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Old State Capitol

The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.

by John C. Ferguson

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Old State Capitol

State Library of Louisiana

The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, date unknown.

Louisiana’s Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is one of the state’s most unique buildings. Inspired by the design of European castles, the building was where elected representatives from across Louisiana worked together to create laws and solve problems. The building was built more than 150 years ago when the state capitol moved from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. In 1932 Louisiana’s state government moved again, from the Old State Capitol into the New State Capitol, a much bigger, more modern building. The Old State Capitol is now home to the Museum of Political History.

 

 

 

Author

John C. Ferguson

Additional Data

Entry Published June 27, 2023
Entry Last Updated June 28, 2023
Coverage ca. 1847–present
Category
Topics
Regions Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes), East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge
Time Periods Antebellum Period, Civil War Period, Contemporary Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era
Index letter O
Louisiana K­–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies 		1.8 d.

1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:

d. Architecture: St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, State Capitol, Louisiana Superdome, Strand Theater, Sports Hall of Fame, National WWII Museum
Adapted From The text of "Old State Capitol" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Old State Capitol" by John C. Ferguson
Credit This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA).