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6 Massachusetts State House

The cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House
was laid in 1795 by Paul Revere and Samuel
Adams. Completed in 1798, the Charles Bulfinch-
designed center of state government served as a
model for the US Capitol building in Washington
and as an inspiration for many other state capitols.
Later additions were made, but the original building . Nurses Hall
remains the archetype of American government The statue of the army nurse here was
buildings. Its gilded dome serves as the zero-mile erected in honor of all the nurses who took
marker for Massachusetts. part in the Civil War. The marble hall is lined
with murals depicting important events
leading up to the American Revolution.

Main Staircase
Beautiful stained-glass
windows, with the
early state seals of
Massachusetts, decorate
the main staircase.

Entrance

KEY
1 Senate Chamber
2 The dome was gilded in 23-carat
gold in 1872.
3 Hall of Flags
4 The Great Hall, built in 1990,
is used for state functions and is
topped by a glass dome.
5 The Wings, added in 1917,
. House of Representatives are thought by many to sit
This elegant oval chamber was built in 1895, but the incongruously with the rest of
“Sacred Cod” that now hangs over the gallery came the structure.
to the State House when it first opened in 1798.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp184–6 and pp187–9

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