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18-419: The State House has experienced numerous expansions and renovations to meet the growing needs of the state since its original construction. Designed by Jonathan Doane , the original structure has seen architectural inputs from other notable architects across the centuries. The State House underwent a significant restoration and modernization project in 1987, and another renovation project that started in 2017, with

36-533: A State Capitol , but the Legislature has, since 1985, met in the State House . A capitol typically contains the meeting place for its state's legislature and offices for the state's governor , though this is not true for every state. The legislatures of Alabama , Nevada , and North Carolina meet in other nearby buildings, but their governor's offices remain in the capitol. The Arizona State Capitol

54-539: A $ 300M restoration of the entire building mainly focused on the governor's office and related Executive Branch agencies began and was scheduled to finish in 2023. The building was restored to how it looked in the early 1900s. Drop ceilings were removed, revealing long-hidden skylights. Modern sprinklers, fire alarms, heating, and air conditioning were installed, windows were replaced, and internal fire escape stairwells were added. The governor's office and other areas that were closed for renovation were officially re-opened at

72-495: A dedication ceremony on May 1, 2023. The New Jersey State House is unusual among state capitol buildings in the United States, the majority of which are reminiscent of the U.S. Capitol . The building consists of two parallel structures connected by the dome-capped rotunda, resembling the letter H , with its long arm parallel to State Street. A long portico wing, added by Notman and subsequently enlarged, extends west from

90-413: A major focus on the governor's office and related Executive Branch agencies. The New Jersey State House deviates from the architectural trend of most U.S. capitol buildings , which are reminisicent of the U.S. Capitol , and is integrated into an urban setting instead of a park-like campus. It offers daily tours to the public and provides an educational platform for middle and high school students. After

108-433: Is a list of U.S. state representatives . This list contains the names of U.S. state representatives in the 25 states, listed alphabetically, from Alabama to Missouri. For the remaining 25 states, please see List of U.S. state representatives (Montana to Wyoming) . From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge: There are a total of 5,411 state representatives nationwide, with

126-783: Is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware , Ohio , Michigan , Vermont , and Virginia , the offices there are for ceremonial use only. In nine states, the state's highest court also routinely meets in the capitol: Indiana , Kentucky , Nebraska , North Dakota , Oklahoma (both civil and criminal courts), Pennsylvania (one of three sites), South Dakota , West Virginia , and Wisconsin . The other 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Michigan , Minnesota , and Utah

144-567: Is surrounded by other legislative buildings. The most scenic view of the building is from the west, near the Delaware River, and is the side dominated by the various additions. Viewed from State Street, the dome is scarcely visible and there is little sense of the scale or design of the building. The governor's office occupies the remaining portion of the original 1792 State House. Tours are offered by reservation daily Monday through Friday, except state holidays. The tours typically include

162-625: The National Register of Historic Places , marked with NRHP . Nineteen of those are further designated as National Historic Landmarks , marked with NHL . Download coordinates as: 1960 (State House; the Legislature moved into the building in 1985) Originally called the District Building until renamed in 1994 after district councilor John A. Wilson List of U.S. state representatives (Alabama to Missouri) ( Alabama to Missouri , Montana to Wyoming ) This

180-517: The Senate and Assembly chamber galleries, the rotunda, and governor's office reception room.. List of state and territorial capitols in the United States ( Alabama to Missouri , Montana to Wyoming ) This is a list of state and territorial capitols in the United States , the building or complex of buildings from which the government of each U.S. state , the District of Columbia , and

198-537: The West State Street wing. Architect Lewis Broome led the reconstruction of the building in a simplified Second Empire style . He added a new rotunda and dome, as well as limestone facing. In 1891, James Moylan , an architect and sitting assemblyman, led the replacement of the Assembly wing. He redesigned it in a late Victorian style , rotating the wing to be parallel to the building's center wing. There

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216-511: The east and west wing. The only major change in the decades since has been modernization of the main corridor in 1950. A lengthy renovation and restoration project began in 1987. The project encompassed the legislative section of the building, an upgrade of mechanical and electrical systems, and the construction of the South Addition (office space). A parking garage, pedestrian tunnel, and other amenities were also constructed. In 2017,

234-416: The growing state, the structure was expanded several times during the 19th century. In 1845, Philadelphia architect John Notman created a three-stepped office wing on the north side of the original building. An expansion of the river-side portico occurred in 1865. In 1871, architect Samuel Sloan was commissioned to design new wings to house both legislative chambers. On March 21, 1885, a large fire destroyed

252-430: The high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol. Most U.S. capitol buildings are in the neoclassical style with a central dome , which are based on the U.S. Capitol , and are often in a park-like setting. Eleven of the fifty state capitols do not feature a dome: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia. Forty-four capitols are listed on

270-413: The legislature relocated to Trenton from Perth Amboy in 1790, it purchased 3.75 acres (0.0152 km) land for £250. Construction on the new state house, designed by Philadelphia -based architect Jonathan Doane , began in 1792. The Doane building was covered in stucco, measured 150 by 50 feet (46 m × 15 m) and housed the Senate and House chambers in opposite wings. To meet the demands of

288-415: The organized territories of the United States , exercise its authority . While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government , Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall". The State of Alabama has

306-400: The rotunda toward the Delaware River. To this portico, a number of architecturally dissimilar, unusually shaped structures have been added. These structures have been the subject of subsequent renovations to blend them with the original wing. The State House is set not on a park-like campus, as are many state houses, rather it is integrated into an urban setting along historic State Street and

324-542: Was also an addition to the west wing to add private offices for the governor and judges, as well as a third floor added to the south end of the center wing. In 1900, the wing was extended again. In 1903, Merchantville architect Arnold Moses reconstructed the Senate wing in the American Renaissance style. The New Jersey State House's original east wing was replaced with a four-story office section in 1906 and attained its current size in 1912 with extensions to

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