Alabama State Capitol

Louisiana State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The Alabama State Capitol
location	Montgomery , Alabama
Coordinates	32 ° 22 '38.8 "  N , 86 ° 18' 3.4"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 22 '38.8 "  N , 86 ° 18' 3.4"  W.
Built	1850-1851
architect	Barachias Holt, Frank Lockwood
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP number	66000152
Data
The NRHP added	October 15, 1966
Declared as an  NHL	December 19, 1960

The Alabama State Capitol (also First Confederate Capitol ) is the parliament building of the US state Alabama . It was in the years 1849-1851 according to a design by architect Barachias Holt in neoclassicism on Goat Hill in Montgomery built.

history

The rotunda inside the Capitol

A first capitol was built in Montgomery in 1847. Two years after its construction, a fire destroyed the building. The State Capitol , which still exists today, was built on its foundation walls between 1849 and 1851 . In the years that followed, the building was expanded several times: in 1885 an east wing was added to the rear, a south wing in 1906, and an associated north wing was added in 1912. In the course of a comprehensive renovation of the entire building, a modern extension was added to the rear in 1992. The constructive center of the house is a rotunda that ends with a dome at the top. Murals inside depict scenes from the state's history.

The Capitol was the seat of the two chambers of the state parliament until 1985. When renovations began in 1985, the entire government moved into the Alabama State House (previously State Highway Department Building ). For this temporary move, an amendment had to be added to the constitution of the state that allows meetings elsewhere, since the constitution stipulates the Capitol as the meeting place of the legislature. After the renovation was completed, the state governor and numerous other state agencies moved back into the building. The two chambers of parliament remained in the Alabama State House.

The building also served as the Capitol of the Confederate States of America in 1861 . To commemorate this event, a brass plate in the shape of a six-pointed star was attached to the exact spot where Jefferson Davis took his oath of office on February 18, 1861 as the first and only President of the Confederate States.

On December 19, 1960, the Alabama State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark . On October 15, 1966, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places .

Web links

Commons : Alabama State Capitol  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Alabama State Archives (English)
• Visitor Information Alabama State Legislature (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alabama State Capitol  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service.  
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed July 19, 2019.