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Capitol buildings -- national, state, territorial, and colonial.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery AL 36116
Phone 334 242-3935
Web Site http://alaweb.asc.edu/
Description working capitol with museum period rooms and exhibits
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government |
948
Lodgings in 148 Alabama Cities |
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AR
Little Rock
Old State House
Museum
300 W Markham Street
Little Rock AR
72201
Phone 501 324-9685
Web Site
www.oldstatehouse.com
E-mail
mailto:info@oldstatehouse.com?subject=Questions
Description
former state capitol building holds multimedia
presentations, exhibits,
period rooms
Type of Resource
Historic Place
Primary Focus
Local History
Building Type
Capitol
Nature of Group or
Site
Government
Industry /Profession
Textiles
Collection A-F
Flags
Collection N-Z
Quilts
New or Updated:
4/17/2007 |
1072 Lodgings in 94 Arkansas Cities |
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AZ
Phoenix
Arizona Capitol
Museum
1700 West Washington
Phoenix
AZ
85007
Phone 602 542-4675
Web Site
http://www.lib.az.us/museum/index.cfm
E-mail
mailto:capmus@lib.az.us
Description
restored 1900 capitol building with museum
holding exhibits on
Arizona territory
and early statehoood
Type of Resource
Historic Place
Primary Focus
Building
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or
Site
Government
Era 1900
New or Updated:
10/21/2006 |
1162 Lodgings in 128 Arizona Cities |
California
Benicia
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
115 West G Street
Benicia CA
Phone 707 745-3385
Web Site http://parks.ca.gov/north/silverado/bcshp221.htm
Description capitol just before final move to Sacramento, capitol
building has been restored
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government
California
Sacramento
California State Capitol Museum
10th and L
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone 916 324-0333
Web Site http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=495
Alt Web http://www.sacmuseums.org/capitol
Description tours, films, programs in legislative branch center of state
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government
Era 1869 |
7017 Lodgings in 606 California Cities
Beyond the Newsstand
583 Lodgings in 154 Connecticut Cities |
Connecticut
Hartford
Old State House
800 Main Street
Hartford CT 06103
Phone 860 522-6766
Web Site
Description oldest state house in the nation, designed by Charles Bulfinch
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type
Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government
Era 1796
State Capitol CT
Capitol Information & Tours
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford CT 06106
Phone 860 240-0222
Web Site http://www.senatedems.state.ct.us/Tour.html
Description tours offered by League of Women Voters
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government |
District of Columbia
Washington
United States Capitol
Address
Washington DC
Phone 202 225-6827
Web Site http://www.aoc.gov/
Alt Web http://www.uschs.org/
Description tours currently suspended - where Congress meets
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government |
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01/11/2008 |
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