New York State Capitol

New York State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
View over State Street
location	Albany , New York
Coordinates	42 ° 39 '9.2 "  N , 73 ° 45' 26.4"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 39 '9.2 "  N , 73 ° 45' 26.4"  W.
Built	1867-1899
architect	Thomas Fuller , Leopold Eidlitz , Henry Hobson Richardson , Isaac G. Perry
Architectural style	Neo-Romanesque , Neo-Renaissance
NRHP number	71000519
Data
The NRHP added	18th February 1971
Declared as an  NHL	January 29, 1979

The New York State Capitol is the seat of the legislature of the state of New York . It is located in its capital Albany . On January 29, 1979, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark . As a Historic District Contributing Property , it is part of the Lafayette Park Historic District .

building

Thomas Fuller's plans (1869)

Work began in 1867 and lasted 32 years. Due to the astonishingly high costs of US $ 25,000,000, which currently corresponds to around half a billion US dollars, the architects changed several times, all of them leading architects of their time. This means that the style and design vary between the individual floors:

• 1867–75 Thomas Fuller designed the ground floor in the neo-Romanesque style ;
• 1875–83, Leopold Eidlitz and Henry H. Richardson designed the following two floors in the neo-Renaissance style ;
• In 1883–99, Isaac G. Perry completed the building, adding elements of Victorian architecture to the original designs .

The facade was clad with white granite and a lot of marble was used inside. Due to the heavy weight of the building, cracks soon formed and the foundation sank. The building threatened to drift towards State Street. To prevent this, a wide, 51 m long flight of steps was placed in front of the south-east facade as a counterweight. The dome and other roof structures planned by Perry also had to be dispensed with. This makes it one of ten state capitols nationwide without a dome.

Interior work

Great Western Staircase (1902)

Richardson also made the lush Great Western Staircase , also known as the Million Dollar Staircase . Its construction alone took 14 years. The staircase has 444 steps and reaches a height of over 36 meters.

The plenary hall was originally roofed by a cross vault made of sandstone, resting on four granite pillars . The hall was considered one of the most impressive public spaces of its time, the vault as the one with the largest span in the world. After the static deficiencies had been determined, a coffered ceiling was put in to protect the delegates from any falling parts. Thus the room was robbed of its original character.

gallery

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  View from the southeast of the outside staircase

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  View from the Corning Tower

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  Panorama of the Chamber of the New York State Assembly

Web links

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

• New York State Capitol Virtual Tour
• New York State Capitol at Emporis
• New York State Capitol in the Wonders of the World Databank
• New York State Capitol History and Chronicle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York. National Park Service , accessed December 21, 2019.
2. ^ New York State Capitol in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 21, 2019.
3. ^ Lafayette Park Historic on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 21, 2019.
4. ↑ Historic New York: Architectural Journeys in the Empire State - Chapter 8, Finger Lakes ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ^ NYS Capitol Assembly Chamber . John G. Waite Associates. Retrieved August 23, 2012.