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The Massachusetts State House, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in the Boston neighborhood of Beacon Hill, the building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts The State House was designed by Charles Bulfinch as a replacement for the Old State House. The cornerstone was laid by John Hancock, who previously used the location as a cow pasture, and the building was completed on January 11, 1798.
What Wikipedia does not tell you is that Charles Bulfinch was a "self-taught" architect. Bulfinch was also responsible as an architect for several other buildings in the late 18th century.
For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_House
