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The State Capitol of Pennsylvania, located in downtown Harrisburg, is the seat of government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style, with strong Italian Renaissance overtones, by architect Joseph M. Huston. The Capitol houses the Pennsylvania General Assembly and chambers for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (which also has chambers in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia), as well as the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and other state officials.
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| ADMITTED TO THE UNION:
1787
ORIGIN OF STATE NAME:
Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn.
COUNTIES: 67
STATE MOTTO:
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence.
1776 PREAMBLE:
We, the people of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance...
ADDRESS:
501 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17120
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