North Dakota Statehouse

Date

1934 (completed)

Location

North and Central America->United States->North Dakota->Bismarck

Description

North Dakota used to have two statehouses, the first was constructed during the territorial period (1883-4) but burned on December 28, 1930. The second and present Capitol was completed in 1934, in the depths of the Great Depression. Due to this, much of the exterior ornament of the building had to be eliminated.
The architecture team was composed of Joseph Bell, DeRemer, Grand Forks, and W.F.Kurke, Fargo, with assoicate Chicago architects Holabird and Root.
The current plan of the State Capitol is available at http://www.state.nd.us/fac/historyinfo/ndscmpmasterplan.pdf

Keywords: United States, North Dakota, Burleigh County, Bismarck, State Capitol Center, drawing, plan, site plan, city planning, public buildings, legislative buildings.

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