List of state and territorial capitols in the United States explained

This is a list of state and territorial capitols in the United States, the building or complex of buildings from which the government of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the organized territories of the United States, exercise its authority. While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall". The State of Alabama has a State Capitol, but the Legislature has, since 1985, met in the State House.

A capitol typically contains the meeting place for its state's legislature and offices for the state's governor, though this is not true for every state. The legislatures of Alabama, Nevada, and North Carolina meet in other nearby buildings, but their governor's offices remain in the capitol. The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia,^[1] the offices there are for ceremonial use only.

In nine states, the state's highest court also routinely meets in the capitol: Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma (both civil and criminal courts), Pennsylvania (one of three sites), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The other 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol.

Most U.S. capitol buildings are in the neoclassical style with a central dome, which are based on the U.S. Capitol, and are often in a park-like setting.

Eleven of the fifty state capitols do not feature a dome: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia.^[2]

Forty-four capitols are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, marked with NRHP. Nineteen of those are further designated as National Historic Landmarks, marked with NHL.

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State capitols

Photograph	Capitol name	Location	Address	Years of construction	data-sort-type="number"	Height (feet)	Notes
	Alabama State CapitolAlabama State House	Montgomery 32.3774°N -86.3009°W 32.377°N -86.2994°W	600 Dexter Avenue (capitol)11 S Union Street (state house)	1850–1851 1885 (East wing) 1903–1906 (South wing) 1911–1912 (North wing)1960 (State House; the Legislature moved into the building in 1985)	119^[3]	NHL, NRHPOriginal meeting site for the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861)The State Capitol is only used for ceremonial meetings; actual government meetings are held in the State House
	Alaska State Capitol	Juneau 58.3022°N -134.4105°W	120 4th Street	1929–1931	118^[4]
	Arizona State CapitolArizona House of RepresentativesArizona SenateArizona Executive Tower	Phoenix 33.4481°N -112.0971°W	1700 W Washington Street	1899–1900 (State Capitol)1960 (House of Representatives and Senate buildings)1974 (Executive Tower)	92^[5]	NRHPThe State Capitol Building no longer hosts government meetings; The office of the governor is located in the Executive tower
	Arkansas State Capitol	Little Rock 34.7468°N -92.2888°W	500 Woodlane Street	1899–1915	230^[6]	NRHP
	California State Capitol	Sacramento 38.5766°N -121.4934°W	1010 L Street	1860–1874	247^[7]	NRHP
	Colorado State Capitol	Denver 39.7391°N -104.9849°W	200 E Colfax Avenue	1886–1907	272^[8]	NRHPExactly one mile above sea level
	Connecticut State Capitol	Hartford 41.7641°N -72.6828°W	210 Capitol Avenue	1872–1879	257^[9]	NHL, NRHP
	Delaware Legislative Hall	Dover 39.1573°N -75.5197°W	410 Legislative Avenue	1933 1965–1970 (north and south wings) 1994 (expansion of east wings)	70 (est.)^[10]	Only capitol in the Colonial Revival architectural styleOnly capitol that is named a "Hall" and does not use the term "State"The Old Statehouse, used from 1792 to 1932, is listed on the NRHP.
	Florida State Capitol	Tallahassee 30.4381°N -84.2816°W	400 S Monroe Street	1973–1977	322^[11]	NHL, NRHPNewest state capitolSecond-largest state capitol
	Georgia State Capitol	Atlanta 33.7493°N -84.3883°W	206 Washington Street SW	1883–1889	272^[12]	NHL, NRHP
	Hawaii State Capitol	Honolulu 21.3073°N -157.8573°W	415 S Beretania Street	1960–1969	100 (est.)^[13]	Part of NRHP Hawaii Capital Historic DistrictSecond-newest state capitol
	Idaho State Capitol	Boise 43.6177°N -116.1996°W	700 W Jefferson Street	1905–1913 1919–1920 (wings) 2008–2010 (underground wings)	208^[14]	NRHP
	Illinois State Capitol	Springfield 39.7985°N -89.6549°W	401 S 2nd Street	1884–1887 (construction)	361^[15]	NRHPTallest non-skyscraper capitol, including Washington, DC
	Indiana Statehouse	Indianapolis 39.7686°N -86.1625°W	200 W Washington Street	1877–1888^[16]	256^[17]	NRHP
	Iowa State Capitol	Des Moines 41.5912°N -93.6039°W	1007 E Grand Ave	1871–1886	275^[18]	NRHP
	Kansas State Capitol	Topeka 39.048°N -95.6782°W	300 W 10th Avenue	1866–1873 (east wing) 1879–1881 (west wing) 1884–1906 (center)	326^[19]	NRHP
	Kentucky State Capitol	Frankfort 38.1868°N -84.8753°W	700 Capitol Avenue	1905–1910	210^[20]	NRHP
	Louisiana State Capitol	Baton Rouge 30.4571°N -91.1874°W	900 N Third Street	1930–1932	450^[21]	NHL, NRHPTallest state capitol
	Maine State House	Augusta 44.3072°N -69.7817°W	210 State Street	1828–1832 1889–1891 (wing) 1909–1911 (wings)	185^[22]	NRHP
	Maryland State House	Annapolis 38.9786°N -76.4911°W	100 State Circle	1772–1797^[23]	181^[24]	NHL, NRHPOldest active state capitol
	Massachusetts State House	Boston 42.3577°N -71.0636°W	24 Beacon Street	1795–1798	200 (est.)^[25]	NHL, NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing property
	Michigan State Capitol	Lansing 42.7337°N -84.5556°W	100 N Capitol Avenue	1872–1878 (opened in 1879)	270^[26]	NHL, NRHP
	Minnesota State Capitol	Saint Paul 44.9551°N -93.1022°W	75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard	1893–1905	223^[27]	NRHP
	Mississippi State Capitol	Jackson 32.3039°N -90.1822°W	400 High Street	1901–1903	180^[28]	NRHP
	Missouri State Capitol	Jefferson City 38.5791°N -92.173°W	201 W Capitol Avenue	1911–1917	238^[29]	NRHP
	Montana State Capitol	Helena 46.5857°N -112.0184°W	1301 E 6th Avenue	1896–1902 1909–1912 (wings)	165^[30]	NRHP
	Nebraska State Capitol	Lincoln 40.8081°N -96.6996°W	1445 K Street	1919–1932	400^[31]	NHL, NRHPSecond-tallest state capitol
	Nevada State CapitolNevada Legislature	Carson City 39.1641°N -119.7663°W	101 N Carson Street (state capitol)401 S Carson Street (legislative building)	1869–18711971 (new legislative building)	112^[32]	NRHPThe State Capitol is no longer used for government meetings, which are now held in the Nevada Legislature building.
	New Hampshire State House	Concord 43.2067°N -71.5381°W	107 N Main Street	1815–1818	150^[33]	NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing propertyThe State House has been listed on the NRHP since 1983 as part of the Concord Civic District.
	New Jersey State House	Trenton 40.2204°N -74.7699°W	125 W State Street	1792	145^[34]	NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing property
	New Mexico State Capitol	Santa Fe 35.6823°N -105.9397°W	490 Old Santa Fe Trail	1964–1966	35 (est.)^[35]	Only round state capitol
	New York State Capitol	Albany 42.6526°N -73.7573°W	State Street & Washington Avenue	1867–1899	220^[36]	NHL, NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing property
	North Carolina State CapitolNorth Carolina State Legislative Building	Raleigh 35.7803°N -78.6392°W 35.7832°N -78.639°W	1 E Edenton Street (capitol)16 W Jones Street (legislative building)	1833-18401963 (Legislative Building)	98^[37]	NHL, NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing propertyThe State Capitol is no longer used by the state legislature, which now meets in the State Legislative building
	North Dakota State Capitol	Bismarck 46.8208°N -100.7827°W	600 E Boulevard Avenue	1920–1924 1931–1934 (office tower & wing)	242^[38]
	Ohio Statehouse	Columbus 39.9614°N -82.9989°W	1 Capitol Square	1837–1861	158^[39]	NHL, NRHP
	Oklahoma State Capitol	Oklahoma City 35.4923°N -97.5034°W	2300 N Lincoln Boulevard	1914–1917 2000-2002 (dome)	255^[40]	NRHP
	Oregon State Capitol	Salem 44.9387°N -123.0301°W	900 Court Street NE	1935 1977 (wings)	162^[41]	NRHP
	Pennsylvania State Capitol	Harrisburg 40.2644°N -76.8667°W	501 N 3rd Street	1904-1906^[42]	272^[43]	NHL, NRHPU.S. Historic District Contributing property
	Rhode Island State House	Providence 41.8308°N -71.415°W	82 Smith Street	1895–1904	223^[44]	NRHP
	South Carolina State House	Columbia 34.0004°N -81.0331°W	1100 Gervais Street	1855-1907	180^[45]	NHL, NRHP
	South Dakota State Capitol	Pierre 44.3672°N -100.3464°W	500 E Capitol Avenue	1905–1911	161^[46]	NRHP
	Tennessee State Capitol	Nashville 36.1658°N -86.7842°W	600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard	1845–1859	206^[47]	NHL, NRHP
	Texas State Capitol	Austin 30.2747°N -97.7406°W	1100 Congress Avenue	1881–1888 1993 (underground extension)	311^[48]	NHL, NRHPLargest state capitol
	Utah State Capitol	Salt Lake City 40.7772°N -111.8881°W	350 State Street	1912–1916 2004-2008 (major restoration and renovation)	286^[49]	NRHP
	Vermont State House	Montpelier 44.2622°N -72.5808°W	115 State Street	1834–1836	136^[50]	NHL, NRHP
	Virginia State Capitol	Richmond 37.5388°N -77.4336°W	1000 Bank Street	1785–1790 1904–1906 (wings); restored, renovated and expanded 2004-2007	83^[51]	NHL, NRHPSecond-oldest active state capitol and meeting site for the Confederate Congress (1861–1865)
	Washington State Capitol	Olympia 47.0353°N -122.9064°W	416 Sid Snyder Avenue SW	1919–1928 (legislative building)	287^[52]	NRHPU.S. Historic District
	West Virginia State Capitol	Charleston 38.3364°N -81.6122°W	1900 Kanawha Boulevard E	1924–1932	292^[53]	NRHPU.S. Historic district Contributing property
	Wisconsin State Capitol	Madison 43.0744°N -89.3847°W	2 E Main Street	1906–1917 1988-2002 (major renovation and restoration)	284^[54]	NHL, NRHP
	Wyoming State Capitol	Cheyenne 41.1403°N -104.8197°W	200 W 24th Street	1886–1890 1915–1917 (House and Senate chambers)	146^[55]	NHL, NRHP

Territorial and federal district capitols

Photograph	Capitol name	Location	Years of current capitol construction	Notes
	American Samoa Fono Building	Fagatogo -14.2783°N -170.6889°W	1973	Demolished in 2017; replacement is under construction.
	John A. Wilson Building District Building	Washington, D.C. 38.8947°N -77.0317°W	1904-1908	NRHPOriginally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson
	Guam Congress Building	Hagåtña 13.475°N 144.7522°W	1949	NRHP
	Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building	Capitol Hill 15.2117°N 145.7547°W	1948
	Puerto Rico Commonwealth Capitol	San Juan 18.4689°N -66.1061°W	1921-1929	NRHP
	United States Virgin Islands Legislature Building	Charlotte Amalie 18.34°N -64.9294°W	1828

See also

• List of capitals in the United States
• Cherokee National Capitol
• Choctaw Nation Capitol
• Chickasaw Nation Capitol
• Creek National Capitol

External links

• Cupolas of Capitalism State Capitol Building Histories. Cupola.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virtual Tour of the Virginia State Capitol. Virginia Capitol.gov. January 16, 2019. May 2011.
2. Web site: State Capitols and Domes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130107054658/http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/legislatures/state-capitols-and-domes.aspx . January 7, 2013 . National Conference of State Legislatures.
3. Book: Executive Mansions and Capitols of America. Daniel. Jean Houston. Daniel. Price. Country Beautiful. 1969. Waukesha, Wisconsin. 145.

   Web site: Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery. 2013-09-22.

4. Web site: Alaska State Capitol, Juneau. SkyscraperPage.com. 2013-09-21.
5. Web site: Original Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix. SkyscraperPage.com. 2013-09-21.

   The branches of the state government have relocated from the original capitol to adjacent buildings and additions.

6. Web site: Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock. SkyscraperPage.com. 2013-09-21.
7. Web site: California State Capitol, Sacramento. SkyscraperPage.com. 2013-09-21.
8. Web site: Review of Colorado State Capitol. Frommers. 2013-09-21.
9. Web site: Connecticut State Capitol and Legislative Office Building. Government of Connecticut. 2013-09-21.
10. Estimate of 70 based on photograph
11. Web site: New Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee. SkyscraperPage.com. 2013-09-21.
12. News: The Story of Georgia's Capitol and Capital Cities. Edwin L. Jackson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia. New Georgia Encyclopedia . Digital Library of Georgia. 2013-09-21.
13. This appears to be an estimate that is used in Hawaii. Web site: Cupolas of Capitalism. Cupola Consulting. 2013-09-29.
14. Web site: Idaho Capitol Building. Idaho Public Television. 2013-09-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611084142/http://idahoptv.org/buildingbig/buildings/idcapital.html. June 11, 2015. mdy-all.
15. Web site: IL State Capitol. Historic Sites Commission of Springfield, Illinois. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512065434/http://www.springfield.il.us/Commissions/HistSites/ILStateCapitol.asp. 2012-05-12. dead. 2013-09-21.
16. Web site: IDOA: The Statehouse Story . IN.gov . 2010-05-19.
17. Web site: Indiana's Third State Capitol Building Design Released to the Hoosier Public. Indiana Historic Newspaper Digitization Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20131115211601/http://indiananewspapers.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/indiana-state-sentinel-september-11-1878-indiana-state-capital-building-blueprints/. 2013-11-15. dead. 2013-09-21.
18. Web site: Capitol Facts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130814122120/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Resources/Tour/CapitolFacts.aspx. 2013-08-14. 2013-09-21. The Iowa Legislature.
19. Web site: Kansas State Capitol, Topeka. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
20. Web site: Capitol, Frankfort. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
21. Web site: The Louisiana State Capitol Building. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130908062718/http://www.crt.state.la.us/tourism/capitol/. 2013-09-08. 2013-09-21. State of Louisiana.
22. Web site: The State House. 2013-09-21. State of Maine.
23. http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/story.html History of the State House and Its Dome
24. Web site: The Maryland State House. 2013-09-21. State of Maryland.
25. Estimate based on photograph
26. Web site: Kerry Chartkoff. February 28, 1992. [{{NHLS url |id=71000396}} National Historic Landmark Nomination—Michigan State Capitol]. pdf. National Park Service.
27. Web site: Facts About the State Capitol. 2013-09-21. Minnesota Historical Society. July 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130725085042/http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/capitol_facts.htm. dead.
28. Web site: Mississippi State Capitol. 2013-09-21. Mississippi State Legislature.
29. Web site: Missouri's State Capitol. 2013-09-21. Missouri Secretary of State.
30. Web site: Montana State Capitol, Helena. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
31. Web site: Nebraska State Capitol. 2013-09-21. Nebraska State Government.
32. Web site: Nevada State Capitol, Carson City. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
33. News: Norma Love. 14 July 2013. N.H. Statehouse Dome Getting a Golden Makeover. Concord Monitor. dead. 2013-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20151206232510/http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/7508504-95/nh-state-house-dome-getting-a-golden-makeover. 6 December 2015.
34. Web site: New Jersey State House, Trenton. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
35. Estimate based on photograph.
36. Web site: New York State Capitol, Albany. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
37. Web site: Capitol. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120831102956/http://www.ncwiseowl.org/carolinaclips/caroclips/raleigh/capitol.html. 2012-08-31. 2013-09-21. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
38. Web site: History of the State Capitol Complex. 2013-09-21. North Dakota State Department. July 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718221120/http://www.nd.gov/fac/historyinfo/history.html. dead.
39. Web site: Ohio Statehouse. 2013-09-21. State of Ohio.
40. Web site: Capitol, Oklahoma City. 2013-09-21. SkyscraperPage.com.
41. Encyclopedia: Oregon State Capitol. Oregon Encyclopedia. 2013-09-21.
42. Pennsylvania Manual p. xiv
43. Book: Caffin, Charles Henry. Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania. Mount Pleasant Press. 1906. Harrisburg. 13. 2013-09-21.
44. Book: Parker, J. Fred. State of Rhode Island Manual. State of Rhode Island. 1914. Providence. iii. 2013-09-22.
45. Web site: Tour Outside the State House (The State House). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426052351/http://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/explore/tour_outside.shtml. 2014-04-26. 2013-09-22. State of South Carolina.
46. Web site: The South Dakota State Capitol Building. 2013-09-22. State of South Dakota.
47. Web site: Not-so-ordinary State Capitol is 150. October 5, 2009 . 2013-09-22. Associated Press.
48. Capitol. ccc01. William Elton. Green. December 2, 2015. June 12, 2010.

    Web site: Texas State Capitol, Austin. 2013-09-22. SkyscraperPage.com. ; Web site: Capitol Views. 2013-09-22. City of Austin Library.

49. Web site: Utah State Capitol Building. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011155825/http://www.utah.com/culture/capitol.htm. 2013-10-11. 2013-09-22. Utah Travel Industry.
50. Web site: Vermont State House, Montpellier. 2013-09-22. SkyscraperPage.com.
51. Web site: Cupolas of Capitalism. 2014-06-20. Cupola Consulting.
52. Web site: Capitol Facts & History. 2013-09-22. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services.
53. Web site: James E. Harding. April 11, 1974. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: West Virginia Capitol Complex / West Virginia State Capitol, West Virginia Executive Mansion. 2013-09-22. West Virginia Capitol Complex. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
54. Web site: State Capitol Building. 2013-09-22. Wisconsin Department of Administration.
55. Web site: Wyoming State Capitol Field Trip. 2013-09-22. Wyoming State Historical Society.