North Carolina State Legislative Building
| North Carolina State Legislative Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Legislative Building |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°46′59.53″N 78°38′20.24″W / 35.7832028°N 78.6389556°W |
| Current tenants | North Carolina General Assembly |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 206,000 square feet (19,100 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Durell Stone[1] |
| References | |
| [2] | |
The North Carolina State Legislative Building was opened in 1963 and is the current meeting place of the North Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina.[3]
Location
The Legislative Building is located in Raleigh, across from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and Bicentennial Mall and one block north of the state Capitol.[2]
Design and construction
In 1959 a commission was formed to guide the construction of a new legislative building
The building and furnishings cost $5.5 million, or $1.24 for each citizen of North Carolina.[5] Construction required 10,500 cubic yards (8,000 m3) of concrete, 145,000 masonry blocks, and 192,000 square feet (17,800 m2) of terrazzo.
Architectural details
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The building contains separate chambers for the
The building is open to the public Monday through Friday but has recently been closed to the public on the weekends due to ongoing maintenance.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Capital Area Visitor Services".
- ^ a b c "NC State Legislature Building" (PDF). NC General Assembly.
- ^ a b "The North Carolina State Capitol Building". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b c Blythe, John (6 February 2013). "The State Legislative Building Opened 50 Years Ago Today – NC Miscellany". NC Miscellany. Library of the University of North Carolina. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "State Library of N.C." Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ "N.C. General Assembly web site". Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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