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Seat of Power Massachusetts State House, Boston; designed by Charles Bulfinch.
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State House

building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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architectural design

  • Bulfinch, Charles
    In Charles Bulfinch

    …Bulfinch’s works are the Massachusetts State House, Boston (designed 1787–88; built 1795–98; extant in the late 20th century but greatly altered); the Connecticut State House, Hartford (1792–96; now the city hall); and the Maine Capitol, Augusta (1828–31). Bulfinch was the fourth in the succession of architects of the United States…

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  • James Paine and Robert Adam: Kedleston Hall
    In Western architecture: United States

    In Boston, the Massachusetts State House, designed 1787–88 and built 1795–98 by Charles Bulfinch, derived from English Neoclassical models. By far the most gifted architect working in the United States in these years was Benjamin Latrobe. Latrobe was born in England, where he was trained by the innovative architect…

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