The Virginia State Capitol was designed in 1785 by Thomas Jefferson with help from Charles-Louis Clérisseau while Jefferson was serving as U.S. Minister to France. The Virginia General Assembly occupied the Capitol in 1788 and members of the Virginia executive and judicial branches moved into the building in 1789. It is the first American State Capitol designed after the Revolutionary War and the first public building in the New World to be constructed in the form of a classical Roman temple. The east wing for the House of Delegates and the west wing for the Senate of Virginia were opened in 1906 and remain is use by lawmakers today. The Virginia State Capitol is a National Historic Landmark, has been nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List, is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and on the National Register of Historic Places.
I was visiting the General Assembly today with a group of educators to help support the passage of a number of education bills. Sometimes the legislators do not believe in the cause. Sometimes the will is there but the funding is not. This year it may all come together.
Love the historical significance of our Virginia State Capitol. I feel lucky to be working next door at the General Assembly. Thanks for stopping by to say hello today!
@hwy614me Thank you for giving us some of your time! You look like you are made for the hustle and bustle and helping all the people who come your way.
@maggiemae It was one of the original 13 colonies and then states. It is called “Mother of Presidents” because 8 presidents have come from Virginia. It had a large land-owning, educated aristocracy. A hundred years later it became the Capitol of the Confederacy and had to work its way out of that stain. It is stil a source of controversy a hundred years after that, but we are trying to be more welcoming of the diverse population that resides here now.
