List of buildings in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the administrative hub of the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At the center of the complex is the State Capitol with its gilt and marble halls, vast rotunda, murals and sculpture, sparkling crystals and gold leaf. The Capitol Complex is the location of many of state agencies, as well as classic buildings, parks, plazas, fountains, and celebrated statuary.
The following buildings/sites make up the Capitol Complex:
Building | Image | Address | Height | Floors | Built | Notes |
Pennsylvania State Capitol | 501 North 3rd Street | 5 | 1906 | Contains the House of Representatives, Senate, offices for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and the Supreme Court's Harrisburg chamber | ||
Rachel Carson State Office Building | 400 Market Street | 17 | 1990 | Named for environmentalist Rachel Carson. Contains the Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection | ||
Labor and Industry Building | 651 Boas Street | 18 | 1955 | Contains the Department of Labor and Industry. | ||
Governor's Residence | 2035 North Front Street | 2 | 1968 | Official residence of the Governor of Pennsylvania | ||
Health and Welfare Building | 625 Forster Street | 11 | 1955 | Contains the Departments of Health and Public Welfare | ||
Matthew Ryan Legislative Office Building | Southwardly adjacent to the Capitol Building | unknown | 5 | 1893 | Named for former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House Matthew J. Ryan. Contains offices for members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. | |
Commonwealth Keystone Building | 400 North Street | unknown | 10 | 2001 | Houses offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and other state agencies. Replaced the 13-story Transportation and Safety Building which was built in 1963 and demolished in 1998. | |
K. Leroy Irvis Office Building | 450 Commonwealth Avenue | unknown | 7 | 1921 | Named for former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House K. Leroy Irvis | |
North Office Building | 401 North Street | unknown | 7 | 1928 | ||
Northwest Office Building | Capital and Forster Streets | unknown | 7 | 1939 | Contains the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. | |
Forum Building | 607 South Drive | unknown | 6 | 1931 | Contains the State Library | |
Finance Building | 613 North Street | unknown | 5 | 1939 | Contains the Pennsylvania Department of Finance. | |
Pennsylvania Judicial Center | 601 Commonwealth Avenue | unknown | 9 | 2010 | Contains the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. | |
Pennsylvania State Archives | 350 North Street | unknown | 20 | 1964 | ||
State Museum of Pennsylvania | North 3rd and North Streets | unknown | 5 | 1964 | ||
Strawberry Square | 303 Walnut Street | 16 | 1980 | Houses the offices of the State Civil Service Commission as well as the State Department of Revenue | ||
Forum Place | 555 Walnut Street | unknown | 9 | 1996 | Houses Office of Budget and Social Security | |
333 Market Street Tower | 333 Market Street | 22 | 1978 | Houses the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Tallest Building in Harrisburg and the tallest building in Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia |