Maryland State House

Annapolis, United States

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The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, completed in 1772 as a Georgian and Neoclassical brick and wood structure designed by Joseph Horatio Anderson. Rising 60 meters, it is distinguished by the largest wooden dome in the United States constructed entirely without nails. The building housed the Continental Congress in 1783 and 1784, serving as the nation's capitol when Ratification Day—the formal end of the Revolutionary War—was observed there. Today it remains home to the Maryland General Assembly and the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, it is the third statehouse erected on its site.

Architect

Joseph Horatio Anderson

Movement

Georgian architecture Neoclassicism

Built: 1772
Type: capitol building
Materials: brick, wood
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
Height: 60 m
Place: Annapolis, United States

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