Louisiana State House
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Louisiana State House
Artist
Ben Prepelka
Medium
Photograph
Description
Set on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, Lousiana's Old Capitol Building is often called the Castle of Baton Rouge or the Castle on the River. While many state capitols mimiced the U.S. Capitol Building, New York architect James H. Dakin designed a Neo-Gothic medieval castle for the Baton Rouge site. Completed in 1859, it soon became a prison during the War Between the States when Union troops moved up from New Orleans. Also used to garrison Union soldiers, the building was left as an empty, gutted shell.
By 1882 the capital building was totally rebuilt, included a grand staircase and stained glass dome. The statehouse remained in use until 1932, when it was replaced by Huey P. Long's Art Deco building. The building, now a National Historic Landmark, received another makeover during the 1990s and doubles as the Museum of Political History.
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September 18th, 2021
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 10/16/2021 Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits! l/f
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photograph of the Louisiana State House with great perspective and composition, Ben! F/L
Kathi Isserman
It is my pleasure to inform you that your AWESOME photo is FEATURED on the HOMEPAGE OF "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP"! L Please add the photo to the 2021 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.
John Hughes Photographic
Congratulations, your wonderful image has been featured on the Homepage of the Photography Only Group, please feel free to add it as a permanent record to the Discussion thread for featured images.
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