Kansas State CapitolSuspected

Dated: Dated 1866–1903
Declared purpose: Seat of the Kansas Legislature
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 37 years (1866–1903)
Region: United States
Architect of record: E. Townsend Mix, architect: about 35 when credited (1866, born 1831). Build time on record: about 37 years (1866–1903).; John G. Haskell, architect: about 34 when credited (1866, born 1832). Build time on record: about 37 years (1866–1903).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A palace-scale capitol begun in a small prairie town right after statehood.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A copper-domed capitol that took 37 years by the record, begun just after statehood in a town on the open prairie.

Why researchers flag it
A palace-scale capitol begun in a small prairie town right after statehood.
A prairie palace
Topeka was a small town in 1866. Researchers ask where the stone, labour and money came from.
A copper dome
Its dome is copper, now green, like the capitols of other states and many European buildings.
Architect of record
E. Townsend Mix (born 1831) was about 35 when credited with the design in 1866. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.