Missouri State CapitolSuspected

Dated: Dated 1913–17
Declared purpose: Seat of the Missouri government
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 4 years (1913–17)
Region: United States
Architect of record: Tracy and Swartwout, architects: about when credited (1912, born ). Build time on record: about 4 years (1913–17).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

Lightning set the previous capitol on fire in 1911, and a larger domed capitol followed in about four years.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

The previous capitol burned after a lightning strike in 1911. This domed capitol on a bluff over the Missouri River opened in 1917.

Why researchers flag it
Lightning set the previous capitol on fire in 1911, and a larger domed capitol followed in about four years.
Lightning and fire
The 1911 fire began with a lightning strike.
Four years
A larger domed capitol followed in about four years.