Maryland State House

This article is about the state capitol building of Maryland. For the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, see Maryland House of Delegates.

Maryland State House
Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°58′44″N 76°29′28″W / 38.97889°N 76.49111°W / 38.97889; -76.49111
Built1772–1797
ArchitectJoseph Horatio Anderson
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.66000385
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]

The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772 and houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. In 1783 and 1784 it served as the capitol building of the United States Congress of the Confederation, and is where Ratification Day, the formal end of the American Revolutionary War, occurred.

The capitol has the distinction of being topped by the largest wooden dome in the United States constructed without nails. The current building, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960,[2] is the third statehouse on its site.[3] The building is administered by the State House Trust, established in 1969.

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