Indiana Territorial Capitol

United States historic place


Territorial Capitol of Former Indiana Territory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Front of the old capitol
38°41′6″N 87°31′31″W / 38.68500°N 87.52528°W / 38.68500; -87.52528
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1800 (1800)-1805
NRHP reference No.	73000021^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1973

The Indiana Territorial Capitol, also known as the Indiana Territory State Memorial and Legislative Hall, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes, Indiana. Part of a row of buildings located across from Vincennes University, the building was the center of government for the Indiana Territory from 1800 to 1813. It was built between 1800 and 1805, and is a simple two-story frame building. It was moved to its present site in 1949.^[2]^: 2

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] It is located in the Vincennes Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Robert D. Starrett (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Territorial Capitol of Former Indiana Territory" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.