.  Louisiana Statehouse, Baton Rouge, Louisiana  
The Old State Capitol 
Louisiana’s Gothic Castle sits high atop a bluff in downtown Baton Rouge. 
1847-1850 – Designed and built, James Dakin, Architect 
1862 – Burned and left abandoned during the Civil War 
1882 – Restoration and Enlargement, William Freret, Architect 
1931 – Seat of Government moves to the new statehouse 
1931 – The Statehouse becomes known as the Old State Capitol 
1994 – becomes the Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, Center for Political and Governmental History