Vandalia State House State Historic Site
The Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the fourth capitol building of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also the oldest capitol building in Illinois to survive, as the first, second, and third capitol buildings have all disappeared.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: 4th capitol of Illinois
- Also known as: “State House”, “Vandalia Capitol”, and “Vandalia Statehouse”
- Address: Vandalia, IL 62471
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Brick House.
Little Brick House
House
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Brick House is a restored 1860s middle-class home in Vandalia, Illinois, located in Fayette County. The home is the only house in Vandalia to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been listed as such since 1973. Little Brick House is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Vandalia State House State Historic Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vandalia and Shafter.
Vandalia
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Vandalia is a city in Central Illinois. The town where Abraham Lincoln began his political career, Vandalia was the state capital of Illinois from 1820 to 1839.
Shafter
Village
Shafter is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. Shafter is situated 6 miles northwest of Vandalia State House State Historic Site.
Vandalia State House State Historic Site
- Categories: courthouse, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96121° or 38° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
-89.09404° or 89° 5′ 39″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
86CGXW64+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 368069887OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Vandalia State House State Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ヴァンダリア州議事堂州立史跡”
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