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Old Kentucky State Capitol

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General Information

Function / usage: original use:
Parliament building
Built: 1827 - 1830
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, North America

Technical Information

Materials

building structure limestone

Chronology

1827

The Kentucky Legislature votes to have a new capitol built.
1830

The building is completed. The Kentucky Legislature moves into the building.
1904

Kentucky Legislature moves out of this building and into the current capitol building.

Notes

The main circular staircase is self-supporting, its weight dependent upon a single keystone, similar in design to Roman arches.

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0053645
Created: 21/02/2010
Last Updated: 27/02/2013