Louisiana State Capitol

Louisiana State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The Louisiana State Capitol
location	Baton Rouge , Louisiana
Coordinates	30 ° 27 '25.5 "  N , 91 ° 11' 14.7"  W Coordinates: 30 ° 27 '25.5 "  N , 91 ° 11' 14.7"  W.
Built	1930-1932
architect	Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth
Architectural style	Art deco
NRHP number	78001421
Data
The NRHP added	June 9, 1978
Declared as an  NHL	December 12, 1982

The Louisiana State Capitol is a parliament building in Baton Rouge , Louisiana . It houses the Louisiana state legislature, the governor's office and parts of the executive branch.

In 1928, Huey Pierce Long , then governor of the state of Louisiana, had the idea of ​​building a new capitol. The building, completed in 1932, was built according to plans by Dreyfous and Seiferth Weiss in Art Deco . It is the tallest Capitol in the United States and the tallest building in the city , with a 150- foot- tall tower .

Web links

Commons : Louisiana State Capitol  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Louisiana State Capitol website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louisiana State Capitol In: National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2013