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The Indiana Statehouse is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Indiana. It houses the Indiana General Assembly, the office of the Governor of Indiana, the Indiana Supreme Court, and other state officials. The Statehouse is located in the capital city of Indianapolis at 200 West Washington Street. Built in 1888, it is the fifth ...
Other notable works include many portrait busts and bronze plaques of Indiana governors and notable citizens. There is a 21 x 41.5 foot mural depicting the Spirit of Indiana on the east wall of the Indiana House of Representatives and a figural representation of state of Indiana which was commissioned for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
State of Indiana Matthew E. Welsh (bust) Daniel Edwards: 1996 Indiana Statehouse Bronze 23.5 × 12.75 × 12 in State of Indiana Otis Bowen (bust) Lou Ann Lanagan: 1981 Indiana Statehouse Bronze on wooden base 20.5 × 13 State of Indiana Robert D. Orr (bust) Don Ingle: 1987 Indiana Statehouse Bronze 30 × 21 × 15 in State of Indiana Sherman ...
The Old Capitol building, a part of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, is administered by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. The two-story, Federal-style, limestone building served as Indiana's first state capitol from 1816 until 1825. [6] The building was originally intended to serve as the Harrison County Courthouse.
This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Indiana, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Indiana. Only buildings built prior to 1820 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
Oliver Perry Morton was the first Indiana native to be governor of Indiana. He was born in Salisbury, Indiana in Wayne County. [2] The family's name was originally Throckmorton, known by the emigration of Morton's grandfather from England around the beginning of the Revolutionary War who settled in New Jersey.
The amendment removed controversial elements from the original bill, such as parents having ability to opt kids out of lessons, sue school districts.
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".