Tennessee State Capitol
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| Tennessee State Capitol | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
 Tennessee State Capitol
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| Location: | Capitol Hill Nashville, Tennessee |
| Built/Founded: | 1845 |
| Architect: | William Strickland |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | State of Tennessee |
| Added to NRHP: | July 8, 1970 |
| Designated NHL: | November 11, 1971 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000894 |
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the home of the Tennessee legislature, and the location of the governor's office. It was designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple. The Greek Revival building was constructed over a period of 14 years from 1845 to 1859. Strickland died 5 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 Egyptian Revival Downtown Presbyterian Church, formerly known as First Presbyterian Church, Nashville. Samuel Morgan (1798-1880), Chairman of the State Building Commission overseeing the construction of the Tennessee State Capitol, is entombed in the southeast corner near the south entrance.
[edit] Monuments
Monuments on the Capitol grounds include statues of Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and the burial tomb of President and Mrs. James K. Polk- honoring the three Tennessee residents who served as President of the United States, the Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial, the Tennessee Holocaust Commission Memorial, the Sam Davis Memorial at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, the Sen. Edward Ward Carmack Memorial located above the Motlow Tunnel near the south entrance, the Memorial to Africans during the Middle Passage at the southwest corner of Capitol grounds, and the Charles Warterfield Reliquary- a group of broken limestone columns and fragments removed and saved from the State Capitol during the mid-1950's restoration, located near the northern belvedere on Capitol Drive.
 Inside the House Chamber from the viewing gallery |
 Inside the House Chamber as seen from the floor |
 Andrew Jackson Statue located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol |
 Night time view of the Capitol |
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[edit] External links
- Tennessee State Museum - State Capitol information
Coordinates: 36°09′57″N 86°47′03″W / 36.165864°N 86.784252°W
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| Preceded by Independence Hall (United States) |
Tallest building in the United States outside of New York City 1859—1863 60m |
Succeeded by United States Capitol |
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