North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)

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The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh is a historic 19th-century Greek Revival government building that once housed all branches of the state government and now serves primarily as the office of the governor and a prominent civic landmark.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Revival architecture
historic building
landmark
state capitol building
architect Alexander Jackson Davis
David Paton
Ithiel Town
architecturalStyle Greek Revival
category Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina
Government buildings in North Carolina
Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina
cityCenterRelation located at the center of Raleigh’s original street plan
completionDate 1840
constructionStartDate 1833
coordinates 35.7805°N 78.6391°W
country United States
currentUse historic site
office of the Governor of North Carolina
designatedNHLD yes
destroyedPredecessorBy fire of 1831
formerUse North Carolina Supreme Court chambers
chamber of the North Carolina House of Representatives
chamber of the North Carolina Senate
offices of the Council of State
function seat of the executive branch of North Carolina
governingBody State of North Carolina
hasDome yes
hasFeature Confederate monuments formerly on the grounds
central rotunda
granite exterior walls
monumental porticoes with columns
statue of George Washington on the grounds
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Raleigh Historic Landmark
inception 1833
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Raleigh, North Carolina
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Wake County, North Carolina
locatedInRegion North Carolina
managedBy North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites
materialUsed granite
NationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate November 7, 1973
NRHPListingDate January 20, 1970
NRHPReferenceNumber 70000476
numberOfStories 3
opened 1840
owner State of North Carolina
partOf Union Square (Raleigh)
replaced original North Carolina State House in Raleigh
streetAddress 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
tourism open to the public for tours

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Piedmont region of North Carolina
contains
North Carolina State Capitol ("North Carolina Supreme Court chambers")
formerUse
Union Square (Raleigh) ("North Carolina State Capitol")
hasCentralFeature
Union Square (Raleigh) ("North Carolina State Capitol dome")
hasView
North Carolina State Legislative Building ("North Carolina State Capitol")
locatedNear
Union Square (Raleigh) ("North Carolina State Capitol")
surrounds

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