<Tr> <Th> Designated RTHL </Th> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated TSAL </Th> <Td> May 28, 1981 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Texas State Capitol, completed in 1888 in Downtown Austin, contains the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor . Designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker . A $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993 . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986 . The Texas State Capitol is 302.64 feet (92.24 m) tall, making it the sixth tallest state capitol and one of several taller than the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. </P> <P> The current Texas State Capitol is the third building to serve that purpose . The second Texas capitol was built in 1853, on the same site as the present capitol in Austin; it was destroyed in the great capitol fire of 1881, but plans had already been made to replace it with a new, much larger structure . </P>

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