« 1809 »
Albany, New York

First State Capitol
Known as First Capitol;
Used as capitol 1812 to 1879;
No mention found of its fate.

« 1809 »
Zanesville, Ohio

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1810 to 1812;
Then Muskingom County Courthouse;
Torn down in 1874.

« 1812 »
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Temporary State House
Dauphin County Courthouse;
Originally completed in 1799;
1812 remodel shown;
Used as capitol 1812 to 1822;
Then County Courthouse again;
Demolished, replaced in 1860.

1814 »
Corydon, Indiana

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1816 to 1825;
Harrison County Courthouse
to 1929;
Still stands as State Memorial
since 1930.

« 1814 »
Frankfort, Kentucky

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1816 to 1824;
Burned in 1824.

« 1811
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
Benjamin Henry Latrobe design;
Planned to be completed and occupied in stages.

1812
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
Occupied, partially completed;
Senate and House wings connected by a walkway;
Senate wing burned in 1814.

1815
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Temporary Federal Capitol
Known as Brick Capitol;
Used for Senate 1815 to 1819;
Then school, boarding house, prison, private use;
Razed in 1929.

1818
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
Charles Bulfinch east front;
Completed as shown in 1826.

1818 »
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
Charles Bulfinch west front;
Completed as shown in 1826.

« 1814 »
Concord, New Hampshire

Current State House
Completed as shown in 1819.

« 1814 »
Columbus, Ohio

Third State Capitol
Used as capitol 1816 to 1852;
Burned in 1852.

« 1816 »
Bristol, Rhode Island

Rotating State House
from 1816 to 1854;
Bristol County Courthouse
to 1980;
Currently in restoration;
Planned for public and
educational uses.

« 1819 »
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Second State House
Used as capitol 1822 to 1897;
Destroyed by fire in 1897.

1820 »
Cahaba, Alabama

First State House
Used as capitol 1820 to 1826;
Destroyed by floods, neglect
after Cahaba deserted.

1820 »
Portland, Maine

First State House
Built as the temporary capitol;
Used as capitol 1820 to 1832;
Destroyed in Great Fire of 1866.

« 1820 »
Raleigh, North Carolina

Second State House
1820 enlargement shown;
Burned in 1831.

1821 »
Jackson, Mississippi

First State Capitol
Built as temporary capitol;
Used as capitol 1822 to 1839.

« 1822 »
Hartford, Connecticut

First Hartford State Co-capitol
Enclosed portico and
1822 cupola addition shown;
Restored in 1922, still stands
as museum and public venue.

1823 »
Detroit, Michigan

Territorial Capitol,
First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1823 to 1847;
Then became school, library;
Burned in 1893.

1823 »
Jefferson City, Missouri

First State Capitol
First occupied in 1826;
Burned in 1837.

« 1824 »
Tallahassee, Florida

First Tallahassee Capitol
One of three temporary cabins
Used as capitol 1824 to 1825;
Replica built in 1924 by
Boy Scouts shown here.

« 1826 »
Tallahassee, Florida

Second Tallahassee Capitol
First wing of a larger building;
The rest was never completed;
Used as capitol 1826 to 1839;
Razed in 1839, then a new
capitol built on the same site.

« 1827 »
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Second State House
Used as capitol 1829 to 1846;
Then Alabama Central
Female College;
Burned in 1923.

« 1827 »
New Haven, Connecticut

Second New Haven
State Co-capitol
Co-capitol 1831 to 1874;
Demolished in 1885 or 1889.

« 1827 »
Frankfort, Kentucky

Third State Capitol
Used as capitol 1830 to 1910;
Kentucky Historical Society
headquarters to 1968;
Restored to 1850s appearance;
Still stands as a museum.

« 1828 »
Augusta, Maine

Current State House
Completed as shown in 1832.

« ca 1829 »
Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Temporary State Capitol
Used as capitol 1829 to 1830;
Destroyed in Civil War.

ca 1830 »
San Jose, California

First State Capitol
Built as a hotel;
Used as capitol 1850 to 1851;
Site marked in
Circle of Palms Plaza.

« 1831 »
Indianapolis, Indiana

Second State Capitol
Poorly constructed;
Demolished in 1877.

« 1831 »
Boston, Massachusetts

Current State House
1831 rear addition shown.

1833 »
Little Rock, Arkansas

Territorial Capitol
State House
First used in 1836.

« 1833
Raleigh, North Carolina

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1840.

1833 »
Columbia, Texas

First Republic Capitol
Built as a store;
One of 2 buildings used
as the capitol in 1836;
Destroyed by a storm in 1900;
1976 replica shown.

« 1833 »
Montpelier, Vermont

Second State House
Used as capitol 1838 to 1857;
Burned 1857;
Portico stands in current capitol.

« 1836 »
Washington, Arkansas

Confederate State Capitol
Hempstead County Courthouse
Used as capitol 1863 to 1865;
Restored in 1929;
Still stands in Historic
Washington State Park.

« 1836 »
Vandalia, Illinois

Fourth State House
Used as capitol in 1839 only;
Fayette County Courthouse
1840 to 1919;
Now Illinois State Memorial.

« 1836 »
New Orleans, Louisiana

Temporary State Capitol
St. Louis Hotel;
Used as capitol 1874 to 1882;
Then Hotel Royal;
Destroyed by 1915
New Orleans Hurricane.

« 1836 »
Jackson, Mississippi

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1839 to 1903;
State offices to 1959;
Museum of Mississippi History
since 1961.

« 1836 »
Washington, Texas

Provisional Republic Capitol
Known as Independence Hall;
Used in 1836;
Possibly also 1842 to 1845;
Disappeared with the town;
1960 replica shown.

1836 »
Belmont, Wisconsin

First Territorial Capitol
Known as Council House;
Used as capitol in 1836;
Then residence, livestock barn;
Moved and restored in 1924;
Still stands in care of
Wisconsin Historical Society.

« 1837 »
Springfield, Illinois

Fifth State Capitol
Used as capitol 1839 to 1876;
Then Sangamon County Courthouse;
Still stands, restored, as
Illinois State Historical Library.

« 1837 »
Houston, Texas

Second Republic Capitol
Used as capitol 1837 to 1839,
& temporary alternate to 1845;
Remodeled as a hotel;
Demolished in 1881.

« 1837 »
Madison, Wisconsin

Third Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1838 to 1857;
Replaced in 1858 on same site.

« 1838 »
Jefferson City, Missouri

Second State Capitol
Completed in 1840;
Burned due to lightning in 1911.

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