Wisconsin State Capitol

Wisconsin State Capitol

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

The Wisconsin State Capitol possesses national significance as an exceptionally intact example of the architectural values that embody the American Beaux-Arts tradition, popular during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. It exemplifies that period’s emphasis on constructing monumental state capitols patterned on the National Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB