Oblique West (front) Elevation
Former Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon

Early 20th century postcard courtesy of Chris Miller.  This capitol became Oregon's second permanent state house, replacing a relatively short lived territorial capitol on the same site that had been destroyed by fire in 1855.  Main block built between 1873-76.  1887-88 saw the addition of columns and monumental exterior stairs on the east and west sides.  1893 saw it crowned with a central dome, a variation of the one originally planned.  Plans for smaller porticos and domed towers on the north and south ends were never built.  Justus F. Krumbein & W. G. Gilbert of Portland, Oregon had been the original architects.  Fire completely gutted the structure on April 25, 1935, leaving the outer walls standing without a roof or dome.

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