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[[Image:Old Capitol Building - Williamsburg.png|250px|right|thumb|The restored Capitol Building, circa 1941]] |
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The '''Capitol''' at [[Williamsburg, Virginia]] was the first Capitol building in America in 1705. A reconstructed version is a centerpiece of [[Colonial Williamsburg]]. |
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==Original building 1705-1780== |
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The building was completed in 1705, it burned in 1747, and was rebuilt. The Capitol and the [[Governor's Palace]] were the center of the political and social life of Virginia for most of the 18th century. Members of the [[House of Burgesses]] which met in the Capitol included [[Patrick Henry]], [[George Washington]], [[George Mason]], and [[Thomas Jefferson]]. |
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After the capital of Virginia was moved to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] in 1780 at the beginning of the [[American Revolution]], the old Capitol was used by British forces. After the [[Siege of Yorktown|Battle of Yorktown]], and the surrender of [[Lord Cornwallis]], it fell into disrepair and was dismantled for its materials. |
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==Restoration: Colonial Williamsburg== |
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[[Image:Colonial Williamsburg Capitol.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Capitol Building]] |
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Early in the 20th century, the Reverend Dr. [[W.A.R. Goodwin]] undertook restoration of historic [[Bruton Parish Church]] (circa 1711) where he was rector. His dreams of restoring other buildings of the old colonial capital city led to his affiliation with [[Standard Oil]] heir and [[philanthropist]] [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] and the creation of [[Colonial Williamsburg]]. The reconstructed Capitol and [[Governor's Palace]] join the [[Wren Building]] of the [[College of William and Mary]] as the three main structures of the restoration. |
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''See main article [[Colonial Williamsburg]].'' |
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*[[Historic Triangle]] |
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*[[Colonial Parkway]] |
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*[[History of Virginia]] |
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*[[Virginia State Capitol]] (Richmond) |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbcap.cfm Colonial Williamsburg, Capitol web page] |
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{{Colonial Williamsburg}} |
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[[Category:Landmarks in Virginia|Capitol]] |
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[[Category:Williamsburg, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:1705 architecture]] |
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[[Category:Former state capitols in the United States|Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Colonial Williamsburg]] |
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[[he:קפיטול וירג'יניה (ויליאמסבורג)]] |
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[[it:Campidoglio (Williamsburg)]] |
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[[zh:國會大廈 (維吉尼亞威廉斯堡)]] |
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