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Oklahoma State Capitol

The   Oklahoma State Capitol   is the house of govern-

ment of the  U.S. state   of   Oklahoma. It is the build-

ing that houses the Oklahoma Legislature and executive

branch offices. It is located along Lincoln Boulevard in

Oklahoma City. The present structure includes a dome

completed in 2002. The building is a  National Historic

Landmark.

Oklahoma’s first capital was Guthrie, Oklahoma, but it

moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. Construction began

on the Oklahoma State Capitol in 1914 and was com-

pleted in 1917. Originally, it housed the judicial branchof Oklahoma, but the state’s high courts moved to the

Oklahoma Judicial Center in 2011.

The state capitol complex is the only state capitol grounds

in the United States with active oil rigs.

1 History

1.1 Early capital of Guthrie (1889–1910)

Oklahoma’s territorial capital and first state capital was

located in the city of Guthrie.[2] The settlement of the first

state capital began at noon on April 22, 1889, when can-

nons sounded the start of the Oklahoma land run.[3] The

town was designated as the territorial capital in 1890.[2]

Entrance to Oklahoma State Capitol (1972 photograph)

1.2 Move to Oklahoma City and construc-

tion (1910–1917)

State government officials let voters decide on whether or

not to move the capital to Oklahoma City. On June 11,

1910, the state seal was taken from Guthrie and moved

south to Oklahoma City, where the Oklahoma StateCapi-

tol is located today.  Lee Cruce, the second Governor of

Oklahoma commissioned the architectural construction

of the present day structure. Prior to its construction,

state government offices were housed in the Huckins Ho-tel in downtown Oklahoma City.[4]

Construction on the Oklahoma State Capitol began af-

ter a groundbreaking ceremony on July 20, 1914.[5] The

building was completed on June 30, 1917.[5]

1.3 Expansion and change (1998-present)

In 1998, state legislators and the governor enacted leg-

islation to create the Oklahoma Centennial Act, which

formed the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centen-

nial Commemoration Commission.

[5]

The commissionworked to fund a dome for the Oklahoma State Capi-

tol and construction of the dome began in 2001 and

was completed in 2002. It included a 22 feet (6.7 m)

bronze sculpture called   The Guardian.[5] During exte-

rior restoration work in 2014, engineers discovered sig-

nificant cracks in the precast panels that comprise the

dome.[6]

In 2006, plans were made to move the judicial branch

into the old Oklahoma Historical Society building, as the

agency was moving into the Oklahoma History Center.[5]

The court offices moved to the new Oklahoma Judicial

Center in 2011.

[7]

1.4 Monument controversy

In 2009, Oklahoma State Representative   Mike Ritze

sponsored a bill to have a monument to the  Ten Com-

mandments  installed at the capitol. His family supplied

$10,000 to fund the monument, which was installed in

2012.[8] The following year, the American Civil Liber-

ties Union (ACLU) sued Oklahoma over the placement

of this religious monument on public property.[9] Later,

the New York-based Satanic Temple, citing the govern-

ment’s constitutional obligation to not endorse any par-ticular religion, announced they would apply to have a

privately funded statue honoring Baphomet on the capi-

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tol grounds.[10] A vandal destroyed the Ten Command-

ments monument in 2014 and plans for the Baphomet

statue were put on hold as the Satanic Temple did not

want their statue to stand alone at the capitol. [11] The

Oklahoma Supreme Court declared all religious displays

illegal at the capitol and the statue was erected elsewhere

in Detroit.[12] The statue may be moved to Arkansas if aTen Commandments monument is erected there.[13]

2 Exterior and Capitol complex

The north façade of the Capitol building.

See also: Oklahoma History Center

The Oklahoma State Capitol, located at 2300 North Lin-

coln Boulevard, Oklahoma City is composed primarily

of white limestone and Oklahoma pink granite.[14] How-

ever, the building’s dome is made of steel-reinforced con-

crete and reinforced plaster casts.[15]

The state capitol complex is famous for its oil wells and

remains the only state capitol grounds in the United States

with active oil rigs.[16] The capitol building is directly atop

the Oklahoma City Oil Field.

The state capitol building and the surrounding govern-ment buildings, non-government agencies, museums, li-

braries, and tree lined streets and boulevards form the

Oklahoma State Capitol Complex[17] or Capitol Campus.

The complex includes the State Capitol Park, the Okla-

homa History Center, the Oklahoma Judicial Center, and

the Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion. The 14,000-square-

foot (1,300 m2) mansion has a limestone exterior to com-

plement the Oklahoma State Capitol’s exterior. The sur-

rounding neighborhood is home to numerous restaurants

and bars.

The Oklahoma History Center opened in 2005 and is op-

erated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It preservesthe history of Oklahoma from prehistoric Native Ameri-

can tribes to the present day.

3 Interior

The west wing of the Capitol houses the Oklahoma House

of Representatives chamber and offices. The east wing

houses the Oklahoma Senate chamber and offices. The

ceremonial office of the governor is located on the sec-

ond floor. Elected state officials such as the state auditor

and inspector, state treasurer, and state attorney general

have offices on the first floor. The building also contains

a museum, a cafeteria, and a barber shop.

3.1 Art

Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen’s mural   Flight of Spirit ,

honoring the  Five Moons, notable 20th-century  Native

American   ballerinas from Oklahoma is on display in

the Capitol rotunda. Several large paintings by Wayne

Cooper are on display in the building. Many of them de-

pict the early heritage and oil history of the state. Semi-

nole artist Enoch Kelly Haney's painting “The Earth and

I are One” is on display on the first floor of the building.

The Senate lobby includes a 6 by 10 feet (1.8 m × 3.0

m) oil-on-canvas painting of the “Ceremonial Transfer

of the Louisiana Purchase in New Orleans - 1803” by

Mike Wimmer. The Senate Lounge displays a water-

color painting entitled “Community of Boling Springs”

by Sonya Terpening.[18]

4 Gallery

•   Oklahoma State Capitol Facade

•  Oil Rig at Oklahoma Capitol

•  Oklahoma Capitol West Facade

•  Meeting Place Monument/Flag Plaza at Oklahoma

Capitol

5 See also

•  List of state capitols in the United States

•  List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

•  List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City

•  History of Oklahoma

•  History of Oklahoma City

•   Government of Oklahoma

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6 External links

•   Oklahoma State website

•  Voices of Oklahoma interview with Charles Ford.

First person interview conducted on August 03,

2010 with Charles Ford talking about the histor-ical significance of the Senate Collection at the

Oklahoma State Capitol. Original audio and tran-

script archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral his-

tory project.

7 References

[1] "Oklahoma County,” National Register of Historic Places

[2] Wilson, Linda D.  Guthrie.   Encyclopedia of Oklahoma

History and Culture (Oklahoma Historical Society). Re-trieved 2015-03-13.

[3] Hoig, Stan.   Land Run of 1889.   Encyclopedia of Okla-

homa History and Culture (Oklahoma Historical Society).

Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[4]   “Our History”. Guthrie Oklahoma Chamber of Com-

merce. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[5] Savage, Cynthia. Oklahoma Capitol .  Encyclopedia of Ok-

lahoma History and Culture. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[6] Green, Rick (23 December 2014).  “Oklahoma’s 12-year-

old Capitol Dome is significantly cracked”.   The Okla-homan. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[7] Hoberock, Barbara (31 July 2011).   “Oklahoma high

courts move out of Capitol into Judicial Center”.   Tulsa

World . Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[8] McNutt, Michael (15 November 2012). “Ten Command-

ments monument is installed at Oklahoma state Capitol”.

The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[9]   “ACLU Challenges Oklahoma State Capitol Ten Com-

mandments Monument” (Press release). American Civil

Liberties Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[10] Burke, Daniel (9 December 2013). “Satanists want statue

next to 10 Commandments”.   CNN . Retrieved 2015-03-

13.

[11] Evans, SophieJane (24 October 2014). “Oklahoma driver

taken to mental facility for evaluation after 'smashing his

car into Ten Commandments monument because Satan

told him to do it'".  Daily Mail  (London). Retrieved 2015-

03-13.

[12]   Protesters: Don't turn Detroit over to Satanists

[13]   Satanic Temple unveils controversial Baphomet sculpture

to cheers of 'Hail Satan'

[14]   “Oklahoma State Capitol Art Collection”. Oklahoma Arts

Council. Retrieved 2013-03-13.

[15]   “Introduction”. Oklahoma State CapitolDome. Retrieved

May 3, 2010.

[16] "State Capitol,”   Oklahoma County Website   (accessed

May 3, 2010)

[17]   “Oklahoma State Capitol Complex Maps”. Oklahoma

Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-03-13.

[18]  “Senate Artwork”. Oklahoma Senate. Retrieved 2015-

03-13.

[19]   “Oklahoma Capitol Building”.  C-SPAN. April 12, 2012.

Retrieved March 14, 2013.

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