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Brian Coyle, 1989

Brian Coyle, 1989. From scrapbook vol. 5 in box 12 of the Brian J. Coyle papers, 1960–2001, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Brian Coyle became the first openly gay person to be elected to the Minneapolis City Council in 1983. In April 1991, he was one of the first public officials in the country to announce that he was HIV-positive.

Minnesota State Capitol

Minnesota State Capitol, September 8, 2017. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Minnesota House chamber

The meeting place of the Minnesota House of Representatives inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Wayne Hsieh, July 22, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0

Minnesota Senate chamber

The meeting place of the Minnesota Senate inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Wayne Hsieh, July 22, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0

Minnesota Supreme Court chamber

The meeting place of the Minnesota Supreme Court inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Wayne Hsieh, July 22, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0

Laying the cornerstone

Former Minnesota Governor Alexander Ramsey sets in place the cornerstone of the third Minnesota State Capitol at a ceremony held at the construction site on July 27, 1898. Photograph by Haas Brothers.

Minnesota’s Third State Capitol

On Wabasha Hill, just north of downtown St. Paul, stands Minnesota’s third state capitol building. This active center of state government was built between 1896 and 1905, and was designed by architect Cass Gilbert. Its magnificent architecture, decorative art, and innovative technologies set it apart from every other public building in the state.