Arkansas State CapitolSuspected

Dated: Dated 1899–1915
Declared purpose: Seat of the Arkansas government
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 16 years (1899–1915)
Region: United States
Architect of record: George R. Mann, architect: about 43 when credited (1899, born 1856). Build time on record: about 16 years (1899–1915).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

Built on the site of the state penitentiary, with convict labour at the start, and finished by a second architect.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A domed capitol built on the grounds of the old state penitentiary. Cass Gilbert took over from the first architect.

Why researchers flag it
Built on the site of the state penitentiary, with convict labour at the start, and finished by a second architect.
On the prison site
It stands where the state penitentiary stood, and convicts worked on it early on.
Two architects
George R. Mann began it; Cass Gilbert finished it.