This black and white photograph shows the capitol in Topeka, Kansas. It is located on twenty acres of land, once owned by Cyrus K. Holliday. Work on the structure began on October 17, 1866, when the cornerstone was laid for the east wing. Thirty-seven years later the statehouse, an example of French Renaissance architecture and Corinthian details, was competed at a total cost of $3,200,588.92. The office for the governor, the chambers for the Kansas House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Kansas Supreme Court were all located in this building for a number of years.
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