Tennessee State Capitol

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caption = Tennessee State Capitol
location = Capitol Hill
Nashville, Tennessee
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built =1845
architect =William Strickland
architecture = Greek Revival
designated=November 11, 1971
added = July 8, 1970
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governing_body = State of Tennessee

The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the home of the Tennessee legislature, and the location of the governor's office. It was designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple. The building was constructed over a period of 14 years from 1845 to 1859. Strickland died 5 years before the building's completion and was entombed in its northeast wall. His son, F. W. Strickland, supervised completion of the structure. William Strickland also designed the Downtown Presbyterian Church, formerly known as First Presbyterian Church, Nashville.

Monuments

Monuments on the capitol grounds include statues of Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Alvin York and the tomb of James K. Polk, honoring the three Tennessee residents who served as President of the United States, as well as the Charles Warterfield Reliquary, a group of broken limestone columns and fragments from the former Tennessee State Prison.

External links

* [http://tnmuseum.org/exhibitions/capitol.htm Tennessee State Museum] - State Capitol information