Georgia State Capitol
State capitol building of the U.S. state of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Georgia State Capitol is an architecturally and historically significant building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building has been named a National Historic Landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As the primary office building of Georgia's government, the capitol houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state on the second floor, chambers in which the General Assembly, consisting of the Georgia State Senate and Georgia House of Representatives, meets annually from January to April. The fourth floor houses visitors' galleries overlooking the legislative chambers and a museum located near the rotunda in which a statue of Miss Freedom caps the dome.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Capitol Sq., Atlanta, GA |
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | Dec 9, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71001099 |
| Type of place | capitol building |
| Style | Renaissance architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Capitol Sq., Atlanta, GA |
| Coordinates | 33.74904, -84.38801 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake 28 mi · Galt'S Ferry Day Use Area (Ga) 30 mi · Victoria Campground 31 mi |
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Nearby in Fulton County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001099. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.