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Capitol (Third)
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The third Wisconsin State Capitol (second in Madison), surrounded by trees. When construction on the capitol was completed in 1868, the structure measured 228 feet north to south and 226 feet east to west. It set the precedent for a capitol with four roughly equal wings oriented to the points of the compass.
1870
Jones, N. P.
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The Third Wisconsin State Capitol
1870
Elevated view over trees toward the third (second in Madison), Wisconsin State Capitol that stood from 1857-1913, from a stereograph original. Elevated view over bare trees.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Portico
1870
The only known evidence of the north/south entrances to the original third Wisconsin State Capitol building. (The entrances were identical and cannot be differentiated here.) The entrance porticos ...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition and Present Capitol Construction
1907
The construction of the East Wing of the new Capitol is underway. This is a view of the North and South Wings and the dome of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol. On the far left is the best known vi...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
1866
The Third Wisconsin State Capitol before the completion of the dome. After all four wings of the Third Capitol were completed, the second Capitol was demolished and the central portion of the thir...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Dome
1878
The Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared after the completion of the dome in 1869. At that time only the dome and the upper stories can be seen above the trees in the Capitol Park.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
circa 1880-1889
Elevated view of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol (extension of the second State Capitol which was the first in Madison), shortly after the construction of the North and South additions.
