The West Virginia 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.
West Virginia Capitol
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The Galaxie at the Capitol
The 1966 Galaxie at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston.
Capitol and Capital City History
Completed in 1932, West Virginia’s Classical Revival Capitol was designed by Cass Gilbert and crowned by a gilded dome higher than the U.S. Capitol’s.
After years of rivalry and moves between Wheeling and Charleston, voters selected Charleston permanently in 1877 for its central location and river connections.