North Carolina State Capitol
North Carolina State Capitol | |
Location | 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′49.3″N 78°38′20.8″W / 35.780361°N 78.639111°W |
Built | 1833 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | Capitol Area Historic District (ID78001978) |
NRHP reference No. | 70000476 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970[2] |
Designated NHL | November 6, 1973[1] |
Designated CP | April 15, 1978 |
The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888, and the General Assembly moved into the State Legislative Building in 1963. Today, the governor and his immediate staff occupy offices on the first floor of the Capitol.
History
The building was built following the destruction by fire of the first
The first assembly to meet in this building was the 63rd North Carolina General Assembly of 1840–1841 on November 16, 1840. The last assembly to meet in this building was the 124th North Carolina General Assembly of 1961, which met from February 8 to June 22, 1961.[11]
Following
The 2021 state budget included $10 million to repair the roof, including the dome. Replacement of the roof is planned for 2023.[13]
North Carolina legislature buildings
The North Carolina General Assembly may have initially met in Tryon Palace after being vacated by the British in 1776. The assembly met in various locations until a building dedicated for use by the state government was completed in 1794 in Raleigh. This building was destroyed by fire in 1831. The North Carolina State Capitol building was the home to the assembly from 1840 to 1961.[11]
Name | First Occupied (Assembly) | Last Occupied (Assembly) | Picture |
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Tryon Palace | 1777 (1st) | 1777 | |
North Carolina State House | 1794 (19th) | 1810 (35th) | |
Renovated North Carolina State House | 1811 (36th) | 1831 (55th) | |
North Carolina State Capitol | 1840 (63rd) | 1961 (124th) | |
North Carolina State Legislative Building | 1963 (125th) | still in use |
Images of the North Carolina State Capitol building
In the rotunda is a statue of George Washington. The rotunda statue is a replica of the original statue by Antonio Canova, which was destroyed by a fire in 1831. A bust of the 29th Governor of North Carolina (1841–1845),
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George Washington Statue at North Carolina State Capitol
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Statues of U.S. Presidents from North Carolina
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Classical Greek Facade of North Carolina State Capitol
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Interior view of dome.
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Bust of Governor of North Carolina John Motley Morehead
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North Carolina State Capitol In 1861
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South side of the State Capitol, 2016
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wake County, North Carolina
- List of state and territorial capitols in the United States
References
- ^ a b "Capitol (North Carolina)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Miskimon, Scott A. (2010). "The Fires of 1831: Fayetteville and Raleigh in Flames". NCPedia.org.
- ISBN 0-8078-1329-X.
- ^ "North Carolina Historic Sites: State Capitol". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historic Sites. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Nichols, William (1780-1853)". North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Directory. The NCSU Libraries Digital Scholarship and Publishing Center. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^ Grand Lodge of North Carolina (1934). Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina [1934].
- ^ "Conservation and Preservation of the State Capitol Historic Site". North Carolina State Capitol Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ North Carolina State Capitol Docent Manual. NC Division of State Historic Sites, NC Department of Cultural Resources, 4/2012
- ^ Zehmer, Jack; Ingram, Sherry (April 22, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Capitol" (pdf). Digital Archive on NPGallery. National Park Service. and Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from c. 1940 and 1969 (32 KB)
- ^ a b Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1975). North Carolina Government, 1585-1974, A Narrative and Statistical History.
- ^ WTVD (June 21, 2020). "75-foot North Carolina Confederate monument to be removed from Capitol grounds following Gov. Cooper's order". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- News and Observer. p. 1A.
- ^ Williams, Wiley J. (2006). "State Capitol". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 21, 2019.