The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh is credited mainly to Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis, but the text says the design came from William Nichols Sr. and Jr., then Town and Davis, then David Paton. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1833, and construction was completed in 1840. The first state house on the site burned in 1831.
The style is Greek Revival. A rotunda holds a statue of George Washington, a replica of Antonio Canova's original that was destroyed in the 1831 fire. The text names no materials or dimensions. The building is largely unaltered from 1840, and only three rooms were significantly remodeled.
It housed all state government until 1888, and the General Assembly last met here in 1961. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1973. The governor and staff use first-floor offices. The 2021 state budget gave 10 million dollars for dome repair. The article gives no hours.
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