Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes

Name: Indiana Territorial Capitol
Address: Vincennes, United States

#9 among attractions in Vincennes

Museum, History museum

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The Indiana Territorial Capitol, also known as the Indiana Territory State Memorial and Legislative Hall, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes, Indiana. Part of a row of buildings located across from Vincennes University, the building was the center of government for the Indiana Territory from 1800 to 1813. It was built between 1800 and 1805, and is a simple two-story frame building. It was moved to its present site in 1949. ()

Built: 1800 (224 years ago)Coordinates: 38°41'15"N, 87°31'21"W

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Indiana Territorial Capitol – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grouseland, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Lincoln Memorial Bridge, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

~1230 ftSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Grouseland, Vincennes
6 min walk • Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark important for its Federal-style architecture and role in American history.
0.9 miSW
Church
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Vincennes
23 min walk • The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville.
0.9 miSW
Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Vincennes
24 min walk • Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois.
0.9 miSW
Area
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Vincennes
24 min walk • George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park.
0.8 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pantheon Theatre, Vincennes
20 min walk • The Pantheon Theatre was constructed in 1919 on the corner of 5th and Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana. It was built to hold 1200 people. One of the highest paid interior decorators in the world was hired to supervise the decorating of the theatre.
0.9 miW
Monuments and statues
Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Vincennes
25 min walk • The Lincoln Trail State Memorial is a sculpture group designed in 1937 by Nellie Verne Walker and erected in 1938 to commemorate the first entrance of Abraham Lincoln, then a destitute 21-year-old frontiersman, into Illinois.
~730 ftE
Universities and schools
Vincennes University, Vincennes
4 min walk • Vincennes University is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana.
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Forts of Vincennes, Vincennes
24 min walk • During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River.
1.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Pyramid Mound, Vincennes
38 min walk • Pyramid Mound, designated 12k14, is a locally important archaeological site at the city of Vincennes in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.
0.7 miSW
38°40'44"N • 87°31'41"W
Old Town Players, Vincennes
17 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1350 ftSE
Romanesque architecture
Hack and Simon Office Building, Vincennes
7 min walk • Hack and Simon Office Building, also known as the Eagle Brewery Office Building, is a historic office building located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear addition built about 1910.

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Which popular attractions are close to Indiana Territorial Capitol?

Nearby attractions include Vincennes University, Vincennes (4 min walk), Grouseland, Vincennes (6 min walk), Hack and Simon Office Building, Vincennes (7 min walk), Old State Bank, Vincennes (17 min walk).