Category: Capitols

Louisiana State Capitol

Baton Rouge LA

Another building that is undergoing renovation, this time the Louisiana State Capitol. At 450 feet, this is the tallest state capitol in the United States. It features Art Deco architecture.
Memorial Hall.
Art Deco wall leading to the Senate Chamber.
Senate Chamber.
Art Deco wall leading to the House Chamber.
House Chamber.
It was very crowded with school field trips and voting rights demonstrators.
Ex governor and Senator Huey Long was assassinated in the capitol September 8, 1935. He was an extremely popular and influential politician, and a possible presidential candidate for 1936.
18 star flag/ Louisiana was admitted as the 18th state.
Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Sieur de Bienville, who founded New Orleans in 1718.
Gov. Henry Watkins Allen, governor during the Civil War.
Governor Francis T. Nicholls, a Confederate general during the Civil War who served as governor twice after the war.
W.C.C. Claiborne, the governor of Louisiana who served after its purchase from France in 1803. He was also governor when Louisiana gained statehood in 1812.
Piyush “Bobby” Jindal served as the governor of Louisiana 2008-2016.
The voting rights demonstrators gathered around Huey Long’s monument and grave.
Huey Long monument and grave.

Alabama State Capitol

Montgomery AL

Alabama’s capitol
Rotunda
Old Senate chamber. The new chambers are in a building across the street.
Old House of Representatives chamber.
Beautiful architecture
Portrait of former governor George Wallace
Portrait of former governor Lurleen Wallace, wife of Governor George Wallace
Artwork in the rotunda dome.
Jefferson Davis 1808-1889
Graduate of West Point Military Academy
Colonel Mississippi Volunteers, Mexican War
Member US House of Representatives
US Senator, Secretary of War
President of the Confederate States of America
Rosa Parks

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.