Black and white view of St. Paul looking toward the first capitol building, 1857. Photographed by Edward Augustus Bromley.

View of St. Paul looking toward the first capitol building

View of St. Paul looking toward the first capitol building, 1857. Photographed by Edward Augustus Bromley.

Black and white photograph of New Market House, Seventh and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1883.

New Market House

New Market House, Seventh and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1883.

Black and white photograph of the Central House (where the Territorial Legislature met prior to the building of the State Capitol) and First State Capitol, St. Paul, ca. 1850.

Central House

Central House (where the Territorial Legislature met prior to the building of the State Capitol) and First State Capitol, St. Paul, ca. 1850.

Black and white view of St. Paul from Park Place Hotel, looking southeast toward the first State Capitol, ca. 1871.

View of St. Paul from Park Place Hotel

View of St. Paul from Park Place Hotel, looking southeast toward the first State Capitol, ca. 1871.

Black and white photograph of St. Paul, showing the first state capitol, ca. 1868. Photographed by Benjamin Franklin Upton.

View of St. Paul showing the first state capitol

View of St. Paul showing the first state capitol, ca. 1868. Photographed by Benjamin Franklin Upton.

Black and white photograph of the first State Capitol building showing enlargement of 1878. Painted by Alfred Palmquist & Company, 1879.

First State Capitol building showing enlargement of 1878

First State Capitol building showing enlargement of 1878. Photograph by Alfred Palmquist & Company, 1879.

Black and white photograph of the first capitol building, ca. 1873.

First capitol building

First capitol building, ca. 1873.

Illustration of the first State Capitol, Tenth and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1875, showing the 1873 addition. From, Harper's Monthly, October 1875, p. 629.

First State Capitol, Tenth and Wabasha

First State Capitol, Tenth and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1875, showing the 1873 addition. From, Harper's Monthly, October 1875, p. 629.

Minnesota's First State Capitol

Minnesota became a U.S. territory on March 3, 1849. After much debate, the new territorial government chose St. Paul as the permanent capital city. The first capitol building was completed in 1853 and served as the seat of Minnesota's territorial and early state government until it burned in 1881.

Color image of the Banfill Tavern/Locke House, 1989.

Banfill Tavern/Locke House

Banfill Tavern/Locke House, 1989.

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