State Legislative Building

The North Carolina General Assembly met in the State Capitol Building from 1840 until the State Legislative Building was completed in January 1963.

The home of the North Carolina General Assembly is unique in that it is devoted solely to the legislative branch of the state government. The Legislative Building contains facilities necessary for the efficient functioning of the General Assembly. The building includes not only Senate and House Chambers, but also committee rooms, offices for members, and space for clerical personnel.

Throughout, provisions are made for easy access and observation of legislative procedures by the interested visitor.

Though not an imitation of historic classical architectural styles, the building is classical in character. Rising from a broad 340-foot wide podium of North Carolina granite, the marble-faced building proper is encompassed by a colonnade of square columns reaching from the podium to the main roof of the second floor.

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