Maryland State House
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The Maryland State House is the historic state capitol building in Annapolis that serves as the seat of Maryland’s legislative and executive branches.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland State House canonical | 25 |
| Maryland House of Delegates chamber | 1 |
| Maryland Senate chamber | 1 |
| State House of Maryland | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
state capitol building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1772 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.9786°N 76.4903°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| hasCollection |
Revolutionary War era artifacts
ⓘ
portraits of Maryland governors ⓘ |
| hasDomeHeight | approximately 181 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cupola
ⓘ
large wooden dome ⓘ lightning rod designed by Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict |
Annapolis City Dock
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis Historic District
|
| hasNickname |
Massachusetts State House
ⓘ
surface form:
State House Dome
|
| hasVisitorFunction | museum exhibits ⓘ |
| hasWing |
old House of Delegates chamber
ⓘ
old Senate chamber ⓘ |
| houses |
Maryland House of Delegates
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland House of Delegates chamber
Maryland State House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Senate chamber
|
| isOpenToPublic | true ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Annapolis
ⓘ
Anne Arundel County ⓘ Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | State Circle ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maryland Department of General Services ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| NRHPDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| oldestPurposeBuiltStateCapitolStillInUse | true ⓘ |
| opened | 1779 ⓘ |
| owner |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| partOf | Annapolis Historic District ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wooden shingles ⓘ |
| servedAs |
meeting place of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1784
ⓘ
United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
temporary U.S. Capitol
|
| servesAs |
seat of the Governor of Maryland
ⓘ
seat of the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland ⓘ seat of the Maryland General Assembly ⓘ seat of the Maryland executive branch offices ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
George Washington’s resignation as commander in chief of the Continental Army
ⓘ
ratification of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
|
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maryland House of Delegates chamber
this entity surface form:
Maryland Senate chamber
this entity surface form:
State House of Maryland
subject surface form:
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House)
subject surface form:
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House)
subject surface form:
Finance Committee (Maryland Senate)
subject surface form:
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate)