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West Virginia Capitol Complex

Coordinates: 38°20′12″N 81°36′43″W / 38.33667°N 81.61194°W / 38.33667; -81.61194
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West Virginia Capitol Complex
West Virginia Capitol Complex is located in West Virginia
West Virginia Capitol Complex
West Virginia Capitol Complex is located in the United States
West Virginia Capitol Complex
LocationAlong Kanawha Blvd., E., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates38°20′12″N 81°36′43″W / 38.33667°N 81.61194°W / 38.33667; -81.61194
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectCass Gilbert; Walter F. Martens
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.74002009[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1974

The West Virginia Capitol Complex is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic district located along Kanawha Blvd., E., in Charleston, West Virginia. It dates from 1925 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

It includes the three part capitol buildings, the West Virginia State Capitol, designed and supervised by architect Cass Gilbert. And it includes the governor's residence, West Virginia Executive Mansion, designed by Charleston architect Walter F. Martens.[1][2]

It includes Colonial Revival architecture and Italian Renaissance architecture.[1]

It includes two contributing buildings, one the capitol building and one a residence.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ James E. Harding (April 11, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: West Virginia Capitol Complex / West Virginia State Capitol, West Virginia Executive Mansion" (PDF). West Virginia Capitol Complex. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
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