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Texas State Capitol

1100 Congress Avenue
Austin TX United States
http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/ts...

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1882
Finished	1888
Floor Count	4
Basement Floors	2

Building Uses

- capitol building

- government

Structural Types

- highrise

- dome

Heights	Value	Source / Comments

Spire	303 ft	Texas State Preservation Board


Roof	287 ft	Texas State Preservation Board


8th floor balcony parapet	249 ft	Google Earth


7th floor balcony parapet	176 ft	Google Earth


North & south flagpoles	159 ft	Google Earth

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Description
Architects:
• Friedly & Voshardt
• DESIGN: Elijah E. Myers

Location:
Borough: Downtown
Neighborhood: Capitol Complex
Development Zone: N/A

General Contractor: Mattheas Schell

- Length x Width: 89.9 meters x 91.4 meters

- This is the largest state capitol building in the United States of America.

- The statue atop the dome is 15 feet 7 1/2 inches tall.

- The interior ceiling of the dome is 218 feet/66 meters high.

- This was the tallest building in Austin from 1888 to 1937.

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