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Capitol Park (other)
Capitol Park may refer to: Places in the United States: * Capitol Park (Sacramento, California) * Capitol Park (Augusta, Maine) * Capitol Park (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) on Childress Hill where the state capitol was located *Capitol Park Historic District, Detroit, Michigan, listed in the National Register of Historic Places *Two defunct 19th-century baseball fields in Washington, D.C.: ** Capitol Grounds or Capitol Park I, home of the Washington Nationals, 1884 **Swampoodle Grounds Swampoodle Grounds aka Capitol Park (II) was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889. The name refers to the one-time Swampoodle neighborhood of Washington. The ballfield was located on a block ... or Capitol Park II, home of the Washington Nationals 1886–1889 Places in Croatia: * Capitol Park (Makarska) See also * Capital Park (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Park (Sacramento, California)
The California State Capitol is the seat of the California state government, located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. The building houses the chambers of the California State Legislature, made up of the Assembly and the Senate, along with the office of the governor of California. The Neoclassical structure, designed by Reuben S. Clark, was completed between 1861 and 1874. Located at the west end of Capitol Park and the east end of the Capitol Mall, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The California State Capitol Museum is housed on the grounds of the capitol. History The structure was completed between 1860 and 1874, designed by architect Reuben S. Clark of Clark & Kenitzer, one of San Francisco's oldest architectural firms, founded in 1854. Between 1949 and 1952, the Capitol's apse was demolished to make way for the building's expansion with the construction of the East Annex. The offices of the governor of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Park (Augusta, Maine)
Capitol Park is a state-owned public park in Maine's state capitol complex on the west side of Augusta, Maine. Set aside in 1827, when the complex was established, the park, set between the Maine State House and the Kennebec River, served as a parade ground and encampment site during the American Civil War, and saw agricultural use before being formally designed as a park in the 1920s by the Olmsted Brothers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history Capitol Park is located on the western bank of the Kennebec River, from which it is separated by a former railroad right-of-way. It is about in size, and roughly rectangular in shape, bounded by Capitol, State, and Union Streets. The terrain slopes upward from the river to State Street, which separates the park from the grounds of the Maine State House. The people of Augusta gave the state the parcel of land that makes up the park and state house grounds in 1827, laying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Park (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Capitol Park on Childress Hill is a park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on a bluff above the Black Warrior River. It was the site of the Alabama State Capitol from 1826 to 1846, when the capitol was moved to Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery. The capitol building was subsequently used for Alabama Central Female College. It burned in 1923. A historical marker in the park commemorates the school's history. The University of Alabama has a collection of papers related to the school. Classical architecture ruins from the building remain. History Tuscaloosa succeeded Cahaba, Alabama, Cahaba as Alabama's state capitol. The Childress Hill site fronting Broad Street and adjacent to the river was selected for the new capitol building, designed by English architect William Nichols (architect), William Nichols. In 1829, Alabama Governor Gabriel Holmes addressed the legislature in the new building. The capitol building became Alabama Central Female College. It burned down in 1923. Legacy Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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