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Capitol · Helena, United States
Montana State CapitolSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1899–1902
- Declared purpose
- Seat of the Montana Legislature
- Today
- Survives, still the capitol
- Build time
- About 3 years (1899–1902)
- Region
- United States
- Architect of record
- Bell & Kent, architects: about when credited (1898, born ). Build time on record: about 3 years (1899–1902).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
The first design competition was cancelled amid fraud charges; the replacement design went up in about three years.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A copper-domed capitol in Helena, built in about three years after the first design competition was cancelled.
Why researchers flag it
The first design competition was cancelled amid fraud charges; the replacement design went up in about three years.
A scandal at the start
The first competition was cancelled amid fraud charges, and a second competition picked Bell & Kent.
Copper dome
Its dome is copper-clad, fitting a mining state.
Questions worth asking
- Whose design was actually built?
Possible original uses
- Capitol
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
