New York State Capitol
Legislative building in Albany, New York, U.S.. Built 1899 by Thomas Fuller. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park. Housing the New York State Legislature, the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of US$25 million, making it the most expensive government building of its time. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978. The New York State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Capitol Park, Albany, NY |
| County | Albany County |
| Listed | Feb 18, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000519 |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Thomas Fuller, Leopold Eidlitz, Henry Hobson Richardson |
| Type of place | capitol building |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Capitol Park, Albany, NY |
| Website | empirestateplaza.ny.gov/tours/new-york-state-capitol ↗ |
| Coordinates | 42.65257, -73.75736 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · 20 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 71000519. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.