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424: 412: 201: 436: 448: 867: 368: 209: 29: 1453: 181:, but they refused to give more funding. Local citizens managed to pay the rest of the cost for land, which was then given to the government. Construction on the building began on September 18, 1929, and it ended on February 2, 1931. The building, originally named the Federal and Territorial Building was dedicated on February 14, 1931. It hosted federal services until 1959, when the 392:
In 2012, the State of Alaska undertook a 4-year, $ 33 million project to provide seismic upgrades to the building as well as further restore the building to its original appearance. A statue of
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Many areas of the building have been restored to their original 1930s appearance, especially on the second and fifth floors—the latter originally had federal courtrooms.
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There have been efforts made to relocate the capital away from Juneau. These began as early as 1960, where a proposal to move the government to the
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became the Territory Capital in 1867. After the capital was moved to Juneau, the Legislature met in rented rooms around the city.
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The Alaska Governor and Lieutenant Governor's offices are located on the third floor. The executive office doors are made of
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More legislative offices and committee rooms occupy the fourth floor. The fifth floor holds legislative finance committees.
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in 1959, the building became home to the Alaska Legislature and has retained the function ever since.
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was erected in 2017 in front of the Capitol to commemorate the 1867
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Construction for a capitol building was partly funded by the
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Senate Finance Committee room in the Alaska State Capitol
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House Finance Committee room in the Alaska State Capitol
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Lloyd Winter and Percy Pond, and busts of the first two
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granted Alaska permission to settle in the building.
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Neoclassical Architecture
Juneau
Alaska
Coordinates
58°18′7.9″N 134°24′37.7″W / 58.302194°N 134.410472°W / 58.302194; -134.410472
Alaska Legislature
Governor of Alaska
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Juneau
gained statehood
Russian America
Sitka, Alaska
United States Congress
Alaska Statehood Act
Cook Inlet


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Indiana limestone
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Prince of Wales Island
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