Texas Capitol is a museum in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1888. It is one of 19 museums documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 633 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2726, -97.7393 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Land Office Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas Highway Department, 1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway Building, and The Archive War.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000647. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers and built of Sunset Red granite from 1882 to 1888, the Texas State Capitol opened to the public on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1888, its cornerstone having been laid on Texas Independence Day in 1885. Crowned by a Goddess of Liberty statue, its dome rises about 311 feet, taller than the U.S. Capitol, making it the tallest state capitol, and it remains the largest state capitol building in the nation. A weeklong 1888 dedication celebration drew nearly 20,000 visitors.
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