North Carolina State Capitol

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The North Carolina State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Housing the offices of the Governor and (formerly) the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, it is located in the state capital of Raleigh on One East Edenton Street. The Greek Revival building was designed by the firm of Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis and completed in 1840.

Until 1888, the building held the entire state government. The North Carolina General Assembly met in the capitol building until 1963, when the legislature relocated to the new North Carolina State Legislative Building. The North Carolina Supreme Court also has used the building in the past.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.

References

External links

• North Carolina State Capitol
• NC State Capitol Foundation

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