Shown is the House of Representatives Chamber with original furniture, light fixtures, stained-glass skylight, and ceiling decorations. The ceiling of the House Chamber was destroyed during the fire in 1904.
The damage to the House of Representatives Chamber following the fire was immense. With the Legislature due to convene a week after the fire, conferences were immediately held to determine what could be done to repair the House Chamber. When the…
An exterior view of the northwest side of the Capitol shows the fire in the House of Representatives Chamber on January 4, 1904. Both the House Chamber and committee rooms were badly damaged. The blaze, apparently caused by a workman's candle left…
