List of state capitols in the United States

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This is a list of U.S. state and territorial capitol buildings in the United States and is not to be confused with a list of state capitals, which are the cities where these buildings are located.

Most U.S. states (39 of the 50) have facilities named "State Capitol". 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 office there is 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 Minnesota and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol.

Eleven of the fifty state capitols do not feature a dome: the Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia state capitols.[2]

Table of State Capitols

Picture Capitol name Location Years of current capitol construction Notes
200px Alabama State Capitol Montgomery
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1850–1851
1885 (East wing)
1903–1906 (South wing)
1911–1912 (North wing)
National Historic Landmark, Original meeting site for the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861)

National Register of Historic Places

Alaska State Capitol Building.jpg Alaska State Capitol Juneau
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1929–1931
AZ State Capitol Building 80635.JPG Arizona State Capitol Phoenix
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1899–1900 National Register of Historic Places, no longer hosts government meetings
200px Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock
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1899–1915 National Register of Historic Places
Sacramento Capitol 2013.jpg California State Capitol Sacramento
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1860–1874 National Register of Historic Places
Coloradocapitolhill2.JPG Colorado State Capitol Denver
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1886–1907 National Register of Historic Places
Exactly one mile above sea level
Connecticut State Capitol, February 24, 2008.jpg Connecticut State Capitol Hartford
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1872–1879 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Delaware State Capitol.jpg Delaware Legislative Hall Dover
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1933
1965-1970 (north and south wings)
1994 (expansion of east wings)
The Old Statehouse, used from 1792 to 1932, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tallahassee Old and New Capitols 2.jpg Florida State Capitol Tallahassee
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1973–1977 Newest state capitol
Second largest state capitol
Georgia-state-capitol.jpg Georgia State Capitol Atlanta
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1883–1889 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu.jpg Hawaii State Capitol Honolulu
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1960–1969 Part of the Hawaii Capital Historic District (NRHP)
Second newest state capitol
Boise-State-Capitol0601.jpg Idaho State Capitol Boise
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1905–1913
1919–1920 (wings)
2008–2010 (underground wings)
National Register of Historic Places
200px Illinois State Capitol Springfield
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1884–1887 (construction) National Register of Historic Places
Tallest non-skyscraper capitol, including Washington D.C.
StateCapitolIndiana.jpg Indiana Statehouse Indianapolis
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1877–1888[3] National Register of Historic Places
Des Moines 20090110 State Capitol.JPG Iowa State Capitol Des Moines
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1871–1886 National Register of Historic Places
200px Kansas State Capitol Topeka
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1866–1873 (east wing)
1879–1881 (west wing)
1884–1906 (center)
National Register of Historic Places
Kentucky State Capitol Front.jpg Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort
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1905–1910 National Register of Historic Places
Louisiana State Capitol Building.jpg Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge
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1930–1932 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
Tallest state capitol

MaineStateHouse1.JPG Maine State House Augusta
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1828–1832
1889–1891 (wing)
1909–1911 (wings)
National Register of Historic Places
2006 09 19 - Annapolis - Sunset over State House.JPG Maryland State House Annapolis
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1772–1797[4] National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
Oldest active state capitol

Mass statehouse eb1.jpg Massachusetts State House Boston
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1795–1798 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic District Contributing property
Fourth oldest active state capitol

Michigan state capitol.jpg Michigan State Capitol Lansing
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1871–1878 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Michigan State Historic Site

MinnesotaCapitol.JPG Minnesota State Capitol Saint Paul
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1893–1905 National Register of Historic Places
200px Mississippi State Capitol Jackson
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1901–1903 National Register of Historic Places
MissouriCapitol.jpg Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City
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1911–1917 National Register of Historic Places
200px Montana State Capitol Helena
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1896–1902
1909–1912 (wings)
National Register of Historic Places
Nebraska State Capitol at night.jpg Nebraska State Capitol Lincoln
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1919–1932 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
Second tallest state capitol

Carson city nevada capitol.jpg Nevada State Capitol Carson City
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1869–1871 National Register of Historic Places
Concord New Hampshire state house 20041229.jpg New Hampshire State House Concord
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1815–1818
NJ Capitol.JPG New Jersey State House Trenton
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1792 Third oldest active state capitol
200x200px New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe
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1964–1966 Highest and only round state capitol
Third newest state capitol in oldest capital city
200px New York State Capitol Albany
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1867–1899 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic District Contributing property

North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh.jpg North Carolina State Capitol Raleigh
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1833-1840 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic District Contributing property

2009-0521-ND-StateCapitol.jpg North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck
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1920–1924
1931–1934 (office tower & wing)
Ohio Statehouse columbus.jpg Ohio Statehouse Columbus
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1837–1861 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Oklahoma State Capitol.jpg Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City
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1914–1917
2000-2002 (dome)
National Register of Historic Places
Oregon State Capitol 1.jpg Oregon State Capitol Salem
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1935
1977 (wings)
National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania State Capitol.jpg Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg
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1904-1906[5] National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic District Contributing property

200px Rhode Island State House Providence
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1895–1904 National Register of Historic Places
SC State House at evening.jpg South Carolina State House Columbia
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1855-1907 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

PierreSD Capitol.jpg South Dakota State Capitol Pierre
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1905–1911 National Register of Historic Places
200px Tennessee State Capitol Nashville
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1845–1854 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Texas State Capitol building-front left front oblique view.JPG Texas State Capitol Austin
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1881–1888
1993 (underground extension)
National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
Largest state capitol

Utah State Capitol in October 2010.JPG Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City
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1912–1916
2004-2008 (major restoration and renovation)
National Register of Historic Places
Vermont State House front.jpg Vermont State House Montpelier
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1834–1836 National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Virginia State Capitol.jpg Virginia State Capitol Richmond
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1785–1790
1904–1906 (wings); restored, renovated and expanded 2004-2007
National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Vermont Landmarks Register
Second oldest active state capitol and meeting site for the Confederate Congress (1861-1865)

WACapitolLegislativeBldg.jpg Washington State Capitol Olympia
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1919–1928 (Legislative building) National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic District

200px West Virginia State Capitol Charleston
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1924–1932 U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Wis-capitol.jpg Wisconsin State Capitol Madison
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1906–1917
1988-2002 (major renovation and restoration)
National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

200px Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne
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1886–1890
1915–1917 (House and Senate chambers)
National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
Second highest state capitol

Table of Territorial Capitols

Picture Capitol name Location Years of current capitol construction Notes
AmericanSamoaLegislatureBuilding.jpg American Samoa Fono Building Fagatogo, American Samoa
1973
Wilsonbldg.JPG John A. Wilson Building
District Building
Washington, DC
1904-1908 National Register of Historic Places, originally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson
200px Guam Legislature Building Hagåtña, Guam
CNMI Legislature Building.JPG Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building Capitol Hill, Saipan
200px Capitol of Puerto Rico
Capitolio de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1921-1929 National Register of Historic Places
200px Virgin Islands Legislature Building Charlotte Amalie, USVI

See also

References

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  2. "State Capitols and Domes". NCSL.org (National Conference of State Legislatures). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
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  4. History of the State House and Its Dome. msa.maryland.gov (Maryland State Archives), 2007. Retrieved on April 5, 2014.
  5. Pennsylvania Manual p. xiv

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