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This Old Statehouse: Timeline

posted on April 6, 2001 at 5:14 PM

1846
- Iowa becomes a state

1857
- Des Moines named capital city

1858
- Old Brick Capitol completed

1865
- Civil War ends

1868
- Construction legislation proposed

1871
- First cornerstone laid (November 23)

1873
- Second and permanent cornerstone laid
- Des Moines' population reaches 10,000

1886
- Exterior completion ceremony (July 4)

1904
- Fire destroys House chamber (January 4)

1907
- Legislature declares building completed (July 1)

1976
- Restoration painting begins

1981
- Preliminary exterior restoration studies begin

1983
- First stone replaced

2001
- Exterior restoration completion ceremony (April 20)

2015
- Estimated completion of interior restoration