Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The Nebraska State Capitol
location	Lincoln , Nebraska
Coordinates	40 ° 48 '29.1 "  N , 96 ° 41' 58.5"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 48 '29.1 "  N , 96 ° 41' 58.5"  W.
Built	1922-1932
architect	Bertram Goodhue
Architectural style	Art Deco , Neo-Byzantine , Neo-Gothic
NRHP number	70000372
Data
The NRHP added	October 16, 1970
Declared as an  NHL	7th January 1976

The Nebraska State Capitol is a parliament building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the seat of the legislature of the US state Nebraska and other government agencies. It was built between 1922 and 1932 according to plans by the American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue .

As with previous buildings, Goodhue also used neo-Gothic elements in the design of the Capitol . In the center of the building complex, he created a 122-meter-high tower that ends with a golden dome.

On January 7, 1976, the Nebraska State Capitol was recognized as a National Historic Landmark .

literature

• Frederick C. Luebke: A Harmony of the Arts: The Nebraska State Capitol. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln 1990, ISBN 978-0-8032-2887-0 .

Web links

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

• Website of the Nebraska State Capitol (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2019.