Historic Building Plan of the Day
Tennessee State Capitol
The Tennessee State Capitol is owned and occupied by the State of Tennessee. The last stone of the tower was laid July 21, 1855, and the building was completed with the completion of the lower terrace on March 15, 1859.
- Cost upward of $2,500,000 (1859 dollars), per HABS data pages (stated as the total cost of the improvements)
- Time to build: the last stone of the tower was laid July 21, 1855, and the building was completed March 15, 1859, per HABS data pages
Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.