List of state and territorial capitols in the United States

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A capitol, or seat of government, is the building or complex of buildings from which a government such as that of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or the organized territories of the United States, exercises its authority. Although most states (39 of the 50) use the term 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 since 1985 its legislature has met in the State House.

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 legislatures of Alabama, Nevada, and North Carolina meet in other nearby buildings, but their governor's offices remain in the capitol. The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia,[1] the offices there are for ceremonial use only.

In nine 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 Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol.Template:Clarify

Most U.S. capitol buildings are in the neoclassical style with a central dome, a style based on the U.S. Capitol, and are often in a park-like setting.

Eleven of the fifty state capitols do not feature a dome: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia.[2]

Forty-four capitols are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, marked with NRHP. Nineteen of those are further designated as National Historic Landmarks, marked with NHL.

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State capitols

Photograph Capitol name Location Address Years of construction Height (feet) Notes
File:Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, West view 20160713 1.jpg
File:Alabama State House, Montgomery, West view 20160713 1.jpg 		Alabama State CapitolTemplate:PbAlabama State House Montgomery
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Template:Coord 		600 Dexter Avenue (capitol)Template:Pb11 S Union Street (state house) 1850–1851
1885 (East wing)
1903–1906 (South wing)
1911–1912 (North wing)Template:Pb

1960 (State House; the Legislature moved into the building in 1985)

119[3] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbOriginal meeting site for the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861)Template:PbThe State Capitol is only used for ceremonial meetings; actual government meetings are held in the State House
File:Alaska State Capitol 82.jpg Alaska State Capitol Juneau
Template:Coord 		120 4th Street 1929–1931 118[4]
File:Arizona Capitol Museum 2014.jpg
File:Arizona State Capitol House of Representatives DSC 2702 ad.JPG
File:Arizona State Capitol State Senate Building DSC 2703 ad.JPG
File:Arizona Capital Executive Tower, 2012 - panoramio.jpg 		Arizona State CapitolTemplate:PbArizona House of RepresentativesTemplate:PbArizona SenateTemplate:PbArizona Executive Tower Phoenix
Template:Coord 		1700 W Washington Street 1899–1900 (State Capitol)Template:Pb1960 (House of Representatives and Senate buildings)Template:Pb1974 (Executive Tower) 92[5] NRHPTemplate:PbThe State Capitol Building no longer hosts government meetings; The office of the governor is located in the Executive tower
File:Arkansas State Capitol-2 (cropped).jpg Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock
Template:Coord 		500 Woodlane Street 1899–1915 230[6] NRHP
File:Sacramento,-California---State-Capitol.jpg California State Capitol Sacramento
Template:Coord 		1010 L Street 1860–1874 247[7] NRHP
File:Coloradocapitolhill2.JPG Colorado State Capitol Denver
Template:Coord 		200 E Colfax Avenue 1886–1907 272[8] NRHPTemplate:PbExactly one mile above sea level
File:Connecticut State Capitol, February 24, 2008.jpg Connecticut State Capitol Hartford
Template:Coord 		210 Capitol Avenue 1872–1879 257[9] NHL, NRHP
File:Delaware State Capitol.jpg Delaware Legislative Hall Dover
Template:Coord 		410 Legislative Avenue 1933
1965–1970 (north and south wings)
1994 (expansion of east wings) 		70 (est.)[10] Only capitol in the Colonial Revival architectural styleTemplate:PbOnly capitol that is named a "Hall" and does not use the term "State"Template:PbThe Old Statehouse, used from 1792 to 1932, is listed on the NRHP.
File:Old and New Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, East view 20160711 1.jpg Florida State Capitol Tallahassee
Template:Coord 		400 S Monroe Street 1973–1977 322[11] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbNewest state capitolTemplate:PbSecond-largest state capitol
File:Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, Northwest view 20160716 1.jpg Georgia State Capitol Atlanta
Template:Coord 		206 Washington Street SW 1883–1889 272[12] NHL, NRHP
File:Hawaii State Capitol (5682420153).jpg Hawaii State Capitol Honolulu
Template:Coord 		415 S Beretania Street 1960–1969 100 (est.)[13] Part of NRHP Hawaii Capital Historic DistrictTemplate:PbSecond-newest state capitol
File:Idaho Capitol Building.JPG Idaho State Capitol Boise
Template:Coord 		700 W Jefferson Street 1905–1913
1919–1920 (wings)
2008–2010 (underground wings) 		208[14] NRHP
File:Illinois State Capitol pano.jpg Illinois State Capitol Springfield
Template:Coord 		401 S 2nd Street 1884–1887 (construction) 361[15] NRHPTemplate:PbTallest non-skyscraper capitol, including Washington, DC
File:Capitol del Estado de Indiana, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 07.jpg Indiana Statehouse Indianapolis
Template:Coord 		200 W Washington Street 1877–1888[16] 256[17] NRHP
File:Iowa State Capitol - panoramio.jpg Iowa State Capitol Des Moines
Template:Coord 		1007 E Grand Ave 1871–1886 275[18] NRHP
File:Kansas state capitol building.jpg Kansas State Capitol Topeka
Template:Coord 		300 W 10th Avenue 1866–1873 (east wing)
1879–1881 (west wing)
1884–1906 (center) 		326[19] NRHP
File:U.S. Route 60 Frankfort, KY (23892062134).jpg Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort
Template:Coord 		700 Capitol Avenue 1905–1910 210[20] NRHP
File:Louisiana State Capitol Building.jpg Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge
Template:Coord 		900 N Third Street 1930–1932 450[21] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbTallest state capitol
File:The Maine State Capitol building in Augusta.jpg Maine State House Augusta
Template:Coord 		210 State Street 1828–1832
1889–1891 (wing)
1909–1911 (wings) 		185[22] NRHP
File:Maryland State House from College Ave.JPG Maryland State House Annapolis
Template:Coord 		100 State Circle 1772–1797[23] 181[24] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbOldest active state capitol
File:Massachusetts State House Boston November 2016.jpg Massachusetts State House Boston
Template:Coord 		24 Beacon Street 1795–1798 200 (est.)[25] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing property
File:The Michigan Capitol, completed in 1879 in Lansing.jpg Michigan State Capitol Lansing
Template:Coord 		100 N Capitol Avenue 1872–1878 (opened in 1879) 270[26] NHL, NRHP
File:Minnesota State Capitol Aerial.jpg Minnesota State Capitol Saint Paul
Template:Coord 		75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard 1893–1905 223[27] NRHP
File:State of Mississippi State Capitol (27565754440).jpg Mississippi State Capitol Jackson
Template:Coord 		400 High Street 1901–1903 180[28] NRHP
File:AP of Missouri State Capitol Building.jpg Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City
Template:Coord 		201 W Capitol Avenue 1911–1917 238[29] NRHP
File:MK01799 Montana State Capitol.jpg Montana State Capitol Helena
Template:Coord 		1301 E 6th Avenue 1896–1902
1909–1912 (wings) 		165[30] NRHP
File:Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, NE (cropped).jpg Nebraska State Capitol Lincoln
Template:Coord 		1445 K Street 1919–1932 400[31] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbSecond-tallest state capitol
File:Carson city nevada capitol.jpg
File:NevadaLegislatureBuilding.jpg 		Nevada State CapitolTemplate:PbNevada Legislature Carson City
Template:Coord 		101 N Carson Street (state capitol)Template:Pb401 S Carson Street (legislative building) 1869–1871Template:Pb1971 (new legislative building) 112[32] NRHPTemplate:PbThe State Capitol is no longer used for government meetings, which are now held in the Nevada Legislature building.
File:New Hampshire State House, 2018 2.jpg New Hampshire State House Concord
Template:Coord 		107 N Main Street 1815–1818 150[33] NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing propertyTemplate:PbThe State House has been listed on the NRHP since 1983 as part of the Concord Civic District.
File:NJ State House.JPG New Jersey State House Trenton
Template:Coord 		125 W State Street 1792 145[34] NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing property
File:New Mexico State Capitol.jpg New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe
Template:Coord 		490 Old Santa Fe Trail 1964–1966 35 (est.)[35] Only round state capitol
File:NYSCapitolPanorama.jpg New York State Capitol Albany
Template:Coord 		State Street & Washington Avenue 1867–1899 220[36] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing property
File:The North Carolina Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina.jpg
File:NC Legislature.JPG 		North Carolina State CapitolTemplate:PbNorth Carolina State Legislative Building Raleigh
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Template:Coord 		1 E Edenton Street (capitol)Template:Pb16 W Jones Street (legislative building) 1833–1840Template:Pb1963 (Legislative Building) 98[37] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing propertyTemplate:PbThe State Capitol is no longer used by the state legislature, which now meets in the State Legislative building
File:2009-0521-ND-StateCapitol (cropped).jpg North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck
Template:Coord 		600 E Boulevard Avenue 1920–1924
1931–1934 (office tower & wing) 		242[38]
File:Columbus, Ohio - Highsmith 40.jpg Ohio Statehouse Columbus
Template:Coord 		1 Capitol Square 1837–1861 158[39] NHL, NRHP
File:Oklahoma State Capitol exterior.jpg Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City
Template:Coord 		2300 N Lincoln Boulevard 1914–1917
2000–2002 (dome) 		255[40] NRHP
File:Oregon State Capitol 1.jpg Oregon State Capitol Salem
Template:Coord 		900 Court Street NE 1935
1977 (wings) 		162[41] NRHP
File:Flying the Pride Flag over the Capitol (50035197647).jpg Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg
Template:Coord 		501 N 3rd Street 1904–1906[42] 272[43] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District Contributing property
File:2021 Rhode Island State House from east.jpg
 Rhode Island State House Providence
Template:Coord 		82 Smith Street 1895–1904 223[44] NRHP
File:South Carolina State House, Columbia, Southeast view 20160702 1 (edited).jpg South Carolina State House Columbia
Template:Coord 		1100 Gervais Street 1855–1907 180[45] NHL, NRHP
File:SD Capitol.jpg South Dakota State Capitol Pierre
Template:Coord 		500 E Capitol Avenue 1905–1911 161[46] NRHP
File:Tennessee State Capitol 2022f.jpg Tennessee State Capitol Nashville
Template:Coord 		600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard 1845–1859 206[47] NHL, NRHP
File:Texas State Capitol 2013.jpg Texas State Capitol Austin
Template:Coord 		1100 Congress Avenue 1881–1888
1993 (underground extension) 		311[48] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbLargest state capitol
File:Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (7631480380) (cropped).jpg Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City
Template:Coord 		350 State Street 1912–1916
2004-2008 (major restoration and renovation) 		286[49] NRHP
File:Vermont State House Montpelier October 2021 HDR.jpg Vermont State House Montpelier
Template:Coord 		115 State Street 1834–1836 136[50] NHL, NRHP
File:MJK50147 Virginia State Capitol.jpg Virginia State Capitol Richmond
Template:Coord 		1000 Bank Street 1785–1790
1904–1906 (wings);
restored, renovated and expanded 2004-2007 		83[51] NHL, NRHPTemplate:PbSecond-oldest active state capitol and meeting site for the Confederate Congress (1861–1865)
File:Washington State Capitol Legislative Building from Joel M. Pritchard Library 01.jpg Washington State Capitol Olympia
Template:Coord 		416 Sid Snyder Avenue SW 1919–1928 (legislative building) 287[52] NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic District
File:The West Virginia Capitol in Charleston LCCN2015631770.jpg West Virginia State Capitol Charleston
Template:Coord 		1900 Kanawha Boulevard E 1924–1932 292[53] NRHPTemplate:PbU.S. Historic district Contributing property
File:Wisconsin State Capitol (7398696708).jpg Wisconsin State Capitol Madison
Template:Coord 		2 E Main Street 1906–1917
1988-2002 (major renovation and restoration) 		284[54] NHL, NRHP
File:Wyoming Capitol-2012-07-15 1437.jpg Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne
Template:Coord 		200 W 24th Street 1886–1890
1915–1917 (House and Senate chambers) 		146[55] NHL, NRHP

Territorial and federal district capitols

Photograph Capitol name Location Years of current capitol construction Notes
File:AmericanSamoaLegislatureBuilding.jpg American Samoa Fono Building Fagatogo
Template:Coord 		1973 Demolished in 2017; replacement is under construction.
File:Wilsonbldg.JPG John A. Wilson Building
District Building 		Washington, D.C.
Template:Coord 		1904-1908 NRHP

Originally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson

File:Guam Congress Building.jpg Guam Congress Building Hagåtña
Template:Coord 		1949 NRHP
File:CNMI Legislature Building.JPG Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building Capitol Hill
Template:Coord 		1948
File:Capitolio de Puerto Rico (28755163211).jpg Puerto Rico Commonwealth Capitol San Juan
Template:Coord 		1921-1929 NRHP
File:USVI Legislature.jpg United States Virgin Islands Legislature Building Charlotte Amalie
Template:Coord 		1828

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