Oregon's capitol buildings / Tom Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Tom, 1959- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Oregon--Salem--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Salem (Or.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Salem (Or.).

Salem (Or.)--History--Pictorial works.

Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Or. : 1938- )--Pictorial works.

Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Or. : 1938- ).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end--destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area. It quickly spread to the whole structure, and within four hours, the entire thing lay in ruins. After an exhaustive design process, a new capitol was built in the midst of the Great Depression, topped with a golden pioneer.

Contents:

First capitols

The 1876-1935 capitol

Fire!

Rebuilding

A new capitol

Willson Park

Plans and modern building

Capitol events.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885209807