This is Oregon's third Capitol Building. Each of the previous two structures was destroyed by fire, one in 1855 and it's replacement in 1935. On the same site, Oregon's newest Capitol was constructed of white Vermont marble and completed in 1937. The gilded bronze statue atop the Capitol is 22 feet tall and was created by artist Ulric H. Ellerhusen. Learn how it was regilded in year 2000.
