Nebraska State Capitol

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government building historic building skyscraper-style capitol state capitol building

The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building → historic building → skyscraper-style capitol → state capitol building →
architect	Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco → Classical Revival influences → Gothic Revival influences → Neo-Byzantine →
completionDate	1932 →
constructionStartDate	1922 →
coordinates	40.8064°N 96.6995°W →
country	United States →
designSelectedBy	architectural competition →
function	seat of government of the State of Nebraska →
governingBody	State of Nebraska →
hasDome	yes →
hasNickName	The Tower on the Plains →
hasObservationDeck	yes →
hasStatue	The Sower →
height	approximately 400 feet →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark →
heritageDesignationDate	1976 →
houses	Nebraska Legislature → Nebraska Supreme Court → Office of the Governor of Nebraska →
inaugurationDate	1932 →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Lincoln, Nebraska →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	State of Nebraska →
materialUsed	Indiana limestone →
notableFeature	central tower crowned by The Sower statue → cross-shaped base plan → domed rotunda → mosaic and mural interior decoration →
NRHPListingDate	1970s →
NRHPReferenceNumber	74001132 →
numberOfFloors	15 →
owner	State of Nebraska →
publicAccess	guided tours available →
region	Great Plains →
replaced	second Nebraska state capitol building → third Nebraska state capitol building →
roofType	domed roof over central crossing →
statueSculptor	Lee Lawrie →
symbolizes	agricultural heritage of Nebraska →
usedFor	executive offices → judicial proceedings → legislative sessions →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nebraska State Capitol design (initial design and plan) →	category
Lincoln, Nebraska →	hasCapitolBuilding
Lincoln, Nebraska →	hasLandmark