Vandalia State House State Historic Site

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Vandalia State House State Historic Site is a preserved historic capitol building in Vandalia, Illinois, that served as the state’s seat of government in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state capitol building
historic site
museum
architecturalStyle Greek Revival NERFINISHED
associatedWith Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED
Illinois governor’s office NERFINISHED
builtIn 1836
category Former state capitols in the United States
Government buildings completed in 1836
Museums in Fayette County, Illinois
State historic sites of Illinois
constructionMaterial brick
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation Illinois State Historic Site NERFINISHED
endOfUseAsStateCapitol 1839
function meeting place of the Illinois General Assembly
state government offices
governingBody Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
hasCurrentFunction education
heritage tourism
hasExhibitType historic period rooms
interpretive exhibits on Illinois state government
hasFeature governor’s office rooms
interpretive signage
restored legislative chambers
hasHistoricFunction executive
legislative
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Fayette County, Illinois NERFINISHED
Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois NERFINISHED
nearestCity Vandalia, Illinois NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Abraham Lincoln’s early political career
nrhpListingYear 1974
nrhpType building
numberOfStories 2
openToPublic true
operator Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of Illinois NERFINISHED
partOf historic downtown Vandalia NERFINISHED
region Central Illinois NERFINISHED
servedAs seat of government of the State of Illinois
significance oldest surviving Illinois State Capitol building
startOfUseAsStateCapitol 1836
tourType guided tours
self-guided tours
usedAs Illinois State Capitol NERFINISHED

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Vandalia, Illinois hasHistoricBuilding Vandalia State House State Historic Site
Vandalia, Illinois hasLandmark Vandalia State House State Historic Site
this entity surface form: Vandalia State House
Vandalia, Illinois hasHistoricDistrict Vandalia State House State Historic Site
this entity surface form: Vandalia Statehouse Historic Site area
State Historic Sites of Illinois hasPart Vandalia State House State Historic Site
this entity surface form: Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site