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Michigan State Capitol The Michigan Capitol Building with the Catalpa Tree in Blossom on the left. The Capitol Pediment, located above the main front entrance to the building, is entitled "The Rise and Progress of Michigan". It depicts a central figure, Michigan, who is dressed as a Native American.
The Michigan Capitol is a National Historic Landmark. You can stop by and see the building for yourself or join a guided tour. Here's how.
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The Michigan Capitol, completed in 1879 in Lansing. According to its marker placed by the state historical commission, it is recognized“for establishing the domed capitol as an American icon and for launching the national career of its architect, Elijah E. Myers of Detroit.” City shown: Lansing: Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical ...
(Free Press politics editor Emily Lawler, a proud resident of the Capital City, informs me that Lansing got rid of most downtown one-way streets this spring. You could've fooled me .)
An 1847 plat map of "the town of Michigan", prior to the selection of "Lansing" as the capital's name the following year. (The map is oriented with north to the right.) With the announcement that Lansing Township had been made the capital, the small settlement quickly transformed into the seat of state government.
Elijah E. Myers (December 29, 1832 – March 5, 1909) was a leading architect of government buildings in the latter half of the 19th century, and the only architect to design the capitol buildings of three U.S. states, the Michigan State Capitol, the Texas State Capitol, and the Colorado State Capitol. [1]
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