Tennessee State Capitol
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Tennessee State Capitol
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| Location | Capitol Hill Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′57″N 86°47′3″W / 36.16583°N 86.78417°WCoordinates: 36°9′57″N 86°47′3″W / 36.16583°N 86.78417°W |
| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1845-1859 |
| Architect | William Strickland |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000894 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971 |
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the home of the Tennessee legislature, the location of the governor's office, and a National Historic Landmark. Designed by architect William Strickland, it is one of Nashville's most prominent examples of Greek Revival architecture. It is one of only twelve state capitols (along with those of Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, and Virginia) that does not have a dome.
The prominent Nashville hill top site of what is now the Tennessee State Capitol was formerly occupied by the Holy Rosary Cathedral (no longer extant), the first Roman Catholic cathedral church in Nashville (with the Diocese of Nashville at that time once comprising the entire territory of the State of Tennessee).
The State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple. The prominent lantern structure located above the roof line of the Tennessee state capitol is a design based upon the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens that honors the Greek god Dionysus doing battle with Tyrrhenian pirates. The cornerstone of the Tennessee state capitol was itself laid on July 4, 1845 and the building was completed fourteen years later in 1859.
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