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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vandalia State House | 1 |
| Vandalia State House State Historic Site canonical | 1 |
| Vandalia Statehouse Historic Site area | 1 |
| Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vandalia State House
this entity surface form:
Vandalia Statehouse Historic Site area
this entity surface form:
Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site