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Designated CP. April 15, 1978. The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888, and the General Assembly moved into the State Legislative Building in 1963.
The North Carolina State House was built from 1792 to 1796 as the state capitol for North Carolina. It was located at Union Square in the state capital, Raleigh, in Wake County. [1] [2] The building was extensively renovated in the neoclassical style by William Nichols, the state architect, from 1820 to 1824. [3]
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 North Carolina State Capitol Building in downtown Raleigh has been closed to the public for nearly a year as the dome and roof is replaced. It is set to reopen in July 2024.
The North Carolina State Capitol, pictured on March 14, 2023. Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed $3 million in the state budget to fund the long-stalled African American monument on the Capitol grounds.
Construction of a North Carolina State House began in the planned capital of Raleigh in 1792 and became the meeting place for the General Assembly in 1794. It was enlarged in 1820 and burnt down in 1831. [21] The North Carolina State Capitol was completed in 1840. [22]
North Carolina State Capitol, c. 1861; Governor David S. Reid is in the foreground Raleigh, North Carolina in 1872 North Carolina State Treasurers Office in State Capitol, c. 1890s. In 1808, Andrew Johnson, the United States' future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh. [24]
The historic North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C. It opened in June of 1840.