old Senate chamber
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The old Senate chamber is a historic legislative room in the Maryland State House where the state’s early senate once convened and significant events in American history took place.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| old Senate chamber canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic legislative chamber
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room ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Congress of the Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederation Congress
Continental Congress ⓘ George Washington ⓘ early Maryland state government ⓘ |
| category |
Chambers of upper houses of state legislatures in the United States
ⓘ
Historic rooms ⓘ Maryland State House ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | ceremonial and interpretive space ⓘ |
| floor | second floor of Maryland State House ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
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| hasDisplay |
exhibits on George Washington’s resignation
ⓘ
exhibits on the Confederation Congress ⓘ interpretive panels on early Maryland Senate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative plasterwork
ⓘ
historic furnishings and reproductions ⓘ public gallery ⓘ raised president’s dais ⓘ senators’ desks arranged in semicircle ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Maryland State House)
|
| locatedIn |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland State House ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBuilding | oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use in the United States (Maryland State House) ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| partOf |
Annapolis Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland State House historic complex
|
| preservationStatus | restored and preserved ⓘ |
| region | Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ |
| significance | site of key events in early American national government ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
George Washington’s resignation as commander in chief of the Continental Army
ⓘ
meeting place of the Confederation Congress ⓘ ratification of the Treaty of Paris announced to Congress ⓘ temporary national capital of the United States (via Maryland State House) ⓘ |
| tour | included in Maryland State House public tours ⓘ |
| underwent |
major restoration in the 20th century
ⓘ
restoration to 18th‑century appearance in the 21st century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maryland Senate ⓘ |
| usedFor | sessions of the early Maryland Senate ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
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