The Wisconsin State Capitol Building, built in 1906-1917, is a Beaux Arts-style building designed by architect George B. Post to house the state government. It is the fourth capitol building to house the state government since the state’s establishment in 1848 and replaced the previous state capitol, built in 1857-1869 and expanded in 1882, which… Continue reading Madison, WI: Exploring the Wisconsin State Capitol and Capitol Square
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Madison’s WI Capitol Square Surrounding the Wisconsin State Capitol Building
The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison is a Beaux Arts-style building designed by architect George B. Post and built from 1906 to 1917 to house the Wisconsin State Government. It is the fourth state capitol building to house the state’s government since its establishment in 1848, and the third building to sit on the present… Continue reading Madison’s WI Capitol Square Surrounding the Wisconsin State Capitol Building
Madison, WI: Capitol Square and State Capitol of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Capitol Building was designed by George B. Post in the Beaux Arts style and built between 1906 and 1917. It replaced a previous state capitol that burned down in 1904. The building houses the Wisconsin State Assembly, the Wisconsin State Senate, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the Office of the Governor of… Continue reading Madison, WI: Capitol Square and State Capitol of Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Capitol’s Lamppost on Capitol Square in Madison, WI.
The Beaux Arts-style Capitol Building in Madison, Wisconsin was built between 1906 and 1917 to house the state house of representatives, state senate, and offices for the Wisconsin state government. It stands on the site of the previous state capitol, built in 1857-1869 and expanded in 1882, which burned down in February of 1904. The… Continue reading Wisconsin State Capitol’s Lamppost on Capitol Square in Madison, WI.
Madison’s Capitol Square housing the Wisconsin State Capitol
The Wisconsin State Capitol Building, built in Beaux Arts-style by George B. Post, replaced the previous one which had burned down in 1904. The present building is the third to sit on the same site, which became designated as the state’s capitol after the village of Belmont and the port town of Burlington, where earlier… Continue reading Madison’s Capitol Square housing the Wisconsin State Capitol