John and I visited Indiana's first state capitol last weekend. Above is the historic Kintner House Inn where we stayed. It was built in 1873 as a hotel. Corydon was Indiana's capitol from 1816-1825.
This is the original capitol building that housed the Indiana House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Indiana Supreme Court.
Here is the inside of the capitol building. The first floor first served as the chamber for the house of representatives, and later as Corydon's official court house until the 1920's.
This is the second floor of the building, which housed the state senate chamber and the supreme court across the hall.
2 comments:
Hey Sarah. I had no idea 1)where Corydon was, 2)that it even existed, and 3)much less that it used to be Indiana's capital. I just learned three things! We just got our interenet hooked up at our new apartment. As soon as we get our old place cleaned out, I'll give you a call.
Cheers!
Kelly
My daughter and her husband live just outside Corydon, IN. They just purchased and moved into a rural home. On their property is a building that my daughter said was a "Grange Hall". She didn't know what a Grange Hall was so I told her to re read the Little House books. Pa would go the the grange meetings. I can't wait to see the building and see what they might be able to do to preserve it's history.
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