The Bulfinch-designed Capitol Building

Agency and/or Creator

Bureau/Division/Agency

Archives; Secretary of State

Document Type

MovingImage

Exact Creation Date

10-16-2019

Broad Creation Date

1828

Streaming Media

Description

Architect Charles Bulfinch is commissioned in 1828 to design Maine's Capitol. It is a building of hammered granite, 150 feet long and 50 feet wide with a projected arcade and colonnade in front facing east toward the Kennebec River. Construction is estimated at $80,000, but the finished building cost $139,000.

Language

English

Location

Augusta

Keywords

Maine; Maine Statehouse; Architecture

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