Enlighten the People: Richmond Capitol

This guide directs to information on Thomas Jefferson and the design of the Richmond Capitol building.

1. Thomas Jefferson Portal

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• Virginia State Capitol
• Design of the Virginia State Capitol
• Jefferson and the Virginia State Capitol
• Neoclassicism and the Virginia State Capitol

2. Library of Virginia

• Designing the Capitol
• Beyond Jefferson: Changes to Virginia’s State Capitol    

3. National Park Service

• Virginia State Capitol    

4. Founders Online

• Capitol in Richmond (correspondence written by Thomas Jefferson)    

5. Digital Public Library of America

• Virginia State Capitol