The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing was designed by Elijah E. Myers of Springfield, Illinois, commissioned in 1872, with a central dome and wing layout similar to the U.S. Capitol. Groundbreaking was in 1872 and the cornerstone was laid on October 2, 1873. The infobox gives completion on September 26, 1878, while the text says late 1878. It was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
The article calls the style Renaissance Revival, and the infobox adds Neoclassical and Italianate. It is 267 feet (81 m) to the spire, about 420 by 274 feet and four stories. It uses Vermont marble and limestone floors, a cast-iron dome and Michigan white pine grained to look like walnut.
The infobox lists a cost of 1,427,738 dollars, but the text cites a 1.2 million dollar budget. A restoration from 1989 to 1992 removed the 1969 half-floors. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1992. The article gives no hours.
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