Michigan State CapitolSuspected

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Dated: Dated 1872–79
Declared purpose: Seat of the Michigan Legislature
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 7 years (1872–79)
Region: United States
Architect of record: Elijah E. Myers, architect: about 40 when credited (1872, born 1832). Build time on record: about 7 years (1872–79).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

One credited architect, Elijah E. Myers, produced three domed state capitols (Michigan, Texas, Colorado) within about a decade.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A cast-iron dome over a limestone and sandstone capitol in what was a small town when the capital moved there in 1847. It was the first of three capitols credited to Elijah E. Myers.

Why researchers flag it
One credited architect, Elijah E. Myers, produced three domed state capitols (Michigan, Texas, Colorado) within about a decade.
One architect, three capitols
Myers is credited with the Michigan, Texas and Colorado capitols within about a decade. Researchers line the three up and ask how one office produced so much monumental work so fast.
A dome of iron
The dome is cast iron, like the dome of the US Capitol. The question: who was casting domes like this, and where?