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Front elevation. From the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS, NEV, 13-CARCI, 4-18.

Historic architectural drawing of the Nevada State Capitol
Building.  Courtesy of the Library of Congress (H.A.B.S.)

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.

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STATE CITY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DATE(s) / ARCHITECT(s) BLDG. DESCRIPTION(s), IMAGE(s) and SITE LINK(s)
Nebraska Lincoln 1919-32, Capitol designed and built / Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.

1989-98 various interior renovations and modernizations / ? architect(s).

1995-present, exterior masonry restoration / Janney, Elstner, Inc. with Bahr, Vermeer, and Haecker Architects		 Nebraska State Capitol Building. Historic postcard image courtesy of Chris Miller.
Art Deco skyscraper topped with a domed cupola.  400 feet tall.  A statue called The Sower crowns the cupola.  More info offsite with official virtual tours here and here, a pdf based building description in the Nebraska Blue Book, and a collection of building photos on the state legislature website.  Also offsite is a capitol photo album, from Hector Berky; another from Edward Crim; and a short building description with a list of related sites.
Nevada Carson City 1869-71 Capitol building designed and built / Joseph Gosling.

1905-06, octagonal annex / Burke Brothers.

1913, north and south wings / Frederic J. Delongchamps.

1967-70, Legislative Building (a separate structure built to house the ) / Ferris and Erskine and Raymond Hellman.

1978-80, seismic upgrade and fireproofing of original capitol building / ? Architect.		 Historic photo showing a general view of the Nevada State Capitol Building. From the Library of Congress's Historic American Buildings Survey.
Italianate Style State Capitol Building capped with a small octagonal domed cupola.  120 feet tall.  More info offsite with several building articles and photos from the Nevada state website.  Also offsite are a photo history from the National Park Service; a short photo essay from Valerie Mockaitis; a building description and photo from the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau website; and a photo gallery from Edward Crim.
New Hampshire Concord 1815-18, Capitol. and dome designed and built / Stuart James Park.

1864-66, addition / Gridley J. F. Bryant and David Bryce.

1909 3rd floor addition, entrance portico, major remodel, and new dome / Peabody and Stearns.

1937-39, annex / ? architect.		 New Hampshire State House. Historic postcard image courtesy of Chris Miller.
Federal? style original capitol building with later Neoclassical / Beaux Arts remodeling.  Central octagonal drum capped with dome, cupola, and an eagle sculpture.  Approx. 150 feet tall.  More info offsite with this official building description and a history of the House of Representatives.  Also available is this short description and photo.
New Jersey Trenton 1790-95, 2 story Capitol. with gabled roof and cupola designed and built / Jonathan Doane.

1845, major remodeling, with 3rd floor, porticos, and new dome added and facade extended / John Notman.

1872, remodeling extending library wing and reworking executive suite, senate, and assembly chambers / Samuel Sloan.

1885-89, restoration after fire, including a new dome / Lewis H. Broome.

1891, House Chamber added / ? architect.

1900, Center wing extended / Karr, Poole, and Lum.

1903, Senate Chamber added / Arnold Moses.

1911-12, East and West sides extended / ? architect.

1927-1930, separate Statehouse annex including Supreme Court Chamber / ? architect.

1991-1995, restoration and south addition added / Ford Farewell Mills & Gatsch / Johnson Jones.		 Front view of the New Jersey State Capitol Building. Courtesy of Pat & Debbi Furrie, taken in June of 2003.
Late Georgian / very early Federal style original capitol building encased by much later Italianate and Beaux Arts style remodelings.  Central circular drum tower capped with a gold gilded dome and cupola.  145 feet tall.  More info offsite with this official virtual tour, and this official illustrated building history.  An excellent photo album is available from Edward Crim's website.
New Mexico Santa Fe
(Old and New Capitol Buildings)		 1895-1900, Old Capitol designed and built with silver colored dome and cupola.  (now the Bataan Memorial Building) / James Riely Gordon.

1920s, wing added / ? architect.

1949-53, massive remodel transforms original Beaux Arts building into one with a decidedly Southwestern appearance (a Spanish - Pueblo - Art Deco / style of sorts).  One source claims the original dome and cupola were removed at this time.  Another states that the dome was simply enclosed within the volume of the third floor.  Photos do suggest that at least a portion of the dome and its drum may exist behind the remodeled building's new tower entrance.

1964-66, New Capitol designed and built / W. C. Kruger with John Gaw Meem.

1992, New Capitol renovations / Fanning, Bard, & Tatum Architects

Early 20th century view of the old New Mexico State Capitol Building. Courtesy of Mark Shelton.
Old Capitol was originally built in the Beaux Arts style and featured a dome and cupola.  About a half a century later, it was remodeled in the regional Neoterritorial style.  The new look featured an entrance tower capped with a boxy, cupola-like structure.  More info offsite with this official illustrated history of the state's capitol buildings.

View of the New Mexico State Capitol Building. Courtesy of Edward Archuleta.
Flat topped Neoterritorial style New Capitol built like a great American Indian roundhouse (also known as a Kiva).  No dome or cupola.  52 feet tall.  More info offsite with this official illustrated history of the state's capitol buildings, an official visitors brochure, and a project summary from F.B.T. Architects.
New York Albany 1867-75, Capitol designed and construction begun / Thomas Fuller.

1875-83 / team of Leopold Eidlitz (east and north sides), Henry Hobson Richardson (west and south sides), and Frederick Law Olmsted (landscaping?).

1883-99 / completed by Isaac G. Perry.  Dome he designs is never built.

1911, west side damaged by fire and reconstructed / ? architect.

1978-82, Senate chamber restoration / John Messick.

1997-present, Assembly chamber restoration / Françoise Bollack Architects		 New York State Capitol Building. Historic postcard image courtesy of Chris Miller.
The High Victorian style capitol is a mixture of Chateauesque (French Renaissance), Italian Renaissance, and Romanesque styles on the exterior, and Romanesque and Moorish-Gothic styles on the interior.  One source claims it was inspired by the Hotel de Ville (city hall) in Paris.  No dome or cupola.  108 feet tall.  More info offsite with an official virtual tour from the New York State Senate website; an alternative tour from the New Your State Assembly; a teacher's resource kit that covers the history, architecture, and building of the capitol; and this photo gallery from Mary Ann Sullivan.  Also available are these project descriptions and photos of the Senate and Assembly chamber restorations.

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