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The house gets its name from the beehive sculpture atop the house. The Lion House: a second residence built by Brigham Young in 1856. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was built to accommodate his large family due to a polygamous lifestyle. The house's name references a lion statue above the front entrance.
While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall".
The few windows that did exist on early colonial homes had small panes held together by a lead framework, much like a typical church's stained glass window. The glass that was used was imported from England and was incredibly expensive. [13] In the 18th century, many of these houses were restored and sash windows replaced the originals.
Former state capitals in the United States This page was last edited on 28 July 2017, at 20:24 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply.
Historical capitals in the United States of America; State Capital Date Notes Alabama [38] Statehood in 1819: San Agustín: 1565: Capital of the Spanish colony of La Florida. [g] Savannah (GA) 1733: Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia. 1755: Capital of the British Province of Georgia. 1776: Capitals of the State of Georgia ...
Greek Revival houses in the United States by state or territory (39 C) Historic house museums in the United States by state or territory (51 C) Houses on the National Register of Historic Places by state (50 C)
Maryland State House: Annapolis: MD 1772 Government Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States. Josiah Bartlett House: Kingston: NH 1774 Residential Josiah Bartlett was a medical doctor, Governor of New Hampshire, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Humphrey Bradstreet Farm: Rowley: MA c. 1774 Residential
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