The inside of the Legislative Building in modern, but stunning. It contains a central section that is only one story, but it is the height of all three stories of the building. That is, a person can stand on the bottom floor and look all the way up to the ceiling of the third floor with no obstructions. Both the Senate Chamber and the Assembly Chamber are in the design of a half circle and are at opposite ends of the building, with the Senate Chamber on the north end, nearest the capitol. Each legislator has an office in the building.
Today, the capitol building is home to the Executive Branch of the state government. The old Senate and Assembly chambers are now museum rooms, but I was told the both houses of the legislature meet one week per session in the capitol, for old time's sake. That means the museum displays have to temporarily stored somewhere.
The Supreme Court has also moved out of the capitol. Initially, it moved across the street, but now it is behind the Legislative Building on the capitol plaza. It is a short distance south of the State Library and Archives Building on South Stewart Street. This department of the state government is also in its third location. After moving out of the capitol, it moved two blocks north, on North Carson Street, into a building that now houses the Nevada Commission on Tourism and Nevada Magazine. Actually, it is in its fourth location because it has been located in two places inside the capitol, the second being that octagonal rear addition that was added in 1905 and now houses the state Controller's office.
The old Supreme Court Chamber inside the capitol has been restored to look the way it did in 1871, the year the capitol opened.
Carson City has one of the biggest concentrations of state office buildings of any capital city in the country. It is basically a government town, there is very little other industry there. State government is Carson City's industry.
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