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Architect Cass Gilbert (November 24, 1859 - May 17, 1934) designed the West Virginia state capitol, which was built from 1924 to 1932 on the Kanawha River in the east end of Charleston.Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Gilbert attended the Massachusetts I...
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