List of state capitols in the United States

This is a list of U.S. state capitol buildings in the United States and is not to be confused with a list of state capitals, which are the cities where these buildings are located.

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 Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum, and the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. The legislatures of Alabama, Nevada and North Carolina also meet in other nearby buildings, but their governor's offices remain in the capitol. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont and Virginia, the office there is for ceremonial use only.

Most states (39 of the 50) have facilities named "State Capitol". 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.

In 9 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 Minnesota and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol.

Eleven state capitols do not feature a dome: the Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia state capitols.

Table

Picture	Capitol name	Location	Years of current capitol construction	Notes
	Alabama State Capitol	Montgomery 32°22′38.81″N 86°18′3.39″W	1850–1851 1885 (East wing) 1903–1906 (South wing) 1911–1912 (North wing)	National Historic Landmark
	Alaska State Capitol	Juneau 58°18′7.91″N 134°24′37.68″W	1929–1931
	Arizona State Capitol	Phoenix 33°26′53.15″N 112°5′49.54″W	1899–1900	National Register of Historic Places, no longer hosts government meetings
	Arkansas State Capitol	Little Rock 34°44′48.33″N 92°17′19.54″W	1899–1915	National Register of Historic Places
	California State Capitol	Sacramento 38°34′35.66″N 121°29′36.28″W	1860–1874	National Register of Historic Places
	Colorado State Capitol	Denver 39°44′20.74″N 104°59′5.63″W	1886–1907	National Register of Historic Places Exactly one mile above sea level
	Connecticut State Capitol	Hartford 41°45′50.89″N 72°40′58″W	1872–1879	National Historic Landmark
	Delaware Legislative Hall	Dover 39°9′26.3″N 75°31′11″W	1933 1965-1970 (north and south wings) 1994 (expansion of east wings)	The Old Statehouse, used from 1792 to 1932, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	Florida State Capitol	Tallahassee 30°26′17.2″N 84°16′53.76″W	1973–1977	Newest state capitol Second largest state capitol
	Georgia State Capitol	Atlanta 33°44′57.38″N 84°23′17.74″W	1883–1889	National Historic Landmark
	Hawaii State Capitol	Honolulu 21°18′26.43″N 157°51′26.16″W	1960–1969	Part of the Hawaii Capital Historic District (NRHP) Second newest state capitol
	Idaho State Capitol	Boise 43°37′3.71″N 116°11′58.61″W	1905–1913 1919–1920 (wings) 2008–2010 (underground wings)	National Register of Historic Places
	Illinois State Capitol	Springfield 39°47′54.66″N 89°39′17.6″W	1884–1887 (construction)	National Register of Historic Places
	Indiana Statehouse	Indianapolis 39°46′7″N 86°9′45″W	1877–1888	National Register of Historic Places
	Iowa State Capitol	Des Moines 41°35′28.24″N 93°36′13.93″W	1871–1886	National Register of Historic Places
	Kansas State Capitol	Topeka 39°2′52.83″N 95°40′41.36″W	1866–1873 (east wing) 1879–1881 (west wing) 1884–1906 (center)	National Register of Historic Places
	Kentucky State Capitol	Frankfort 38°11′12.4″N 84°52′31.2″W	1905–1910	National Register of Historic Places
	Louisiana State Capitol	Baton Rouge 30°27′25.46″N 91°11′14.66″W	1930–1932	National Historic Landmark Tallest state capitol
	Maine State House	Augusta 44°18′26.05″N 69°46′54.04″W	1828–1832 1889–1891 (wing) 1909–1911 (wings)	National Register of Historic Places
	Maryland State House	Annapolis 38°58′43″N 76°29′28″W	1772–1779	National Historic Landmark Oldest active state capitol
	Massachusetts State House	Boston 42°21′27.75″N 71°3′48.83″W	1795–1798	National Historic Landmark Fourth oldest active state capitol
	Michigan State Capitol	Lansing 42°44′1.42″N 84°33′20.12″W	1871–1878	National Historic Landmark
	Minnesota State Capitol	Saint Paul 44°57′18.53″N 93°6′8.05″W	1893–1905	National Register of Historic Places
	Mississippi State Capitol	Jackson 32°18′14″N 90°10′56″W	1901–1903	National Register of Historic Places
	Missouri State Capitol	Jefferson City 38°34′44.83″N 92°10′22.77″W	1911–1917	National Register of Historic Places
	Montana State Capitol	Helena 46°35′8.52″N 112°1′6.24″W	1896–1902 1909–1912 (wings)	National Register of Historic Places
	Nebraska State Capitol	Lincoln 40°48′29.12″N 96°41′58.51″W	1919–1932	National Historic Landmark Second tallest state capitol
	Nevada State Capitol	Carson City 39°9′50.67″N 119°45′58.65″W	1869–1871	National Register of Historic Places
	New Hampshire State House	Concord 43°12′24.29″N 71°32′17.26″W	1815–1818
	New Jersey State House	Trenton 40°13′13.57″N 74°46′11.65″W	1792	Second oldest active state capitol
	New Mexico State Capitol	Santa Fe 35°40′56.21″N 105°56′22.77″W	1964–1966	Highest and only round state capitol Third newest state capitol in oldest capital city
	New York State Capitol	Albany 42°39′9.19″N 73°45′26.36″W	1867–1899	National Historic Landmark
	North Carolina State Capitol	Raleigh 35°46′49″N 78°38′21″W	1840	National Historic Landmark
	North Dakota State Capitol	Bismarck 46°49′14.93″N 100°46′57.87″W	1920–1924 1931–1934 (office tower & wing)
	Ohio Statehouse	Columbus 39°57′41″N 82°59′56″W	1837–1861	National Historic Landmark
	Oklahoma State Capitol	Oklahoma City 35°29′32.21″N 97°30′12.14″W	1914–1917 2000-2002 (dome)	National Register of Historic Places
	Oregon State Capitol	Salem 44°56′19.43″N 123°1′48.35″W	1935 1977 (wings)	National Register of Historic Places
	Pennsylvania State Capitol	Harrisburg 40°15′52″N 76°52′0″W	1904-1906	National Historic Landmark
	Rhode Island State House	Providence 41°49′51″N 71°24′54″W	1895–1904	National Register of Historic Places
	South Carolina State House	Columbia 34°0′1.56″N 81°1′59.33″W	1854–1865	National Historic Landmark
	South Dakota State Capitol	Pierre 44°22′1.8″N 100°20′46.87″W	1905–1911	National Register of Historic Places
	Tennessee State Capitol	Nashville 36°9′57″N 86°47′3″W	1845–1854	National Historic Landmark
	Texas State Capitol	Austin 30°16′29″N 97°44′26″W	1881–1888 1993 (underground extension)	National Historic Landmark Largest state capitol
	Utah State Capitol	Salt Lake City 40°46′38″N 111°53′17″W	1912–1916 2004-2008 (major restoration and renovation)	National Register of Historic Places
	Vermont State House	Montpelier 44°15′44″N 72°34′51″W	1834–1836	National Historic Landmark
	Virginia State Capitol	Richmond 37°32′19.53″N 77°26′0.94″W	1785–1790 1904–1906 (wings)	National Historic Landmark Third oldest active state capitol
	Washington State Capitol	Olympia 47°02′07″N 122°54′23″W	1919–1928 (Legislative building)	National Register of Historic Places
	West Virginia State Capitol	Charleston 38°20′11″N 81°36′44″W	1924–1932	National Register of Historic Places
	Wisconsin State Capitol	Madison 43°4′28″N 89°23′5″W	1906–1917 1988-2002 (major renovation and restoration)	National Historic Landmark
	Wyoming State Capitol	Cheyenne 41°8′25″N 104°49′11″W	1886–1890 1915–1917 (House and Senate chambers)	National Historic Landmark Second highest state capitol

See also

• List of capitals in the United States

External links

• Cupolas of Capitalism State Capitol Building Histories. Cupola.com.
• Memory Tricks to Learn States and Capitols of USA