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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
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The Third Wisconsin State Capitol before the completion of the dome. After all four wings of the Third Capitol were completed, the second Capitol was demolished and the central portion of the third constructed over its foundations to connect the wings. A disagreement over the plan for the dome designed by August Kutzboch and Samuel H. Donnel halted construction and left the new building topless. The dome was finally constructed in 1869 with a new classical design by Stephen V. Shipman. Local tradition has it that the rejection of his design may have contributed to Kutzbock's suicide in 1868.
1866
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Dome Elevation
1884
Drawing by architect Stephen Vaughn Shipman of the dome for the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Wisconsin selected Shipman's design for the dome because of its similarity to the recently-constructed...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) without Dome
1868
View from unpaved Wisconsin Avenue looking east toward the third Wisconsin State Capitol sometime prior to the completion of the dome (1869). The portion of the building seen here was designed by A...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Dome
1878
The Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared after the completion of the dome in 1869. At that time only the dome and the upper stories can be seen above the trees in the Capitol Park.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Dome
1878
The dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, which was constructed entirely of iron and glass, as it appeared in 1878. The dome was painted white which some contemporary observers felt did not bl...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition and Present Capitol Construction
1907
The construction of the East Wing of the new Capitol is underway. This is a view of the North and South Wings and the dome of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol. On the far left is the best known vi...
Capitol (Third) and Unbuilt Dome
1857
Lithograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol, surrounded by portraits of Wisconsin Statesmen. Governor Bashford hired the Madison architectural firm Kutzbock and Donnel to design an addition to the ca...
