« 1867 »
Atlanta, Georgia

Temporary State Capitol
Built as Kimball Opera House; Used as capitol 1869 to 1889; Destroyed by fire 1894.

« 1867
Springfield, Illinois

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1876.

« 1867 »
Lincoln, Nebraska

First State Capitol
Used as capitol 1868 to 1881; Torn down in 1881.

« 1867 »
Albany, New York

Current State Capitol
Original design shown;
Central tower never built.

1869 »
Carson City, Nevada

Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1871.

« 1869 »
Charleston, West Virginia

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1870 to 1875;
Small portion incorporated into
next Charleston capitol in 1884.

« 1870
Des Moines, Iowa

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1886.

« 1871
Lansing, Michigan

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1879.

« 1872
Hartford, Connecticut

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1879.

« 1872 »
St. Paul, Minnesota

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
1872 remodel shown.

« 1872 »
Salem, Oregon

First State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1876.

1872 »
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Temporary Territorial Capitol
Laramie County Courthouse;
Used for 1873 Legislative Assembly.

« 1873 »
Dover, Delaware

First Dover State House
1873 Victorian remodel shown;
No longer used as court house.

« 1874 »
Wheeling, West Virginia

Third State Capitol
Used as capitol 1876 to 1885;
Then City Hall and County Courthouse;
Replaced in 1959.

« 1876 »
Kingston, Rhode Island

Rotating State House
1776 to 1791, 1843 to 1854;
Originally built 1775;
1876 Victorian remodel shown;
Kings Cty Court House to 1891;
Currently Kingston Free Library.

« 1877
Indianapolis, Indiana

Current Statehouse
Completed in 1888.

« 1878 »
St. Paul, Minnesota

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
1878 remodel shown;
Used as capitol 1854 to 1881;
Burned in 1881.

« 1879 »
Honolulu, Hawai'i

Second Honolulu Royal Palace
Provisional Government Capitol
U.S. Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Ongoing restoration since 1960;
Still stands as a museum.

« 1879 »
Lincoln, Nebraska

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1881 to 1925;
Torn down to make room for the current capitol on the same site.

« 1880 »
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

First Baton Rouge State Capitol
Fourth floor and turrets
added 1880 to 1882 shown;
Used as capitol 1882 to 1932.

« 1881 »
St. Paul, Minnesota

Second State Capitol
Used as capitol 1882 to 1905;
Then in public use;
Demolished in 1937.

« 1881
Austin, Texas

Current State Capitol;
Completed in 1888.

« 1882 »
Madison, Wisconsin

Second State Capitol
1882 wing additions shown;
Used as capitol 1858 to 1904;
Burned in 1904.

« 1883
Atlanta, Georgia

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1889.

1883 »
Bismarck, North Dakota

Territorial Capitol
Original design shown;
Tower and wings never built.

« 1883 »
Pierre, South Dakota

Temporary State Capitol
Hughes County Courthouse;
Used as capitol 1889 to 1890
And State offices until 1891;
Then County Courthouse until torn down and replaced 1934.

« 1884 »
Prescott, Arizona

Territorial Capitol
Used as capitol 1884 to 1889;
Then Prescott High School;
Torn down in 1914.

« 1884 »
Bismarck, North Dakota

Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1884;
Used as capitol 1884 until it
Burned in 1930.

« 1884 »
Charleston, West Virginia

Second Charleston Capitol
Used as capitol 1885 until it
Burned in 1921.

« 1885 »
Little Rock, Arkansas

Remodeled State House
Used as capitol 1836 to 1911;
Then U of A School of Medicine,
Arkansas War Memorial;
Now Old State House Museum.

« 1884 »
Washington,
District of Columbia

Current Federal Capitol
West front terraces were completed in 1891.

« 1885
Trenton, New Jersey

Current State House
Numerous additions at rear
not visible here.

« 1886
Denver, Colorado

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1907.

« 1886 »
Boise, Idaho

Second Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Used as capitol to 1912;
Torn down in 1919 to make
room for a new capitol's wings.

« 1886 »
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Second Territorial Capitol
Completed in 1886;
Design very unpopular;
Burned in 1892.

« 1886
Montpelier, Vermont

Current State House
1886 addition shown at left.

« 1887 »
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Territorial Capitol
Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1890.

« 1888 »
Phoenix, Arizona

Temporary Territorial Capitol
Built as Phoenix City Hall;
Second floor added in 1888
for territorial government use;
Used as capitol 1889 - 1901;
Torn down after 1929.

« 1888 »
Salem, Oregon

First State Capitol
1888 portico addition shown.

« 1888
Columbia, South Carolina

Current State House
Main building designed 1851;
Dome re-designed ca 1888;
Completed as shown in 1903.

« 1889 »
Boston, Massachusetts

Current State House
1831, 1853, and 1889
rear additions shown.

« 1889 »
Pierre, South Dakota

Temporary State Capitol
Used as capitol 1890 to 1910;
Then sold to school district.

« 1890 »
Olympia, Washington

Temporary State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1892 as
Thurston County courthouse;
Purchased by State in 1901.

« 1891 »
Salt Lake City, Utah

Temporary State Capitol;
Built as City & County Bldg;
Used as capitol 1896 to 1915;
Still stands as
City & County again.

« 1893
St. Paul, Minnesota

Current State Capitol
Completed in 1905.

« 1893 »
Salem, Oregon

First State Capitol
Dome shown added in 1893; Destroyed by fire in 1935.

1894 »
Guthrie, Oklahoma

First Territorial Capitol
Known as Legislative Hall;
Used as capitol 1894 to 1907;
Enlarged as Convention Hall;
OK Methodist University 1911;
Now part of Masonic Temple.

« 1895 »
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Third Territorial Capitol
First State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1900;
Still stands as part of
Bataan Memorial Building;
In state government use.

« 1895
Providence, Rhode Island

Current State House
Completed as shown in 1904.

1896 »
Helena, Montana

Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1902.

« 1897 »
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Proposed State Capitol
Original drawing shown;
Building started, funds ran out;
Shell used in 1902 redesign.

« 1898 »
Phoenix, Arizona

Territorial Capitol
Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1901;
Used as a museum in the
Capitol Complex since 1981.

« 1899
Little Rock, Arkansas

Current State Capitol
First used in 1911.

« 1899
Albany, New York

Current State Capitol
Completed as shown in 1899.

« 1901
Jackson, Mississippi

Current State Capitol
Dedicated in 1903.

« 1901 »
Olympia, Washington

Temporary State Capitol
1901 wing addition shown;
Used as capitol 1905 to 1928;
Still in state government use.

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