New Jersey State Capitol in Trenton
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After the Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis, the New Jersey Capitol is the second oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States. After the New Jersey Legislature was relocated to Trenton from Perth Amboy in 1790, a new state house was constructed in 1792. Subsequent additions were made to the building during the 19th century (including 65 ft, and 95 ft. a few years later. On March 21, 1885, a large fire caused the destruction of the State Street wing. The Senate wing was reconstructed in the American Renaissance style. The New Jersey State House attained its present size in 1911 and has not been changed significantly other than by modernization of the main corridor in 1950. Some of the old sections were left, but not all. In 1987 a renovation project helped to restore the legislative section of the building. They also worked on saving what they could on the old parts (the ones that were still left from the fire).
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