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Capitol · Austin, United States
Texas State CapitolSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1882–88
- Declared purpose
- Seat of the Texas Legislature
- Today
- Survives, still the capitol
- Build time
- About 6 years (1882–88)
- Region
- United States
- Architect of record
- Elijah E. Myers, architect: about 49 when credited (1881, born 1832). Build time on record: about 6 years (1882–88).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A granite capitol taller than the US Capitol, recorded as built in about six years.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
Taller than the US Capitol, in pink granite, paid for with about 3 million acres of public land. The record gives about six years from start to dedication.
Why researchers flag it
A granite capitol taller than the US Capitol, recorded as built in about six years.
Taller than Washington's
Its dome is taller than the US Capitol's. Researchers set the granite tonnage against the six-year build and the haul from the quarry.
A second Myers capitol
The same credited architect as Michigan and Colorado, with a very similar dome-on-drum design.
A building under the lawn
A large underground extension was added in 1993. The question researchers ask: what was found when they dug beside the old foundations?
Questions worth asking
- How was this much granite cut and set in about six years?
- Why does the design repeat across three states?
Possible original uses
- Capitol or civic palace
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
