Laying the cornerstone

Laying the cornerstone

Former Minnesota Governor Alexander Ramsey sets in place the cornerstone of the third Minnesota State Capitol at a ceremony held at the construction site on July 27, 1898. Photograph by Haas Brothers.

Second-floor plan

Second-floor plan

Cass Gilbert’s original plan of the second floor of the Minnesota State capitol, ca. 1896. Public domain.

Minnesota State Capitol

Minnesota State Capitol

Minnesota State Capitol, July 22, 2017. Photograph by Wayne Hsieh. CC BY-NC 2.0

Minnesota’s Third State Capitol

On Wabasha Hill, just north of downtown St. Paul, stands Minnesota’s third state capitol building. This active center of state government was built between 1896 and 1905, and was designed by architect Cass Gilbert. Its magnificent architecture, decorative art, and innovative technologies set it apart from every other public building in the state.

Crew at Biesanz quarry in Winona

Crew at Biesanz quarry in Winona

Crew at Biesanz quarry in Winona, ca. 1900. These workers drilled the stone used in the foundation of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Stillwater State Prison

Stillwater State Prison

Stillwater State Prison as it appeared in 1907, when Charles Malchow and Olly Burton were both inmates. Photograph by John Runk Jr.

Rand House

Rand House

Rand House at Hamline University’s Department of Medicine, 1890s. From the Medical Dial 1, no. 9 (August 1899).

People's Lobby speaker in the Minnesota senate chamber

People's Lobby speaker in the Minnesota senate chamber

A speaker addresses members of the People's Lobby during their occupation of the Minnesota senate on the night of April 5, 1937.

Interior of the Great Hall at Grand Portage

Interior of the Great Hall at Grand Portage

Interior of the reconstructed Great Hall at Grand Portage National Monument. Photograph by Flickr user Sean Marshall, August 6, 2019. CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior of the canoe warehouse at Grand Portage

Interior of the canoe warehouse at Grand Portage

Interior of the reconstructed canoe warehouse at Grand Portage National Monument. Photograph by Flickr user Sean Marshall, August 6, 2019. CC BY-SA 2.0

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