History - Illinois Old Capitol Building - Luther Fine Art
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History - Illinois Old Capitol Building - Luther Fine Art
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Luther Fine Art
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This architectural art was crested by Luther Fine Art and is perfect for home and/or office
This is the Old State Captiol Building in Springfield, Illinois. Previously, the capitol had been in Vandalia, Illinois which was later relocated to Springfield because of the city being more centrally located in the state. This one is the fifth capitol building.
As Illinois started to develop more northwards toward Chicago, a state caucus, led by Whig Party lawyer Abraham Lincoln, successfully relocated the capitol to the village of Springfield.
It was in this building that Lincoln served his final term as a state lawmaker in 1840�41. It was here, as a lawyer, that he pleaded cases before the state supreme court in 1841�60. It was here, in the Illinois House chamber, that he made his House Divided speech in June 1858, announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. It was to the same chamber, in May 1865, that his body was returned from Washington, D.C. prior to final burial in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery.
As a result of economic growth spurred by the American Civil War and consequent industrialization, this fifth or Old State Capitol was, by the 1870s, too small to serve the purpose for which it had been built. Illinois built its sixth and current State Capitol building four blocks to the southwest, and the state government turned the Old State Capitol over to Sangamon County to serve as the county courthouse. (Wikipedia)
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September 1st, 2014
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