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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic legislative chamber
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
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
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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Maryland State House hasWing old Senate chamber