Minnesota State Capitol | Saint Paul 44°57′18.53″N 93°6′8.05″W / 44.9551472°N 93.1022361°W |
75 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard | 1893–1905 | 223[27] | NRHP |
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Mississippi State Capitol | Jackson 32°18′14″N 90°10′56″W / 32.30389°N 90.18222°W |
400 High Street | 1901–1903 | 180[28] | NRHP |
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Missouri State Capitol | Jefferson City 38°34′44.83″N 92°10′22.77″W / 38.5791194°N 92.1729917°W |
201 West Capitol Avenue | 1911–1917 | 238[29] | NRHP |
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Montana State Capitol | Helena 46°35′8.52″N 112°1′6.24″W / 46.5857000°N 112.0184000°W |
1301 East 6th Avenue | 1896–1902 1909–1912 (wings) |
165[30] | NRHP |
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Nebraska State Capitol | Lincoln 40°48′29.12″N 96°41′58.51″W / 40.8080889°N 96.6995861°W |
1445 K Street | 1919–1932 | 400[31] | NHL
NRHP |
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Nevada State Capitol | Carson City 39°9′50.67″N 119°45′58.65″W / 39.1640750°N 119.7662917°W |
101 North Carson Street (state capitol), 401 South Carson Street (legislative building) | 1869–1871
1971 (New Legislative building) |
112[32] | NRHP
The State Capitol is no longer used for Government meetings, which are now held in the Nevada Legislature building |
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New Hampshire State House | Concord 43°12′24.29″N 71°32′17.26″W / 43.2067472°N 71.5381278°W |
107 North Main Street | 1815–1818 | 150[33] | NRHP
U.S. Historic District Contributing property The State House has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983 as part of the Concord Civic District. |
New Jersey State House | Trenton 40°13′13.57″N 74°46′11.65″W / 40.2204361°N 74.7699028°W |
125 West State Street | 1792 | 145[34] | NRHP
U.S. Historic District Contributing property | |
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New Mexico State Capitol | Santa Fe 35°40′56.21″N 105°56′22.77″W / 35.6822806°N 105.9396583°W |
490 Old Santa Fe Trail | 1964–1966 | 35 (est.)[35] | Only round state capitol |
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New York State Capitol | Albany 42°39′9.19″N 73°45′26.36″W / 42.6525528°N 73.7573222°W |
State Street and Washington Avenue | 1867–1899 | 220[36] | NHL
NRHP U.S. Historic District Contributing property |
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North Carolina State Capitol | Raleigh 35°46′49″N 78°38′21″W / 35.78028°N 78.63917°W 35°46′59.53″N 78°38′20.24″W / 35.7832028°N 78.6389556°W |
1 East Edenton Street (capitol), 16 West Jones Street (legislative building) | 1833-1840
1963 (Legislative Building) |
98[37] | NHL
NRHP U.S. Historic District Contributing property The State Capitol is no longer used by the state legislature, which now meets in the State Legislative building |
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North Dakota State Capitol | Bismarck 46°49′14.93″N 100°46′57.87″W / 46.8208139°N 100.7827417°W |
600 East Boulevard Avenue | 1920–1924 1931–1934 (office tower & wing) |
242[38] | |
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Ohio Statehouse | Columbus 39°57′41″N 82°59′56″W / 39.96139°N 82.99889°W |
1 Capitol Square | 1837–1861 | 158[39] | NHL
NRHP |
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Oklahoma State Capitol | Oklahoma City 35°29′32.21″N 97°30′12.14″W / 35.4922806°N 97.5033722°W |
2300 North Lincoln Boulevard | 1914–1917 2000-2002 (dome) |
255[40] | NRHP |
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Oregon State Capitol | Salem 44°56′19.43″N 123°1′48.35″W / 44.9387306°N 123.0300972°W |
900 Court Street Northeast | 1935 1977 (wings) |
162[41] | NRHP |
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Pennsylvania State Capitol | Harrisburg 40°15′52″N 76°52′0″W / 40.26444°N 76.86667°W |
501 North 3rd Street | 1904-1906[42] | 272[43] | NHL
NRHP U.S. Historic District Contributing property |
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Rhode Island State House | Providence 41°49′51″N 71°24′54″W / 41.83083°N 71.41500°W |
82 Smith Street | 1895–1904 | 223[44] | NRHP |
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South Carolina State House | Columbia 34°0′1.56″N 81°1′59.33″W / 34.0004333°N 81.0331472°W |
1100 Gervais Street | 1855-1907 | 180[45] | NHL
NRHP |
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South Dakota State Capitol | Pierre 44°22′1.8″N 100°20′46.87″W / 44.367167°N 100.3463528°W |
500 East Capitol Avenue | 1905–1911 | 161[46] | NRHP |
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Tennessee State Capitol | Nashville 36°9′57″N 86°47′3″W / 36.16583°N 86.78417°W |
600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard | 1845–1859 | 206[47] | NHL
NRHP |
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Texas State Capitol | Austin 30°16′29″N 97°44′26″W / 30.27472°N 97.74056°W |
1100 Congress Avenue | 1881–1888 1993 (underground extension) |
311[48] | NHL
NRHP |
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Utah State Capitol | Salt Lake City 40°46′38″N 111°53′17″W / 40.77722°N 111.88806°W |
350 State Street | 1912–1916 2004-2008 (major restoration and renovation) |
286[49] | NRHP |
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Vermont State House | Montpelier 44°15′44″N 72°34′51″W / 44.26222°N 72.58083°W |
115 State Street | 1834–1836 | 136[50] | NHL
NRHP |
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Virginia State Capitol | Richmond 37°32′19.53″N 77°26′0.94″W / 37.5387583°N 77.4335944°W |
1000 Bank Street | 1785–1790 1904–1906 (wings); restored, renovated and expanded 2004-2007 |
83[51] | NHL
NRHP
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Washington State Capitol | Olympia 47°02′07″N 122°54′23″W / 47.03528°N 122.90639°W |
416 Sid Snyder Avenue Southwest | 1919–1928 (Legislative building) | 287[52] | NRHP
U.S. Historic District |
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West Virginia State Capitol | Charleston 38°20′11″N 81°36′44″W / 38.33639°N 81.61222°W |
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East | 1924–1932 | 292[53] | NRHP
U.S. Historic district Contributing property |
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Wisconsin State Capitol | Madison 43°4′28″N 89°23′5″W / 43.07444°N 89.38472°W |
2 East Main Street | 1906–1917 1988-2002 (major renovation and restoration) |
284[54] | NHL
NRHP |
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Wyoming State Capitol | Cheyenne 41°8′25″N 104°49′11″W / 41.14028°N 104.81972°W |
200 West 24th Street | 1886–1890 1915–1917 (House and Senate chambers) |
146[55] | NHL
NRHP |
Territorial and federal district capitols
[edit]Photograph | Capitol name | Location | Years of current capitol construction | Notes |
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American Samoa Fono Building | Fagatogo 14°16′42″S 170°41′20″W / 14.27833°S 170.68889°W |
1973 | Demolished in 2017; replacement is under construction. |
John A. Wilson Building District Building |
Washington, D.C. 38°53′41″N 77°1′54″W / 38.89472°N 77.03167°W |
1904-1908 | NRHP
Originally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson | |
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Guam Congress Building | Hagåtña 13°28′30″N 144°45′8″E / 13.47500°N 144.75222°E |
1949 | NRHP |
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building | Capitol Hill 15°12′42″N 145°45′17″E / 15.21167°N 145.75472°E |
1948 | ||
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Puerto Rico Commonwealth Capitol | San Juan 18°28′8″N 66°6′22″W / 18.46889°N 66.10611°W |
1921-1929 | NRHP |
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United States Virgin Islands Legislature Building | Charlotte Amalie 18°20′24″N 64°55′46″W / 18.34000°N 64.92944°W |
1828 |
See also
[edit]- List of capitals in the United States
- Cherokee National Capitol
- Choctaw Nation Capitol
- Chickasaw Nation Capitol
- Creek National Capitol
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