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|  | Michigan State Capitol
Capitol Park
Detroit MI United States
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| Status: | destroyed | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1828 | | Destroyed | 1893 | | Floor Count | 2 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - capitol building | | - courthouse | | - education | | Structural Types | | - lowrise | | - tower | | Architectural Style | | - neo-classical | | Materials | | - brick |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 140 ft | | Michigan's State Capitol, History Art & Architecture | | | | | |
Description
- The structure is designed in the neoclassical architectural style of Greek Revival, and included an Ionic-styled portico, and a bell tower. The structure was faced primarily in brick and other stone.
- Before this was the state capitol building, this was the territorial courthouse for Michigan territory.
- The building was made the Michigan state capitol in 1837 when Michigan became a state, and served as the capitol until the capital was moved to Lansing in 1847.
- After the capital was moved to Lansing, the building was made into Detroit's first high school and public library.
- The building burned down in a fire in 1893.
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