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Statue of Thomas Jefferson, South Entrance. The exterior of the Missouri State Capitol is notable for its architectural features: the Baroque dome, loosely modeled after St. Peter’s basilica in Rome, rising 238 feet (73 m) above ground level, topped by sculptor Sherry Fry’s bronze statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture; the eight 48-foot (15 m) columns on the south portico; the ...
Missouri State Capitol Historic District is a national historic district located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It encompasses 122 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jefferson City.
Bitter was comfortable with the proposed changes and made them, “without any special thumbscrew to my conscience” [4] A decade later, the Missouri Capitol Decoration Committee received permission from Bitter's widow to make another bronze casting of the work and place it in Jefferson City. [5]
Jefferson City: 7: Capitol Avenue Historic District: Capitol Avenue Historic District: December 28, 2005 : Roughly Capitol Ave., from Adams to Cherry Sts. Jefferson City: 8: Cole County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House
The current site on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River was the vicinity of the first Jefferson City Missouri State Capitol building from 1825 to 1837 after the capitol was relocated from St. Charles, Missouri to Jefferson City. The capitol burned in 1837 and was rebuilt at its current site a block to the west.
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, [1] is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census , [ 8 ] ranking as the 16th most populous city in the state. [ 9 ]
The hall is a series of privately funded bronze busts displayed in the Missouri State Capitol between the Missouri Senate and House chambers. [1] The busts, created by Missouri sculptors Sabra Tull Meyer, E. Spencer Schubert , and William J. Williams, depict prominent Missourians honored for their achievements and contributions to the state.
Missouri State Capitol: Jefferson City 201 W Capitol Avenue 1911–1917 238 [29] ... Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Building: Capitol Hill