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1-State Capitol, Nashville, Tenn.
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STATE CAPITOL, NASHVILLE, TENN.
The grounds upon which the Capitol stands
were purchased by the city of Nashville rom
Geo. W. Campbell for $30,000 and presented
to the State, December, 1843, and are perhaps
the most beautiful site for a capitol building430 AM
in the world, being in the center of the city
and 197 feet above the level of the Cumber-143
land River. Grading the grounds was begun
January 1, 1844; the cornerstone was id
July 4, 1845; the building was completed
March 19, 1859.
The Capitol is entirely of Tennessee material,
and is fireproof. The building is a parallelo-
gram, 112x239 ft.; extreme height 206 ft. 7 in.
Total cost of building and grounds $1,500,000.
Wm. Strickland was architect, and is en-
tombed in the wall of the northern portico.
President James K. Polk and wife are buried
in the grounds.
A fine bronze statue of General Jackson
adorns the grounds on east side of Capitol.
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