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This black and white photograph from a glass plate negative, shows the capitol from 10th and Van Buren Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Located on twenty acres of land, once owned by Cyrus K. Holliday, work began on the capitol October 17, 1866 when the cornerstone was laid for the east wing. Thirty-seven years later, the statehouse, a reflection of French Renaissance architecture and Corinthian details, was completed at a total cost of $3,200,588.92.
Date: July 27, 1903
Item Number: 220592
Call Number: FK2.1C.1903
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220592
Built Environment - Architectural Style - French Renaissance
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Building name - Kansas Capitol
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Built Environment - Materials - Stone - Limestone
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s - 1903
Government and Politics
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Dry plate glass negatives
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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