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The Alabama State Capitol, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol, is the state capitol building for Alabama. Located on Capitol Hill, originally Goat Hill, in Montgomery, it was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960.
For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics.
Alabama's State Capitol, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, was constructed in the Greek Revival style in 1851 on the foundations of the previous capitol, which burned in 1849. The capitol is also a working museum and several areas of the building are open to the public, including the old Senate chamber, which is restored to its Civil War -era ...
The Alabama State Capitol, a working museum, underwent a major restoration in 1992. Restored areas open to the public include the House of Representatives, Senate Chamber, Old Supreme Court Chamber & Library, and Rotunda.
Twice, international attention has focused on Alabama's State Capitol. In 1861, the Confederate States of America was born in the Senate Chamber, where delegates from Southern states voted to establish a new nation.
Following Cahawba and Tuscaloosa, Montgomery became Alabama's permanent capitol city. Spurred by Alabama’s expansion, in 1846 the state legislature chose Montgomery as the new capitol city moving it from Tuscaloosa in the west-central part of the state.
The Alabama State Capitol, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol, is the state capitol building for Alabama. Located on Capitol Hill, originally Goat Hill, in Montgomery, it was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960.
