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The "golden era" of state capitol building

Michigan Public | By Mark Brush
Published November 15, 2010 at 10:33 AM EST
Artist rendering of Michigan State Capitol
Michigan Capitol Collection
A big reason Elijah E. Myers' design for the Michigan State Capitol won was because it was going to be the cheapest to build.

Michigan Radio's Lester Graham put together this slideshow about the construction of Michigan's State Capitol in Lansing. After the Civil War, many state capitols were built. Graham reports domes were a common feature to show allegiance to the Union (the dome on the U.S. Capitol was constructed during the civil war).
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Mark Brush
Mark Brush was the station's Digital Media Director. He succumbed to a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in March 2018. He was 49 years old.
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