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History. First Statehouse (1816–1824) The first capitol building in downtown Corydon. When Indiana became a state in 1816, the capital was located in Corydon. The first capitol building was a humble, two-story limestone building constructed in 1813 to house the legislature of the Indiana Territory.
Indiana became a state on December 11, 1816; Corydon remained the seat of government. The original Statehouse, a 40-foot-square building, was made of Indiana limestone and still stands. As more roads were built and settlement moved northward, a centrally located seat of government was needed.
The First One Hundred Years. Indiana's Statehouse saw many changes in its first hundred years. An ever changing cast of legislators, office workers, judges, and citizens walked its halls. Indianapolis grew up around the Statehouse, as nearby homes and commercial buildings were the Statehouse itself undergone updates and additions.
The first capitol building in Indianapolis was the original Marion County courthouse, erected between 1822 and 1825 as a home for state offices, the state legislature, and the fledgling county government.
Indiana's Statehouse, a building of outstanding architectural beauty, has served as a center of civic life in Indiana since 1888. Plan your visit, read about the history of the building, or schedule a tour.
The current Indiana State House is actually the second capitol building constructed in Indianapolis. The seat of government moved from Corydon to Indianapolis in 1825, four years after Alexander Ralston had laid out the city in the center of the state—the “capital in the woods.”
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The building was completed in 1835 at a cost of $60,000. The design was Grecian Doric and an Italian Renaissance dome graced the building. It stood on the south end of the present Statehouse grounds, facing Washington Street. In 1867, the ceiling of the House Chamber collapsed.
