Category: Capitols

Nevada State Capitol

Carson City NV

Front of the Nevada State Capitol, built 1871.
Nevada Senate Chamber
Nevada House Chamber
Nevada Supreme Court, 1871-1935
Nevada Governor’s Office
Nevada state motto, part of the current state flag
36 star flag, representing Nevada as the 36th state in 1864.
Early prospectors used tools like these: crucible used to melt ore, handmade assaying kit, gold/silver poke for carrying ore samples, gold pan, and rock hammer.

Some of the more famous people from Nevada’s history:

California State Capitol

Sacramento CA

The capitol of our largest state is a beautiful sight.
The rotunda.
Statue of President Ronald Reagan in the basement gallery.
Senate chamber
Senate chamber chandelier
Senate chamber ceiling
Assembly chamber
Assembly chamber ceiling
California state motto
Restored 1933 State Treasurer’s office
Restoration of the 1902 Secretary of State’s Main Office
1906 Governor’s office
This chandelier in the 1906 Governor’s office is all electric now, but originally it was part electric, and part gas.

Official Governors Portraits

Earl Warren was governor of California before he became Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Ronald Reagan was governor of California before he was elected 40th President of the US.
This is the actual official Governor Portrait of Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown. Incredible. His nickname is “Moonbeam”.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger official portrait

Kentucky State Capitol

Frankfort KY

Another capitol under renovation! We were here 5 years ago and saw the dome, but the building was closed to tours. This time, the building is under renovations but it is open for tours.
Facing the mall from that capitol steps.
The inside of the capitol is full of beautiful marble.
In preparation for the extensive interior renovations, the House and Senate furniture has been moved out. They are meeting in a different building.
Empty Senate chamber
Abraham Lincoln statue inside the rotunda.
The rotunda dome changes colors.
Lincoln statue
Henry Clay statue
Elegant furnishings inside the State Reception Room.
Beautiful etching of the capitol.
Kentucky Derby painting.
Dolls of Kentucky’s First Ladies – this one is Phyllis George, who was Miss America in 1971, co-host of NFL Today pregame show, and First Lady of Kentucky 1979-1983.

Delaware State Capitol

Dover DE

Senate Chamber
House Chamber
Washington crossing the Delaware
“Into the Wheatfield” – 2nd Delaware at Gettysburg, by Bradley Schmehl
First Regiment Delaware Volunteers Repelling Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg
David Pieterssen Devries, Patroon of First Delaware Soil, 1631
Delaware native Admiral William Halsey
Liberty Bell replica on the capitol grounds