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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-217, "West Virginia Capitol, 1800 Washington Street, East, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV", 2 photos, 2 color transparencies, 2 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; West Virginia Facts and Capitol building Archived 2005-11-20 at the Wayback Machine; Fire Destroys the West Virginia State Capitol
West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 74002009 .
The West Virginia Capitol Complex is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic district located along Kanawha Blvd., E., in Charleston, West Virginia. It dates from 1925 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
As a result, a 1921 session of the West Virginia Legislature created a seven-member "Capitol Building Commission". On July 23 of that year, Cass Gilbert was chosen to direct construction for the new complex, which was to include a capitol building as well as an executive mansion. The location for the complex was chosen on December 20, 1921.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-218, "Gates Building, 108 Capitol Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; The Scottish Rite of Charleston, West Virginia
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The other 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol. [clarification needed] Most U.S. capitol buildings are in the neoclassical style with a central dome, which are based on the U.S. Capitol, and are often in a park-like setting.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.