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Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol Building with present day dome and cupola. A public domain image courtesy of William J. Ball. States with Capitol Buildings featuring prominent exterior cupolas are highlighted in yellow. Historical information appearing on this page comes from the same sources acknowledged on the first page of this gallery. Click on any picture to see an enlarged version, or to view the other historic images available in the Cupolas of Capitalism Picture Gallery. |
| STATE | CITY | STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DATE(s) / ARCHITECT(s) | BLDG. DESCRIPTION(s), IMAGE(s) and SITE LINK(s) |
| Florida | Tallahassee (Old and New Capitol Buildings) |
1839-1845, Old Capitol designed and built (central
core only) with small dome and cupola / Carry Butt. 1900-1902, Old Capitol renovated, flanking wings added, and dome and cupola replaced with grander Beaux Arts design / Frank Milburn. 1921, 1936, and 1947, Old Capitol enlargements by various architects, all removed in 1978 when restored to its 1902 appearance. 1972-1977, New Capitol designed and built / Edward Durell Stone. ca. 1983, Old Capitol restoration / Shepard Associates. |
 Greek Revival Old Capitol building is 136 feet tall. Central drum tower capped with a verdigris colored dome and cupola. A photo essay of Florida's capitols is available offsite here, parts of the Florida Department of State website. The kids page at another Florida government website offers a nice illustrated history of the various Florida capitols and a photo tour.  New Capitol building is an adjacent, 322 foot tall, flat topped skyscraper in the International Style. The Florida sites listed above also include coverage of this building. |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 1883-89 designed and built / Willoughby J. Edbrooke and Franklin P. Burnham. |  Italian Renaissance Revival capitol building. Central circular drum tower capped with a gilded dome and cupola. 259 feet 7 inches tall. The cupola is crowned with a statue named Miss Freedom. A detailed history of the capitol and its predecessors is available offsite here. The Georgia Capitol Museum website offer virtual tours of the capitol grounds (statues and monuments only) and interiors. The Georgia Secretary of State offers a short photo essay, as well as an illustrated lesson guide for teachers detailing the building's history and design. Photographer Edward Crim has also made an excellent photo gallery available. |
| Hawaii | Honolulu (Territorial and New Capitol Buildings) |
1879-82, Iolani Palace designed and built
(Territorial Capitol, now a museum) / Thomas J. Baker. 1960-69 New Capitol designed and built / Belt, Lemon, and Lo with John Carl Warneke and Assoc. |
 The Iolani Palace is a Victorian NeoBaroque concoction with an entry tower. The Friends of the Iolani Palace website, when available, offers additional building info, history, and photos. A photo essay is also available here. Other sites offer this photo, and this QuickTime panoramic view of the grounds. The New Capitol building is a flat topped, International Style pavilion that is 100 feet tall and set in a reflecting pool. More info offsite with an official brochure available here. Photo essays are available here and here, both of which also include sections on the neighboring Iolani Palace. Also available is this QuickTime panoramic view. |
| Idaho | Boise | 1905-13, central portion designed and built / John E.
Tourtellotte. 1919-20, wings added. 1998, Idaho Capitol Commission established to prepare for and oversee a future restoration and renovation / currently working with preservation architects, Isthmus Architecture, Inc. 2001-2006, Exterior renovations including stone and terra cotta tile repairs, east and west stair replacement, skylight repairs, dome restoration work, parapet reinforcement, and site drainage improvements / CSHQA Architects with Isthmus Architecture, Inc. 2006-present, Interior renovations including restoration of windows and doors, ADA compliance work, new HVAC and plumbing, electrical upgrades, wall and floor restoration work, basement exiting improvements, and insertion of vertical circulation cores from legislative chamber level to new wing additions / CSHQA Architects and Lemley/3DI. Also 2006-present, Addition of two single story underground wings (approx. 25000 s.f. each / design build team of McAlvain Construction and Hummel Architects. |
 Italian Renaissance Revival capitol building. Features a central circular drum tower capped with dome and cupola. 208 feet tall. The cupola is capped with a statue of an eagle. Available offsite is this government sponsored photo essay. More pictures, information, and an excellent self-guided capitol tour booklet may be found on the Idaho Capitol Commission website. |
| Illinois | Springfield (Old and New Capitol Buildings) | 1837-53, Old State Capitol (now a museum and home of
the Illinois State Historical Library) designed and built / John Rague. 1867-76, New State Capitol designed and construction begun / John C. Cochrane with Alfred H. Piquenard. Old State Capitol begins a new life as the Sangamon County courthouse in 1876. 1884-87, New State Capitol finished / William W. Boyington. 1899-1900, Old State Capitol raised for a new ground floor level and interior remodeled extensively (essentially gutted) / Samuel A. Bullard and Samuel J. Hanes of Springfield, Illinois. 1963-69, Old State Capitol dismantled and rebuilt without its 1900 ground floor addition to capture its Lincoln era appearance. Rededicated as a museum of history and memorial to Abraham Lincoln. A new underground state historical library, staff facilities, and modern physical plant are incorporated into the restoration / Donald E. Ferry and Earl Wallace Henderson, Jr., from Ferry and Henderson Architects, Inc. of Springfield, Illinois. 1932 and 1988, New State Capitol has extensive repair work to the dome and cupola. Renovations to south wing after major fire in 1933 and a smaller one in 1935 / ? Architect (one source suggests C. Herrick Hammond for the 1930s work). 2000, New State Capitol ceiling restoration of Senate and House chambers / Evergreen Painting Studios. |
 Old State Capitol is a Greek Revival structure, featuring a central circular domed cupola. The State of Illinois website offers Internet video tours of the capitol from The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (who offers a brief article on it here as well); a short photo essay covering the state's capitols both past and present; and a substantial collection of pictures of old and new Springfield capitols in the Illinois Gallery. An alterative to the official government run sites is this short essay and virtual tour from the Abraham Lincoln Online site. Photo essays are also available here, from the Planner's Web site, and here, from D & D's Illinois Statehouse site.  New State Capitol is in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Central circular drum tower capped with dome and cupola. 405 feet to top of flagpole on cupola. More info offsite, with this official brochure and other state government publications. Covering the building in even greater detail is D & D's exceptional Illinois Statehouse website. Unofficially, an album from Edward Crim provides another source for building photos. |
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