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Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon)

Photographer
Date
  • 1938
Description
  • The Oregon State Capitol houses the state legislature and the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and treasurer of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in the state capital, Salem. The current building, constructed from 1936 to 1938, and expanded in 1977, is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem. Two former capitol buildings were destroyed by fire, one in 1855 and the other in 1935. New York architects Trowbridge & Livingston conceived the current structure's Art Deco, stripped classical design, in association with Francis Keally. Much of the interior and exterior is made of marble. The Oregon State Capitol was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The Public Works Administration, part of the U.S. government, partially financed construction, which was completed during the Great Depression, in 1938. The building was erected at a cost of $2.5 million for the central portion of the building, which includes a dome of 166 feet (51 m). The wings, which doubled the floor space of the building to about 233,750 square feet (21,716 m2), were added later for $12.5 million. The grounds outside the capitol building contain artwork, fountains, and flora, including the state tree (Douglas fir) and state flower (Oregon grape). Wikipedia.
View
  • exterior
View Date
  • 2015
  • 1900/2000
MODS Note
  • The Oregon State Capitol houses the state legislature and the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and treasurer of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in the state capital, Salem. The current building, constructed from 1936 to 1938, and expanded in 1977, is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem. Two former capitol buildings were destroyed by fire, one in 1855 and the other in 1935. New York architects Trowbridge & Livingston conceived the current structure's Art Deco, stripped classical design, in association with Francis Keally. Much of the interior and exterior is made of marble. The Oregon State Capitol was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The Public Works Administration, part of the U.S. government, partially financed construction, which was completed during the Great Depression, in 1938. The building was erected at a cost of $2.5 million for the central portion of the building, which includes a dome of 166 feet (51 m). The wings, which doubled the floor space of the building to about 233,750 square feet (21,716 m2), were added later for $12.5 million. The grounds outside the capitol building contain artwork, fountains, and flora, including the state tree (Douglas fir) and state flower (Oregon grape). Wikipedia.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Street Address
  • 900 Court Street Northeast
GPS Latitude
  • 44.938245
GPS Longitude
  • -123.030563
Identifier
  • pna_40001
Source
  • Gift of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives
Institution
Submission Date
  • 01/09/2016
Modified
  • 07/24/2022
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APA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. (24 Apr 2024). Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71bj430

MLA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. 24 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71bj430

Chicago

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-24. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71bj430

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Gary, Halvorson http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/GaryHalvorson
2 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
3 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
4 built works http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265418
5 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
6 Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5744337/
7 Oregon State Capitol >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5744306/
8 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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