G LOLrLe 7 A worral called “Verwee and Coo
Cu DY Aves” by Donald McGregor
aoe / alcarater the ceil in the
Office & Reception Room icdtenant Goversrt Reagtion
Ron, which wae originally the
Cepitolt “Ladle Pari”
mahogany
ind 22 oil portraits
ors. As part of the re:
ent conservation. All woodwork in the
the mantel, designed
so conserved. Paint
n all architectural
ct Joseph Hus
nducted and replicat
hroughout the suite
The hiotenant
Goversari private
effec digleye 220
_portreite of previons“Y The Pennsylvania
upreme aurt
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court wa
he U.S. Supreme Court
st court was a remarkable act ung
ae A fair court system was a priority for William Penn, who had been unjustly
The Harvichurs Chavaber of the imprisoned in England five times on dubious charges. In his original constitu
ion, he establi | Court under the control of his
| Peaeylverin Supreie Crt both
‘een of justice and an artirte aie
treatire: He contaiis collection of 16. of an in
posing by Valet Ook The,
above ic entitled Divine
‘Low - The Kepate} cud inches
cunt con inti of letra
ng oitdhewird Love
Se ee ee: The z Io Bie on He foe floor of the Ca
Panne AAG: ee : 1994. The project in toration of
[ S eed w2 ' e ppaits to the walls and ceil-
bars of the Assembly insisted up.
ven more impartial system and succeeded in pushi
pendent Supreme
dent court in the early
ed legislative body
of Pennsylvania's
nnsyivania’s Supreme Court was the only ind
with the power to declare laws made by anCommonwealth,”
female figure rep
of the Capitol dome on May 25, 1905, the gilded bro
@inches tall. The figure holds the
‘mace of statehood in her left hand and extends her right
was restored in
30 thro
igh October 4, 2006,
esiled bce
Test 100 yea statue tavde atthepeck ofthe
1, a "rededication splay Cepitl (above)
sevelt, providing at é
ian Michae
The &
tions from the
Commission, the Capitol Pres
the State Libr
d displays and pre:
storical and Mus
vation Commit
During the Cepitel
Centennial
Celebration, a re-
cnactor playing
Tally Roosevelt
speaks at the
rededication
ceremony (left)
The week-long
iid
with a firewerks
celebration.The Cpiolt Eat Wing was opened
15. 1987, adding nearly 400,000
ee ett the building. tr
awatewinag desig wat dene
* foimeld ith the Aericay
Rentievance style of the 1906.
sbrietire.
The “Y Jing
When the Capitol opened in 1906, it had three magnificent front entrances but
only a service entrance at the back. Architect Joseph Huston's rationale for this
hat he envisioned the addition of a companion building or plaza
de.
decision w
n the Capitol’
ast Wing was opened, addi
That idea was finally realized in 1987 when the B:
almost 400,000 square feet of functional space to the Capitol. ‘Today, the
Wing houses nearly 100 legislative offices, rooms for public heatings and a large
bic cafeteria, a well as the Capitol’s interactive "W Center" and a gift
0p.
by the New York
lassical mode ia
t to hold a gubenatori-
On January 17, 1995, Governor Tom Ridge was th
jon on the East Wing plaza