« 1839 »
Tallahassee, Florida

First State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1845.

« 1839 »
Columbus, Ohio

Temporary Capitol
Neil House Hotel;
Used by legislature
1852 to 1856;
Burned in 1860.

1840 »
Iowa City, Iowa

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1842 to 1857;
Deeded to the
University of Iowa in 1857;
Still stands as the State Historical Museum since 1976.

« 1844 »
Honolulu, Hawai'i

First Honolulu Royal Palace
After Permanent Seat Established
Torn down in 1874;
New palace built on same site.

« 1845 »
Monterey, California

Mexico's Alta California Capitol
Defacto First State Capitol
Known as Colton Hall;
Now a museum.

« 1845 »
Trenton, New Jersey

Current State House
1845 major remodel with
First dome and
1872 wing addition shown.

« 1845
Nashville, Tennessee

Current Capitol
Completed in 1859.

« 1846 »
Montgomery, Alabama

First Montgomery Capitol
Built by Montgomery citizens;
Burned in 1849.

« 1847 »
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

First Baton Rouge State Capitol
Used as capitol 1852 to 1862; Interior burned in Civil War;
Repaired 1880 to 1882.

« 1847 »
Lansing, Michigan

Temporary State Capitol
Used as capitol 1848 to 1879;
Then used for light industry;
Burned in 1882.

« 1848 »
Columbus, Ohio

Current Statehouse
1848 plan shown.

1849 »
Oregon City, Oregon

Temporary Territorial Capitol
Used from 1849 to 1852;
Fate undiscovered.

« 1850 »
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Planned as
Second Territorial Capitol
Completed as shown in 1889
As a courthouse;
Temporary capitol 1892 - 1900;
Still Stands.

« ca 1850 »
Corvallis, Oregon

Temporary Territorial Capitol
Known as the Avery Building;
Used by legislature in 1855;
Demolished in 1888.

« 1850 »
Providence, Rhode Island

Rotating State House
from 1760 to 1901;
Originally built 1760;
1850 remodel shown;
Providence County and Sixth
District Courthouse to 1975;
Known as Old State House;
Still Stands.

« 1850 »
Washington,
Territory of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
North and south wing extensions and new dome completed as shown in 1868.

« 1851 »
Montgomery, Alabama

Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1851.

« 1851 »
Sacramento, California

Temporary State Capitol
Built as Sacramento
County Courthouse;
Used as capitol in 1854;
Burned July 13, 1854.

« 1851 »
San Francisco, California

Temporary State Capitol
Merchants Exchange Building;
Used as capitol in 1862; Destroyed in 1906 earthquake.

« 1852 »
Benicia, California

Temporary State Capitol
Built as Benicia City Hall;
Used as capitol 1853 to 1854;
Restored in 1958;
Now Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

1852 »
Fillmore, Utah

Planned Territorial Capitol
Architectural plans shown;
Only one wing completed;
Used as capitol 1855;
Then jail, school, church, more;
Still stands in State Park.

« 1853 »
Atlanta, Georgia

Temporary State Capitol
Built as Atlanta City Hall
and Fulton County Courthouse;
Used as capitol 1868 to 1869;
Torn down for new capitol 1883.

1853 »
St. Paul, Minnesota

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1854.

« 1853 »
Austin, Texas

First Permanent Capitol
Confederate Capitol
Used as capitol 1853 to 1881;
Burned in 1881.

« 1854 »
Sacramento, California

Built as Temporary Capitol
And Sacramento County Courthouse;
Used as capitol 1855 - 1869;
County Courthouse until 1965;
Leveled, site now County Jail.

1854 »
Leavenworth, Kansas

Temporary First
Territorial Capitol
Used as capitol in 1854;
Preserved, still standing.

1854 »
Omaha, Nebraska

Temporary Territorial Capitol
Ferry Company Building;
Used as capitol 1855 to 1859;
Eventually torn down.

« 1854 »
Salem, Oregon

First Permanent
Territorial Capitol
Completed in 1855;
Burned 11 days after dedication.

« 1854 »
Columbia, South Carolina

Current State House
Original second architect's sketch shown;
Tower was never built.

« 1855 »
Pawnee, Kansas

First Permanent
Territorial Capitol
Used as capitol in 1855;
Preserved as a Historic Site;
Still standing.

« 1855 »
Topeka, Kansas

Free State Territorial Capitol
Extra-legal capitol 1855-61;
First State Capitol
Temporary capitol 1864-69;
Known as Constitution Hall;
Restoration started 2011.

« 1856 »
Des Moines, Iowa

Second State Capitol
Built as a temporary capitol;
Used as capitol 1857 to 1883;
Burned in 1892.

« 1856 »
Lecompton, Kansas

Fourth Territorial Capitol
Known as Constitution Hall;
Used as capitol 1857 to 1858
And alternate 1858 to 1861;
Still stands as a historical museum.

1856 »
Olympia, Washington

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Known as Legislative Building;
Used as capitol 1856 to 1901;
Torn down in 1911 for space
For current capitol campus.

« 1857
Columbus, Ohio

Current Statehouse
New dome designed in 1857;
First used as capitol in 1857;
Completed as shown in 1861.

« 1857 »
Montpelier, Vermont

Current State House
Completed, first used in 1859.

« 1857 »
Madison, Wisconsin

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1858 to 1904.

« 1858 »
Omaha, Nebraska

Second Territorial Capitol
Temporary First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1859 to 1868;
Demolished in 1870.

1858 »
Wheeling, West Virginia

First State Capitol
Built as Linsly Military Institute;
Used as capitol 1863 to 1870;
Still Stands.

1859 »
Denver, Colorado

Unofficial Territorial Capitol
El Paso County Courthouse;
Used as capitol 5 days in 1862; Still stands in Old Colorado
City National Historic District.

« 1860
Sacramento, California

Current State Capitol
First occupied in 1869;
Completed in 1874.

1862 »
Lewiston, Idaho

First Territorial Capitol
Used as capitol 1863 to 1865;
Collapsed under snow in 1913;
Replica shown built in 2013.

1862 »
Yankton, South Dakota

Dakota Territorial Capitol
Used as capitol 1862 to 1886;
Then torn down;
Shown is the Dakota Territorial
Capitol replica in Yankton, SD.

1864 »
Prescott, Arizona

Territorial Capitol
Second log cabin to be used as
Capitol in Prescott;
Still stands at
Sharlot Hall Museum.

« 1864 »
Concord, New Hampshire

Current State House
1864 remodeling shown.

« 1866 »
Topeka, Kansas

Current State Capitol
First used in 1870;
East wing completed in 1873 shown.

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