The North Carolina Capitol is one stop in the Galaxie’s continuing journey to photograph America’s state capitol buildings. This page is ready to grow as new photographs and stories are added.
North Carolina Capitol
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The Galaxie at the Capitol
The 1966 Galaxie at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh.
Capitol and Capital City History
Completed in 1840, the North Carolina State Capitol is an exceptionally intact Greek Revival building of local granite. It originally housed all three branches of state government.
Raleigh was selected in 1792 as a centrally located, purpose-built capital after government had met in several towns; land was purchased near Isaac Hunter’s tavern, a familiar meeting place for legislators.