Nebraska State Capitol design (initial design and plan)
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The Nebraska State Capitol design (initial design and plan) is an influential early 20th-century architectural scheme by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue that pioneered a distinctive tower-on-base capitol form blending classical and modernist elements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural design
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state capitol plan ⓘ |
| aestheticGoal |
combining permanence of classical tradition with modern verticality
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expressing modern government through simplified monumental form ⓘ |
| architect | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts influenced
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Classical Revival influenced ⓘ early modernist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Associates ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century architectural designs in the United States
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Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue ⓘ
surface form:
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue buildings
Nebraska State Capitol ⓘ |
| competition | Nebraska State Capitol design competition ⓘ |
| competitionResult | winning entry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designFeature |
central office tower
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integration of classical massing with simplified ornament ⓘ lower base mass housing legislative chambers ⓘ monumental tower silhouette ⓘ symmetrical plan ⓘ tower-on-base composition ⓘ |
| era | interwar period architecture ⓘ |
| function | symbolic representation of Nebraska’s government ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| includes |
plan for governor’s offices
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plan for judicial spaces ⓘ plan for legislative chambers ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century civic tower-on-podium buildings
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later American state capitol tower designs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts planning principles
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classical architecture ⓘ emerging modernist simplification of form ⓘ |
| location | Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ |
| materialPlanned | stone exterior cladding ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of classical and modernist elements
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departure from traditional dome-centered capitol type ⓘ pioneering tower-on-base capitol form ⓘ |
| planType |
axial composition
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cross-axial layout ⓘ |
| purpose | seat of government for the state of Nebraska ⓘ |
| structuralConcept | reinforced concrete frame with masonry cladding ⓘ |
| typology | high-rise capitol building ⓘ |
| urbanRole | dominant vertical landmark in Lincoln skyline ⓘ |
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