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The North Carolina State Capitol has been the active capitol building of the state since it opened in June of 1840. At one point, the building housed the office of the Governor, the Supreme Court and the chambers of the General Assembly, as well as various other state offices.
The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It is the active Capitol of the state and a National Historic Landmark.
North Carolina State Capitol - Abraham Galloway Abraham Galloway was born into slavery in 1837 in Brunswick County, NC, the son of Hester Hankins, a seventeen-year-old enslaved woman and John Wesley Galloway, a white ship captain.
The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It is a National Historic Landmark.
Sadly, when the State House burned down in 1831, the statue of George Washington was damaged beyond repair. This 1830s lithograph depicts Nichols’ masterful transformation of the 1795 State House into a stately 19th century neoclassical Capitol.
The Capitol in the 19th Century. North Carolina's official entrance into the Civil War (1861-1865) took place in the Capitol on the floor of the Commons Hall (now known as the House of Representatives). A special convention called in May of 1861 produced an Ordinance of Secession, effectively withdrawing North Carolina from the United States ...
Construction of The Capitol. After the State House of North Carolina was lost in a fire in 1831, the North Carolina General Assembly of 1832-1833 ordered that a new Capitol be built as an enlarged version of the old State House - that is, a cross-shaped building featuring a central, domed rotunda.
The Division of State Historic Sites and Properties connects people to North Carolina’s history, sharing the power of place to inspire a common future through preservation, education, and transformative engagement.
North Carolina’s Executive Mansion is not only home to the Governor, it is the “people’s house.” The building is also a meeting space, historic site, and an elegant event location. In addition, thousands of visitors visit during public tour season and during the holiday open house.
Visit Historic Halifax. Located on the Roanoke River, the town of Halifax developed into a commercial and political center at the time of the American Revolution. North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress met in Halifax in the spring of 1776.