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Building. 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) |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 1833, Capitol designed and construction started /
William Nichols Jr. 1833 / Nichols replaced by Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis, who modify and enhance Nichols design, giving the capitol its final exterior appearance. 1834-40 / David Paton brought in by Town and Davis as resident superintendent of construction, eventually replacing them as Capitol architect. He modified some of their designs for the interior. 1888, Supreme Court and State Library moved to a new building. 1963, Legislative Building / Edward Durell Stone. |
 Greek Revival capitol building features a short octagonal drum capped with a dome and anthemion (crown, no cupola). Approx. 98 feet tall. More info offsite with an official description, history, and photo tour and this building history. Other capitol building complex building descriptions and photos are available from the Carolina Clips project website. Building photo albums are available here from Edward Crim, and here, from Hector Berky. |
| North Dakota | Bismarck | 1920-24, Liberty Memorial building designed and built
/ Joseph B. DeRemer and William F. Kirke. 1931-34, office tower and 3 story legislative wing designed and built / John A. Holabird and John W. Root (Holabird and Root), with Joseph B. DeRemer and William F. Kirke. 1977-81, Judicial wing added / ? Architect. |
 Flat topped 20 story tower. Art Deco in style, but with traces of the International Style to come. Approx. 242 feet tall. More info offsite with an official building history and photo gallery. A virtual tour of the judicial wing that includes some general views of the capitol complex is available from the North Dakota Supreme Court website. |
| Ohio | Columbus | 1838-40, Statehouse designed and construction begun,
work stopped and begun again in 1846 / Henry Walter. 1848-54?, construction continues / William R. West. 1854?-57, construction completed / N. B. Kelly. 1899-1901, separate judiciary annex building added to site / Samuel Hannaford and Sons. 1989-96, general restoration of statehouse and annex. New atrium added to connect the buildings. Annex reopened in 1993 as the Senate Building / Schooley Caldwell Associates. 2006-09 (projected date of completion), new statehouse museum of nearly 15000 s.f. created on the ground floor (a.k.a. the crypt) / Hilferty and Associates. |
 Greek Revival capitol building features a large flat topped drum tower covering an interior dome. The drum tower was originally designed to support an exterior dome and cupola, but those plans were abandoned. 158 feet tall. More info offsite with official photo essays, a virtual tour, and a detailed building history. A few photos and a project description are also available from the architects of the recent restoration. A substantial building photo album is also available from Hector Berky. Another photo album is available from Edward Crim. |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 1914-17 Capitol designed and built. A classic
central dome and cupola were part of the original plans, but construction
only progressed up to the dome base. The rotunda was capped with a
concealed, shallow, saucer shaped dome instead / Solomon Andrew Layton and
S. Wemyss Smith. 1934, shallow domed ceiling of rotunda remodeled / ? Architect. 2000-02, major dome, cupola, and statue added, replacing the old saucer shaped dome ceiling from 1934 / Frankfurt Short Bruza Architects, Engineers, and Planners. |
 Greek Revival style statehouse recently capped with a dome, cupola, and a Native American statue named The Guardian. Approx. 155 feet tall. More info and photos are available from the dome project architect's outstanding Oklahoma State Capitol Dome website. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries offers an animated exhibit that covers the story of building the capitol and its dome. The senate also offers this Adobe Acrobat file on the new dome construction. More building photos are available from Edward Crim. Valerie Mockaitis offers a short photo essay featuring the new dome. A pre-dome photo is available here. |
| Oregon | Salem | 1935, Present capitol designed and built /
Francis Keally of Trowbridge and Livingston. Previous Greek
Revival capitol building had been destroyed by fire. 1977, wing additions / ? architect. 1994-95, drum tower seismic retrofit and restoration / Miller Consulting Engineers. |
 Art Deco style capitol building. Large flat topped drum tower with statue called Oregon Pioneer covers an interior dome (no exterior dome and cupola). 176 feet tall. More info offsite with this official virtual tour. The Oregon state legislature website offers a photo tour of the capitol building and grounds. A short photo tour is also available from the Salem Oregon Community Guide. |
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