North Carolina State Capitol
State capitol building of the U.S. state of North Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built 1833 by Alexander Jackson Davis. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Capitol Sq., Raleigh, NC |
| County | Wake County |
| Listed | Feb 26, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000476 |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis |
| Type of place | palace, capitol building |
| Style | Neoclassicism |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| 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 | Capitol Sq., Raleigh, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.78320, -78.63863 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · 72 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Crosswinds Campgrounds 20 mi |
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Nearby in Wake 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 70000476. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.