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  2. Old Mississippi State Capitol - Wikipedia

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    The Old Mississippi State Capitol, also known as Old Capitol Museum or Old State Capitol, served as the Mississippi statehouse from 1839 until 1903. [4] The old state capitol was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. In 1986, the structure was designated a Mississippi Landmark and became a National Historic Landmark in 1990 ...

  3. Colorado State Capitol - Wikipedia

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    A major safety upgrade project, funded by the Colorado State Historical Fund, was started in 2001 and completed in 2009. [6] The design by Fentress Architects added modern safety features, like enclosed stair towers, that blended in with the original architecture. [7] The Colorado Capitol Building is featured on many of Denver's architectural ...

  4. History of Denver - Wikipedia

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    The Denver area, part of the Territory of Kansas, was sparsely settled until the late 1850s.Occasional parties of prospectors came looking for gold, then moved on. In July 1858, Green Russell and Sam Bates found a small placer deposit near the mouth of Little Dry Creek (in the present-day suburb of Englewood) that yielded about 20 troy ounces (620 g) of gold, the first significant gold ...

  5. Denver Civic Center - Wikipedia

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    October 16, 2012. The Denver Civic Center is a civic center area that includes two parks surrounded by government and cultural buildings and spaces. Civic Center is located in central Denver, Colorado, on the south side of Downtown Denver. Much of the area is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...

  6. William Nichols (architect) - Wikipedia

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    Old Alabama State Capitol. Old Mississippi State Capitol. William Nichols, Sr. (1780 – December 12, 1853) was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his early Neoclassical -style buildings in the American South. [1] He designed statehouses for North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. [2][3][4]

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in downtown Denver

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    Capitol Life Insurance Building: Capitol Life Insurance Building: December 1, 1997 : 1600 Sherman St. and 225 E. 16th St. North Capitol Hill: 20: Carter-Rice Building: Carter-Rice Building: September 20, 1984

  8. List of capitals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals. Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas.

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Denver

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    The properties are distributed across 48 of Denver's 79 official neighborhoods.For the purposes of this list, the city is split into four regions: West Denver, which includes all of the city west of the South Platte River; Downtown Denver, which includes the neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Central Business District, Civic Center, Five Points, North Capitol Hill, and Union Station; and Northeast ...