{"nrhp_refnum":"73000427","name":"California State Capitol","other_names":["California's State Capitol"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Between 10th and 16th and L and N Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.57599873950005,"lon":-121.49166210445628,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The California State Capitol is a government building in Sacramento, set within Capitol Park between 10th and 16th Streets and L and N Streets. Construction ran from 1860 to 1874, with a rear office wing added in 1954.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the Capitol one of the most significant structures in California. It is the seat of the state legislature and is described as the state's counterpart to Washington, D.C. It is also linked to the Gold Rush, statehood and the wider story of California government.","narrative":"Sacramento's State Capitol is a tall white government building crowned by a gold-capped dome and surrounded by Capitol Park. Work began in 1860 and the building was declared complete in 1874, despite inadequate funding that forced special property taxes and pauses in construction. Architect Frederic Butler designed it in a modified Renaissance style. The original brick structure has a granite-faced base, iron columns and ornament, and a west portico with a pediment of allegorical figures. Inside, the rotunda holds murals by Arthur Mathews, a Columbus and Isabella marble group, and historic flags. The Senate and Assembly chambers are on the second floor. Changes include the 1906-08 basement and roof work, which removed the balustrade and statues, and a six-story office wing added in 1954. The park covers ten city blocks and has more than 800 plant varieties. The Capitol is recognized as the seat of California's legislature and a symbol of the state's history and government.","period_of_significance":"1860-1874","architect_builder":"Frederic Butler (original architect)","architectural_style":"Modified Renaissance style, sometimes called Federal or Republican","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in government use. The form rates its condition as good, says the old portion needs strengthening and repair, and notes that the building has been altered over time.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.287106-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000427.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000427/9d0dace4a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000427/9d0dace4a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andre m","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacramento,-California---State-Capitol.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre m</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacramento,-California---State-Capitol.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860555","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Capitol","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026860"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/california-state-capitol-73000427/"}