New York State CapitolSuspected

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Dated: Dated 1867–99
Declared purpose: Seat of the New York Legislature
Today: Survives, still the capitol
Build time: About 32 years (1867–99)
Region: United States
Architect of record: Thomas Fuller, architect: about 44 when credited (1867, born 1823). Build time on record: about 32 years (1867–99).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

Five architects over 32 years and a 1911 fire that destroyed the State Library inside it.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A granite capitol that passed through five architects, including H. H. Richardson, and took more than 30 years by the record. A 1911 fire destroyed the State Library inside it.

Why researchers flag it
Five architects over 32 years and a 1911 fire that destroyed the State Library inside it.
Five architects
Thomas Fuller, Leopold Eidlitz, H. H. Richardson and Isaac Perry all worked on it. Researchers ask why the design kept changing hands.
The 1911 fire
A fire in 1911 burned the State Library and its manuscripts.
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