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Massachusetts State House
Built in 1798, the "new" State House is located across from the Boston Common on the top of Beacon Hill and was designed by Charles Bullfinch, the leading architect of the day. The land for the building was originally used as John Hancock's cow pasture. The original wood dome, which leaked, was covered with copper in 1802 by Paul Revere's company. (Paul Revere was the first American to roll copper successfully into sheets in a commercially viable manner.) The dome was first painted gray and then light yellow before being gilded with gold leaf during 1874. During World War II, the dome was painted once again, this time black or gray (depending on the source), to prevent reflection during blackouts and to protect the city and building from bombing attacks. During 1997, at a cost of more than $300,000, the dome was re-gilded, in 23k gold. At the top of the golden dome sits a wooden pinecone representing the importance of the lumber industry to Massachusetts during early colonial times as well as the state of Maine, which provided the lumber to build the State House.
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Massachusetts State House
Built in 1798, the "new" State House is located across from the Boston Common on the top of Beacon Hill and was designed by Charles Bullfinch, the leading architect of the day. The land for the building was originally used as John Hancock's cow pasture. The original wood dome, which leaked, was covered with copper in 1802 by Paul Revere's company. (Paul Revere was the first American to roll copper successfully into sheets in a commercially viable manner.) The dome was first painted gray and then light yellow before being gilded with gold leaf during 1874. During World War II, the dome was painted once again, this time black or gray (depending on the source), to prevent reflection during blackouts and to protect the city and building from bombing attacks. During 1997, at a cost of more than $300,000, the dome was re-gilded, in 23k gold. At the top of the golden dome sits a wooden pinecone representing the importance of the lumber industry to Massachusetts during early colonial times as well as the state of Maine, which provided the lumber to build the State House.
A cool way to view mine or anyone else's photostream is on fluidr.