List of state and territorial capitols in the United States
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 and organized territory, along with Washington, D.C., exercises 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 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 have ceremonial meetings at the capitol.
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
Table of State Capitols
Table of Territorial Capitols
Picture | Capitol name | Location | Years of current capitol construction | Notes |
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Puerto Rico Commonwealth Capitol | San Juan, PR |
1921-1929 | NRHP | |
John A. Wilson Building District Building |
Washington, DC |
1904-1908 | NRHP
Originally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson | |
American Samoa Fono Building | Fagatogo, American Samoa |
1973 | ||
Guam Legislature Building | Hagåtña, Guam |
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Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building | Capitol Hill, Saipan |
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United States Virgin Islands Legislature Building | Charlotte Amalie, USVI |
See also
References
- ↑ "Virtual Tour of the Virginia State Capitol". Virginia Capitol.gov. Retrieved May 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "State Capitols and Domes". NCSL.org (National Conference of State Legislatures). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ Daniel, Jean Houston; Daniel, Price (1969). Executive Mansions and Capitols of America. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Country Beautiful. p. 145. ; "Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery". Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Alaska State Capitol, Juneau". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Original Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21. ; The branches of the state government have relocated from the original capitol to adjacent buildings and additions.
- ↑ "Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "California State Capitol, Sacramento". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Review of Colorado State Capitol". Frommers. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Connecticut State Capitol and Legislative Office Building" (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Estimate of 70 based on photograph
- ↑ "New Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Edwin L. Jackson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia. "The Story of Georgia's Capitol and Capital Cities". Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ This appears to be an estimate that is used in Hawaii. "Cupolas of Capitalism". Cupola Consulting. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ↑ "Idaho Capitol Building". Idaho Public Television. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ "IL State Capitol". Historic Sites Commission of Springfield, Illinois. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "IDOA: The Statehouse Story". IN.gov. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ↑ "Indiana's Third State Capitol Building Design Released to the Hoosier Public". Indiana Historic Newspaper Digitization Project. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Capitol Facts". The Iowa Legislature. Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Kansas State Capitol, Topeka". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Capitol, Frankfort". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "The Louisiana State Capitol Building". State of Louisiana. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "The State House". State of Maine. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ History of the State House and Its Dome. msa.maryland.gov (Maryland State Archives), 2007. Retrieved on April 5, 2014.
- ↑ "The Maryland State House". State of Maryland. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Estimate based on photograph
- ↑ Kerry Chartkoff (February 28, 1992). "National Historic Landmark Nomination—Michigan State Capitol" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ↑ "Facts About the State Capitol". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Mississippi State Capitol". Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Missouri's State Capitol". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Montana State Capitol, Helena". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Nebraska State Capitol". Nebraska State Government. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Nevada State Capitol, Carson City". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Norma Love (14 July 2013). "N.H. Statehouse Dome Getting a Golden Makeover". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "New Jersey State House, Trenton". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Estimate based on photograph.
- ↑ "New York State Capitol, Albany". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Capitol". North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "History of the State Capitol Complex". North Dakota State Department. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Ohio Statehouse". State of Ohio. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Capitol, Oklahoma City". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Oregon State Capitol". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Manual p. xiv
- ↑ Caffin, Charles Henry (1906). Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Mount Pleasant Press. p. 13. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Parker, J. Fred (1914). State of Rhode Island Manual. Providence: State of Rhode Island. p. iii. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Tour Outside the State House (The State House)". State of South Carolina. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "The South Dakota State Capitol Building". State of South Dakota. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Not-so-ordinary State Capitol is 150". Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ Green, William Elton (December 2, 2015) [June 12, 2010]. "Capitol". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association. ; "Texas State Capitol, Austin". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22. ; "Capitol Views". City of Austin Library. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Utah State Capitol Building". Utah Travel Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Vermont State House, Montpellier". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Cupolas of Capitalism". Cupola Consulting. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ "Capitol Facts & History". Washington State Department of Enterprise Services. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ James E. Harding (April 11, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: West Virginia Capitol Complex / West Virginia State Capitol, West Virginia Executive Mansion" (PDF). West Virginia Capitol Complex. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "State Capitol Building". Wisconsin Department of Administration. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Wyoming State Capitol Field Trip". Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-09-22.