Design and construction Tennessee State Capitol

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tennessee state capitol during civil war


the prominent nashville hill top site of tennessee state capitol formerly occupied holy rosary cathedral (no longer extant), first roman catholic cathedral church in nashville (with diocese of nashville @ time once comprising entire territory of state of tennessee).


the state capitol designed renowned philadelphia architect william strickland, modeled after greek ionic temple. prominent lantern structure located above roof line of tennessee state capitol design based upon choragic monument of lysicrates in athens honors greek god dionysus doing battle tyrrhenian pirates. cornerstone of tennessee state capitol laid on july 4, 1845 , building completed fourteen years later in 1859.


the american society of civil engineers has listed building civil engineering landmark in recognition of innovative construction, made unusually extensive use of stone , example of use of structural iron. both interior , exterior built limestone quarry 1 mile (1.6 km) site. interior columns built single pieces of stone, requiring massive wooden derricks hoist them place. wrought iron, instead of wood, used roof trusses reduce building s vulnerability fire.





tennessee state capitol depicted on 1864 confederate $20 banknote


commercial, convict, , slave labor used in project. fifteen enslaved black men worked on carving capitol s limestone cellar 1845 1847; nashville stonemason a.g. payne paid $18 month labor. believed significant project [tennessee] state government rented slave labor.


strickland died 5 years before building s completion , entombed in northeast wall. son, f. w. strickland, supervised completion of structure. william strickland designed st. mary’s cathedral (located along base of capitol hill), downtown presbyterian church located few blocks away state capitol.


samuel dold morgan (1798–1880), chairman of state building commission overseeing construction of tennessee state capitol, entombed in southeast corner near south entrance.








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