The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end--destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area... Read More
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The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end--destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area... Read More
The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end--destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area. It quickly spread to the whole structure, and within four hours, the entire thing lay in ruins. After an exhaustive design process, a new capitol was built in the midst of the Great Depression, topped with a golden pioneer.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 22nd July 2013
State: Oregon
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130257
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) ARCHITECTURE / Regional PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Author Bio
Tom Fuller is the coauthor of three books, Salem, Newberg, and McMinnville, in the Images of America series. He also coauthored Oregon at Work: 1859-2009, which follows the descendants of Oregon pioneer families and traces the history of employment in the state. Fuller has worked in and around the state capitol since the early 1990s.
The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end--destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area. It quickly spread to the whole structure, and within four hours, the entire thing lay in ruins. After an exhaustive design process, a new capitol was built in the midst of the Great Depression, topped with a golden pioneer.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 22nd July 2013
State: Oregon
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130257
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) ARCHITECTURE / Regional PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Tom Fuller is the coauthor of three books, Salem, Newberg, and McMinnville, in the Images of America series. He also coauthored Oregon at Work: 1859-2009, which follows the descendants of Oregon pioneer families and traces the history of employment in the state. Fuller has worked in and around the state capitol since the early 1990s.
