1859 – State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
Architect: William Strickland
The Tennessee State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland,
The Tennessee State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland,
From The Builder, May 28,
Groundbreaking for the Capitol occurred December 4,
Construction originally began in 1851,
Designed by Elijah E. Myers,
A design competition was conducted in 1896 to determine the best suitable design for the capitol building.
When the Minnesota Territory was organized in 1849,
In 1889 South Dakota became an independent state.
The building was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue as a result of an architectural competition and constructed between 1922 and 1932.
New Mexico claims the distinction of having the oldest as well as one of the newest state capitols in the United States.