Volume 9 , Issue 31

State Capitol Construction

Oklahoma's state capitol has been domeless for over 80 years. Construction on the building began in 1915. The original capitol architects, the Layton and Smith Company, planned a dome for the building, but when the capitol was completed in 1917, it was domeless due to a lack of money. Governors, state officials and the public have attempted to raise funds and construct a dome for the capitol. Past ideas have included creating additional office space, fiberglass dome, or a revolving restaurant dome. Governor Frank Keating announced plans to construct a dome on the Oklahoma state capitol building. Funds from private sources allowed construction of the 15 ft. dome to begin in early 2001. The dome was finished by Statehood Day, November 16, 2002. You can research State Senate and House bill files, records fro the Office of Governor, and the records of the State capitol Preservation commission.
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