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Tennessee State Capitol

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On October 7, 1843, the Tennessee General Assembly declared Nashville as the state's permanent capital, and planning for a statehouse began shortly thereafter. The prominent hill on which the capitol would be constructed became known initially as Cedar Knob, and later Campbell's Hill after Judge G.
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architecture, and is composed of limestone quarried from nearby. It measures 112 by 239 ft (34 by 73 m), and is approximately 206.6 ft (63.0 m) tall. The north and south porticoes each contain eight Ionic columns, and the east and west porticoes, which do not span the entire
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were used in the project. Fifteen enslaved Black men worked on carving the Capitol's limestone cellar from 1845 to 1847; Nashville stonemason A.G. Payne was paid $ 18 a month for their labor. It is believed to be "the most significant project where the state government rented slave labor".
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Strickland died five years before the building's completion and was entombed in its northeast wall. His son, F. W. Strickland, supervised completion of the structure. William Strickland also designed the St. Mary's Cathedral (located along the base of the capitol hill), as well as Downtown
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The building contains three stories. The first floor contains the office of the Governor and other state officials, including cabinet members. The House and Senate chambers are found on the second floor, as well as a room which housed the
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pirates. The cornerstone of the Tennessee state capitol was itself laid on July 4, 1845 and the building was completed fourteen years later in 1859. Its final cost was approximately $ 900,000 (equivalent to $ 30,520,000 in 2023).
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and fragments removed and saved from the State Capitol during the mid-1950s restoration, located near the northern belvedere on Capitol Drive. In 1957, the Capitol building was struck by an F2 tornado.
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in recognition of its innovative construction, which made unusually extensive use of stone and was an early example of the use of structural iron. Both the interior and exterior are built with
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was its first capital. Over the next thirty years, the seat of government alternated between Kingston, Nashville, Knoxville, and Murfreesboro, before being moved to Nashville in 1826. The
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The Tennessee State Capitol sits atop Capitol Hill, the highest point in Downtown Nashville. It is surrounded by a number of state government buildings, including the
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voted 25-1 on March 9, 2021, to move the bust to a museum as soon as possible. The bust was removed on July 23, 2021, and was relocated to the
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church in Nashville. The property had been purchased by the city of Nashville for $ 30,000, and was conveyed to the state government for $ 1.
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about 1-mile (1.6 km) from the site. Some interior columns were built from single pieces of stone, requiring massive wooden
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temple. The prominent lantern structure located above the roof line of the Tennessee state capitol is a design based upon the
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in 1973, and its presence was controversial since its dedication. Legislation was proposed in 2017 towards moving it to the
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mandated that the General Assembly choose a permanent capital. In 1843, Nashville was chosen as the capital.
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Monuments on the Capitol grounds include statues of two of the three Tennessee residents who served as
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and Nashville, it was built between 1845 and 1859 and is one of Nashville's most prominent examples of
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between 1978 and 2021. This bust resulted from legislation introduced by Democratic state senator and
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W. Campbell, who owned it at the time. It was previously occupied by the Holy Rosary Cathedral, a
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Memorial at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, and the Memorial to Africans during the
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Memorial located above the Motlow Tunnel near the south entrance was toppled by
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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
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When Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state,
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Resolution to move former President James K. Polk's body approved - CBS News
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Presbyterian church located just a few blocks away from the state capitol.
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by a statue by sculptor Jim Gray. The second President from Tennessee,
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length of the structure, contain six. All of the columns are capped by
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at the southwest corner of Capitol grounds. The Charles Warterfield
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columns. The tower is topped by a 37 ft (11 m) tall
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National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee
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Documentary: Tennessee State Capitol - Grounded in Tradition
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Tennessee State Capitol depicted on an 1864 Confederate
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Tennessee State Capitol during the Civil War. Photo by
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located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol
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located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol
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State capitol building of the U.S. state of Tennessee
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State Capitol (Tennessee)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee State Capitol is located in Tennessee
Tennessee State Capitol is located in the United States
Nashville, Tennessee
36°9′57″N 86°47′3″W / 36.16583°N 86.78417°W / 36.16583; -86.78417
William Strickland
Greek Revival
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Nashville, Tennessee
seat of government
U.S. state
Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee Senate
governor
William Strickland
Philadelphia
Greek Revival architecture
state capitols
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
James K. Polk
president of the United States
Tennessee Supreme Court
Middle Tennessee
Grand Division

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