Old State Capitol (Kentucky)
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The Old State Capitol (Kentucky) is the third Capitol of Kentucky. The building in Frankfort, Kentucky served as the capitol of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1830 to 1910.
The building was built in the Greek Revival style by Gideon Shryock, an early Kentucky architect. He designed the Old State Capitol when he was only twenty-five years old. Unique architectural features include a famous self-supporting stone stairway within the Old State Capitol. The building has been restored to its American Civil War era appearance.
A bitterly contested 1899 state governor election came to a climax when Democratic claimant William Goebel of Covington, Kentucky was assassinated at the capitol on his way to be inaugurated.
The Kentucky State Capitol, Kentucky's Fourth was built in 1910. The building has served as the home of the Kentucky Historical Society since 1920.
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