The New York State Capitol in Albany was designed in phases by Thomas Fuller, then Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson, then Isaac G. Perry. The State of New York was the client. The infobox and text agree on construction from 1867 to 1899, at a cost of $25 million.
The article calls the style Romanesque Revival and Neo-Renaissance, with the final phase known as Richardsonian Romanesque. It uses Chazy limestone, white granite from Hallowell, Maine, and Westchester marble cut by prisoners at Sing Sing. It is 220 feet (67 m) tall at its highest point, and the planned dome and tower were never completed.
A 1911 fire destroyed nearly all of the state library's collection. Exterior restoration ran from 2000 to 2014. It houses the Legislature and is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and closed on most weekends and holidays.
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