New York State Capitol

New York State Capitol
An ornate building, several stories high, of light colored stone. Many arches are visible on its front. On its sides are two large towers with pyramidal red roofs, echoed by similar smaller towers closer to the center with stone tops. In front of the camera, at bottom, is a plaza with a wavy-line pattern.
The New York State Capitol viewed from the southwest
General information
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival, Neo-Renaissance
Town or cityAlbany, New York
CountryUnited States
Construction started1867
Completed1899
Cost$25 million
ClientState of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)
New York State Capitol
Map
Part ofLafayette Park Historic District (ID78001837)
NRHP reference No.71000519
NYSRHP No.00140.000311
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971[2]
Designated NHLJanuary 29, 1979[1]
Designated CPNovember 15, 1978
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park. Housing the New York State Legislature, the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of US$25 million (equivalent to $774 million in modern dollars),[3] making it the most expensive government building of its time.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978. The New York State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "New York State Capitol". National Historic Landmark Survey. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York, 1964 - 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
  4. ^ "New York State Capitol". WGBH/PBS Online. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Pitts, Carolyn (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New York State Capitol". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2012. and New York State Capitol exterior undated photo; 289 KiB