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Constructed of buff Indiana limestone and lined with Imperial Danby marble from Vermont, the State's Capitol is considered one of the world's superb examples of Italian Renaissance architecture. Designed by the internationally prominent Cass Gilbert and dedicated on June 20, 1932 by Governor William G. Conley as "a monument to West Virginians of yesterday, today, and tomorrow", this magnificent Capitol cost $10,000,000.
West Virginia Historic Commission 1964

Charleston, Capitol Complex, Greenbrier and Washington streets, 1 block south of I-64/77 Kanawha County West Virginia

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