May 16, 1977 – A group of second-grade students from Robert Lucas school become Old Capitol guides for the day in the newly-restored iconic statehouse.
While Iowa’s new capitol building opened for business in 1842, it took another seven years before the second floor was fully accessible. In 1849, a beautiful reverse-spiral staircase was finally completed and with it the most iconic building in Iowa gained not just a flight of stairs but an architectural classic that still amazes visitors today.
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