This award-winning documentary features the work and workers who restored Iowa’s most important architectural icon, the state Capitol. Through the use of on-the-scene video essays, in-depth interviews and historical photos,“This Old Statehouse” documents both the history of the Capitol and the story of its restoration.

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• Over 300 articles about Iowa history topics
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• Interactive timeline of over 500 historical events
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