2006 RV - Doug & Crystal

In 1846, following Cahawba and Tuscaloosa, Montgomery became Alabama's capital city. The first capitol building, a handsome Greek Revival structure designed by Philadelphia architect Stephen Button, was built in 1847. In 1849 the building burned. Between 1850-51, the present capitol building, also n the Greek Revival style, was constructed on the same site. A rear wing was added in 1885 and the two side wings between 1906 and 1912. A rear extension with a neoclassical portico similar to the original west front portico was completed in 1992.



A gold star in front of the Capitol marks the spot where Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy, stood to take his oath of office.








Some wonderful lady ask to take our picture, being that I was taking a picture of Doug. That's the only thing about traveling in pairs.....no one to take pictures together. Forgot to say that....the location of the State Capitol is Dexter and Bainbridge. This is a stone throw away for the King Memorial Baptist Church