Alabama State Capitol
State capitol building of the U.S. state of Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Alabama State Capitol, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol, is the state capitol building for Alabama. Located on Capitol Hill, originally Goat Hill, in Montgomery, it was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960. Unlike most other state capitols, the Alabama Legislature does not meet there, but at the Alabama State House. The Capitol has the governor's office and otherwise functions as a museum.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Goat Hill, E end of Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000152 |
| Architect | Frank Lockwood |
| Type of place | capitol building |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Goat Hill, E end of Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL |
| Coordinates | 32.37759, -86.30091 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 26 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Gunter Hill 10 mi · Holy Ground Shelters 23 mi · Prairie Creek (Al) 27 mi |
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Nearby in Montgomery County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000152. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.