Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge

johngross · Feb 28, 2021

The wife and I went to Louisiana for a few days to visit her kids. While there we took a little ride to Baton Rouge and saw the Old State Capitol Building. It's beautifully preserved/restored. The stained glass and spiral staircase were magnificent. Pictures below.

vt_shooter · Feb 28, 2021

Nice photos of a nice looking building

bigwheelzip · Feb 28, 2021

Thanks for the look. It was closed when we stopped there.

Faulkner · Feb 28, 2021

Great pictures. I may have to check that out someday, I love visiting old state houses and courthouses.

ACORN · Feb 28, 2021

Impressive!

SJK2 · Feb 28, 2021

Very nice indeed........

ameridaddy · Feb 28, 2021

Gilded age wonderment; they don't build them like they used to.
Looks like your wife wanted to take that post lamp home.

I would too.

Onomea · Feb 28, 2021

Very opulent! But what's with the "Governor's Offioe?" Seems an odd way for the "c" to wear....

Kiwi cop · Feb 28, 2021

I have just literally put down a pad and pen planning a possible U.S. trip next year (fingers crossed we can travel before the end of 2021) where a visit to the Old State Capital in Baton Rouge was #1 on the list for that city.

The U.S.S. Kidd was #2 given that the Texas is closed for repairs.

Iggy · Feb 28, 2021

That shure would hold a lot of hay.

Golddollar · Feb 28, 2021

Faulkner said:
Great pictures. I may have to check that out someday, I love visiting old state houses and courthouses.

Go see the Berks County Courthouse in downtown Reading, PA. It's something like 15 stories tall and resembles the tall building shown on the beginning of the old Superman TV show. I remember there was a fellow operating a shoeshine business down in the basement.

johngross · Feb 28, 2021

Kiwi cop said:
The U.S.S. Kidd was #2 given that the Texas is closed for repairs.

Bear in mind the USS Kidd is not in the best of condition. My wife took the picture posted below when we visited Baton Rouge last week (the Kidd is walking distance from the State Capitol building). Although the ship looks "ok" in the photo, it was sad to look at in person.

USS Kidd to undergo 'long overdue' structural maintenance for first time since 1962 | News | theadvocate.com

djohns6 · Feb 28, 2021

Did you go on board ?

johngross · Feb 28, 2021

djohns6 said:
Did you go on board ?

No, we did not.

MCorps0311 · Feb 28, 2021

Absolutely awesome looking on the inside...Beautiful!

bluetopper · Feb 28, 2021

When was it built and when did they move out of that building?

CAJUNLAWYER · Mar 1, 2021

WOW. I have been born and lived in Louisiana all of my life and have never given that building a second thought much less gone into it. The only time I see it is when I'm driving to the 1st Circuit for oral argument. Had no idea how beautiful it is.

johngross · Mar 1, 2021

bluetopper said:
When was it built and when did they move out of that building?

Here's a brief history of the building.

The History | Louisiana's Old State Capitol

Without rereading everything again, it was built about 1850, burned down during the Civil War except for the exterior walls. Sat dormant for 20 years. Rebuilt, burned again at some point. Rebuilt again. The new State Capitol, just a few blocks away, was built about 1930. Pictured below is how the Old Capitol Building looked after the fire during the Civil War.

post-1862-fire-image-from-the-State-Library_02f80567c9aa8bc40aff39e155b34c18.jpg

djohns6 · Mar 1, 2021

johngross said:
No, we did not.

I understand that the interior of the ship looks really good . They restored it to wartime configuration .

johngross · Mar 1, 2021

djohns6 said:
I understand that the interior of the ship looks really good . They restored it to wartime configuration .

That probably explains some confusion I had. The website for the Kidd says the restoration is complete, but news articles I've found say it has not been restored in 40 years. Apparently both are correct

. The interior is done but the exterior/structure needs work.

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