Pre-Construction Photographs
Minnesota State Capitol site before construction, looking south, ca. 1896.
Image courtesy of Thomas Blanck and Associates. Used with permission.
The images on this page show the Minnesota State Capitol site in 1896, before construction of the structure began, as well as architect Cass Gilbert and the Capitol Commission members, who were appointed to oversee the project.
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Minnesota State Capitol construction site before construction, looking north, ca.1896
Image courtesy of Thomas Blanck and Associates. Used with permission.
Cass Gilbert, Minnesota State Capitol architect
Image courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission.
Board of State Capitol Commissioners
Image courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission.