Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex

The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the administrative hub of the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At the center of the complex is the State Capitol with its gilt and marble halls, vast rotunda, murals and sculpture, sparkling crystals and gold leaf. The Capitol Complex is the location of many of state agencies, as well as classic buildings, parks, plazas, fountains, and celebrated statuary.

The following buildings/sites make up the Capitol Complex:

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Building	Image	Address	Height	Floors	Built	Notes
Pennsylvania State Capitol		North 3rd and State Streets 40°15′52″N 76°52′0″W / 40.26444°N 76.866667°W / 40.26444; -76.866667	272 feet (83 m)	5	1906	Contains the House of Representatives, Senate, offices for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and the Supreme Court's Harrisburg chamber
Rachel Carson State Office Building		400 Market Street 40°15′44.6″N 76°52′47.3″W / 40.262389°N 76.879806°W / 40.262389; -76.879806	230 feet (70 m)	17	1990	Named for environmentalist Rachel Carson. Contains the Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Labor and Industry Building		North 7th and Forster Streets	219 feet (67 m)	18	1955
Governor's Residence		2035 North Front Street		2 1⁄2	1968	Official residence of the Governor of Pennsylvania
Health and Welfare Building		625 Forster Street	143 feet (44 m)	11	1955	Contains the Departments of Health and Public Welfare
Matthew Ryan Legislative Office Building		Southwardly adjacent to the Capitol Building	unknown	5	1893	Named for former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House Matthew J. Ryan
Commonwealth Keystone Building		400 North Street	unknown	10	2001	Houses offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and other state agencies.
K. Leroy Irvis Office Building		Southside of Capitol Building, East Wing	unknown	7	1921	Named for former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House K. Leroy Irvis
North Office Building		North Street at Commonwealth Avenue	unknown	7	1928
Northwest Office Building		Capital and Forster Streets	unknown	7	1939
Forum Building		Walnut Street at Commonwealth Avenue	unknown	6	1931	Contains the State Library
Finance Building		North 7th and North Streets	unknown	5	1939
Pennsylvania Judicial Center		601 Commonwealth Avenue	unknown	9	2008
Transportation and Safety Building		400 North Street	unknown	13	1963	Demolished in 1998 and replaced with the Commonwealth Keystone Building.
Pennsylvania State Archives		350 North Street	unknown	20	1964
State Museum of Pennsylvania		North 3rd and North Streets	unknown	5	1964
Strawberry Square		303 Walnut Street

See also

Pennsylvania portal

• List of Harrisburg neighborhoods
• United States Capitol Complex

References

• City of Harrisburg - Capitol Complex overview
• emporis.com: Capitol Complex profile
• skyscraperpage.com: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania profile
• Trostle, Sharon, ed. The Pennsylvania Manual. 120. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. p. 1-9. ISBN 0-8182-0345-5. 

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