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Construction began in 1880 and the cornerstone was laid on September 28. Edwin May died in February of that year, and Adolph Scherer supervised the project for the entire construction period. The interior was modeled in the Italian Renaissance style. Wherever possible, materials native to Indiana were used.
Built in 1880-1888, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Edwin May and Adolf Scherer to serve as the State Capitol Building, or Statehouse, of Indiana.
Built in 1880-1888, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Edwin May and Adolf Scherer to serve as the State Capitol Building, or Statehouse, of Indiana. The building replaced an earlier and much smaller structure on the same site, which stood from 1835 until 1877, when it was condemned due to structural problems.
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Indiana State Capitol, Edwin May & Adolf Scherer 1878-1888 . Architects Edwin May and Adolf Scherer designed the Indiana State Capitol in an Italian Renaissance style completed in
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Adolf Scherer (5 May 1938 – 22 July 2023) was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He was of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team. [1] Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 European Nations' Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match.
From a field of 27 entrants in an intense competition, May’s design for the new Indiana State House was chosen in early 1878. When construction on this project began in August of that year, May was paralyzed and later traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to recuperate.
