Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex is a large complex of state government buildings in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Set on more than 50 acres (20 ha) of downtown Harrisburg, it includes the Pennsylvania State Capitol and a landscaped park environment with monuments, memorials, and other government buildings. It is bounded on the north by Forster Street, the east by North 7th Street, the south by Walnut Street, and the west by North 3rd Street. Most of this area (bounded on the north by North Street) is a National Historic Landmark District, recognized in 2013 as a fully realized example of the City Beautiful movement landscape and planning design of Arnold Brunner.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex | |
East portal of the Pennsylvania State Capitol at sunset with Speaker K. Leroy Irvis Office Building in front | |
| Location | Third, Walnut, Seventh and North Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′54″N 76°52′56″W |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Brunner, Arnold; Huston, Joseph M. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001162 (original) 13000287 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1977 |
| Boundary increase | February 27, 2013 |
| Designated NHLD | September 20, 2006 |
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