<Tr> <Th> NRHP reference #</Th> <Td> 70000195 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> May 13, 1970 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Old State Capitol is located in Milledgeville, Georgia . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1970 . It is located on Greene Street and is now a museum . Georgia's original state capitol was in Louisville, Georgia . On December 12, 1804, the state legislature voted to designate Milledgeville as the capital of Georgia . In 1805, $60,000 was appropriated to build a capitol building; and a planned city with elements of both Savannah, Georgia, and Washington D.C., was proposed, for centrally - located Milledgeville . Jett Thomas and John Thomas were the general contractors for the construction work . </P> <P> The Georgia Legislature met in the yet - to - be-completed building for the first time in 1807 . The Marquis de Lafayette visited the building in 1825 while on his tour through the United States . Expansions were completed to north and south wings in 1828 and 1834, respectively . East and west porticoes with granite steps were added in 1835 . </P>

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