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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Annapolis, Maryland, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1772-1779 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorAnderson, Joseph Horatioen_US
dc.date1772-1779en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T20:25:32Z
dc.date.available2013-05-16T20:25:32Z
dc.date.issued1772-1779en_US
dc.identifier218444en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 393en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/126222
dc.descriptionGeneral view of the new Senate Chamber (part of the new 1905 and 1906 annex); Maryland's State House, located in Annapolis, is the oldest State House still in continuous legislative use. It was designed by the prominent colonial architect Joseph Horatio Anderson. Construction on the State House began in 1772, but was delayed by the American Revolutionary War. It was finally completed in 1779. There are two sections to the State House: the original, or old, and the new. The original section's interior was constructed of wood and plaster. The structure's first cupola was replaced by the existing dome, designed by another colonial architect Joseph Clark. It was completed in 1774 and is the oldest and largest wooden dome of its kind in the United States. Between 1902 and 1906, a newer section was added made from Italian marble. This newer section was designed by Francis Baldwin and Josiah Pennington. A black line painted on the lobby floor marks the line between the two sections. In 1968, the Maryland State House was designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior.en_US
dc.format.mediumbrick; wooden_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectGeorgianen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Colonialen_US
dc.titleMaryland State Houseen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-AN-SH-A5en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypelegislative buildingen_US
dc.contributor.displayJoseph Horatio Anderson (American architect, active ca. 1770-1780)en_US


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