Colorado State CapitolSuspected

Dated: Dated 1886–94
Declared purpose: Seat of the Colorado General Assembly
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 8 years (1886–94); dome gilded 1908
Region: United States
Architect of record: Elijah E. Myers, architect: about 53 when credited (1885, born 1832). Build time on record: about 8 years (1886–94); dome gilded 1908.All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A granite domed capitol in a city founded under 30 years earlier; same credited architect as Michigan and Texas.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A gold-leafed dome on a granite capitol, its west steps marked at one mile above sea level. Elijah E. Myers is credited with the design.

Why researchers flag it
A granite domed capitol in a city founded under 30 years earlier; same credited architect as Michigan and Texas.
The third Myers dome
After Michigan and Texas, the same architect and the same domed formula, now in a city that had existed for under 30 years.
Gold on the dome
The dome was covered in gold leaf in 1908. Researchers ask why gilded and metal-capped domes recur on civic buildings worldwide.