Michigan State Capitol

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The Michigan State Capitol is the historic seat of Michigan’s state government, renowned for its distinctive cast-iron dome and richly decorated 19th-century architecture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
historic building
state capitol building
architect Elijah E. Myers NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture
category Buildings and structures in Lansing, Michigan
State capitols in the United States
constructionEndDate 1878
constructionStartDate 1872
coordinateLocation 42.7336°N 84.5556°W
country United States of America
dateOfHeritageDesignation 1957
1992
hasInteriorDecoration extensive Victorian decorative painting
marble columns
mural paintings
stenciled ornamentation
hasPart Governor’s office
House of Representatives chamber
Senate chamber
Supreme Court chamber (historic)
cast-iron dome
central rotunda
hasWebsite https://capitol.michigan.gov
height approximately 267 feet
heritageDesignation Michigan State Historic Site
National Historic Landmark
inception 1872
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Lansing, Michigan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ingham County, Michigan NERFINISHED
State of Michigan
maintainedBy Michigan State Capitol Commission
materialUsed brick
cast iron
limestone
NRHPReferenceNumber 71000396
numberOfFloorsAboveGround 4
officialOpeningDate January 1, 1879
owner State of Michigan
replaces second Michigan state capitol building in Lansing
roofMaterial copper
significantEvent major restoration completed in 1992
use office of the Governor of Michigan
office of the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
seat of the Michigan Legislature
tourist attraction
visitorCenter Capitol tour and information desk

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ingham County, Michigan
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Lansing, Michigan
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