Useful information
- Phone : +1 225-342-0500
- Website: : http://www.louisianaoldstatecapitol.org
Description
It was in this neo-Gothic building (1850) resembling a medieval castle with its striking dome, towers and crenellations, that representatives voted in January 1861 to withdraw from the Union and form a separate nation, which proved to be short-lived. Today the Old State Capitol houses the Museum of Political History, the artefacts and displays of which include the pistol used to assassinate the Confederate governor Huey Long, a firm rival of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide264 m - 305 South River Road, Baton Rouge
- The Green Guide816 m - 660 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge
- The Green Guide1.16 Km - 900 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge
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Where to sleepnearby
- From $92Hotel Indigo Baton Rouge Downtown, an IHG Hotel164 m - 200 Convention Street, Baton Rouge LA 70801
- From $99Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center169 m - 201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge LA 70802
- From $139WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection226 m - 150 3rd Street, Baton Rouge LA 70801
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