Nebraska State Capitol Building - Lincoln, NE
N 40° 48.527 W 096° 41.985
14T E 694020 N 4520076
Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government for Nebraska, the 37th state added to the Union on March 1, 1867. The Capitol was built in 1932.
Waymark Code: WM18C1T
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2023
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he Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932. The capitol houses the primary executive and judicial offices of Nebraska and is home to the Nebraska Legislature—the only unicameral state legislature in the United States.
The Nebraska State Capitol's 400-foot (120 m) tower can be seen up to twenty miles (32 km) away. It was the first state capitol to incorporate a functional tower into its design. Goodhue stated that "Nebraska is a level country and its capitol should have some altitude or beacon effect." In 1976, the National Park Service designated the capitol a National Historic Landmark, and in 1997, the Park Service extended the designation to include the capitol grounds, which Ernst H. Herminghaus designed in 1932.-
Nebraska State Capitol.
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