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An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger. The United States Capitol was, according to some contemporary travelers, the only building in Washington "worthy to be noticed". [26]
Because the Capitol grounds are outside the normal jurisdiction of Olympia and Thurston County, the sheriff and city police do not investigate crime on the Capitol campus. The Washington State Patrol is responsible for law enforcement and investigations on the Capitol grounds as well as at the Old Capitol Building and adjoining Sylvester Park ...
The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia, [1] the offices there are for ceremonial use only.
The Supreme Court barely had the opportunity to hear cases in the chamber before the justices fled Washington in the face of advancing British forces during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, the British occupied the city and burnt several government buildings, including the North and South wings of the Capitol building. Despite the burnings ...
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) (6 C, 14 P) County government buildings in Washington (state) (1 C, 1 P) Government buildings in Seattle (15 P)
Thornton's original Capitol Building design Thornton's submission for the Capitol, officially approved by Washington in 1793 This elevation of the Temple Portico of Tudor Place is from a laser scan project conducted by nonprofit CyArk. The circular Te Portico that extends into the space of the Saloon is a prominent architectural feature of the ...
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Washington State Capitol campus (23 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Olympia, Washington" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.