Vermont State House

The Vermont State House in Montpelier is the seat of government of the state of Vermont. With its gold leaf dome against the backdrop of changing leaves roof of the nearby parks, it is considered by many tourists as the prettiest of Government of the United States.

Originally, the deputies met Vermont alternately on a rotational basis in different cities. 1805 were the deputies that it was now time to stop because of the central location of the city and of cheap building land with hiking the seat of government. Thus, the deputies decided from now on to meet in Montpelier. This was decided on two conditions. First, Montpelier had to provide the land for the Capitol. Second, the State Capitol had to be completed by September 1808. Thomas Davis, son of the first permanent settlers of Montpelierirst, Col. Jacob Davis, donated the land available, and the first parliament building was built at a cost of $ 9,000. After the first parliament slowly became too small, a new one is built. The second Parliament was designed by Ammi Young and completed with a construction cost of $ 132,000 in 1838. Also, a fire on a cold January night in 1857 that destroyed the impressive successor building from 1838 to the granite walls and the portico, the Vermonter could not stop them on the basis to build the existing Capitol building today. The new plans were based on those of Young, but the scale was enlarged and built in the ornaments at that time popular Renaissance style. This Capitol was built within two and a half years for $ 150,000. It was completed in 1859 and expanded in the years 1888, 1900 and 1987.

The Senate floor is considered by the admission of many experts as the most beautiful interior of the state.

On December 30, 1970, the Vermont State House was recognized as a National Historic Landmark.