First Capitol
Features
- Free Admission
- Yes
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History/Heritage Type
- Wisconsin History
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State Historic Sign Site
- Yes
First Capitol
Information:
608-987-2122
Please visit our website for hours and other information.
First Capitol historic site includes two of the buildings in which the first session of the Wisconsin territorial legislature convened from October through December 1836. Both building exteriors have been restored to their 1836 appearances, while the interiors house modern exhibits on early territorial Wisconsin and the first territorial legislature. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 (No. 70000036).
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship
4/25/2026
Dodgeville - 18.47 miles away
2
Cave After Dark Presents: Winter Escape
1/17/2026
Blue Mounds - 32.71 miles away
3
Cave & Cocktails
12/04/2025
Blue Mounds - 32.71 miles away
4
Scandihoovian Winter Festival
2/07/2026 - 2/08/2026
Mount Horeb - 35.2 miles away
5
Wisconsin Brass Quintet at MAC
2/01/2026
Monroe - 38.43 miles away
6
Barron Ryan at MAC
2/07/2026
Monroe - 38.43 miles away
7
Coppia Concerts: Henrique Eisenmann, piano + Eugene Friesen, cello
2/07/2026
Fitchburg - 48.3 miles away
8
Bockfest
2/28/2026
Middleton - 48.44 miles away


