to meet in this building was the 63rd North Carolina General Assembly of 1840–1841 on November 16, 1840. The last assembly to meet in this building was the 124th North Carolina General Assembly of 1961, which met from February 8 to June 22, 1961. Following the heated protests for racial equality of 2020, Governor Roy Cooper ordered the removal of the largest Confederate statue on the State Capitol Grounds. North Carolina legislature buildings The North Carolina General Assembly may have initially met in Tryon Palace after being vacated by the British in 1776. The assembly met in various locations until a building dedicated for use by the state government was completed in 1794 in Raleigh. This building was destroyed by fire in 1831. The North Carolina State Capitol building was the home to the assembly from 1840 to 1961. Images of the North Carolina State Capitol building In the rotunda is a statue of George Washington. The rotunda statue is a replica of the original statue by Antonio Canova, which was destroyed by a fire in 1831. A bust of the 29th Governor of North Carolina (18411845), John Motley Morehead, sits inside the capitol. A statue of George Washington is on the south side of the capitol. On the east side of the capitol sits a statue of the three Presidents of the United States from North Carolina: James Knox Polk of Mecklenburg County, Andrew Jackson of Union County sitting on horse, and Andrew Johnson of Wake County. The grounds of the capitol also include statues honoring women of the Confederacy, veterans of the Civil War and Viet Nam War. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina National Register of Historic Places listings in Wake County, North Carolina List of state and territorial capitols in the United States References External links North Carolina State Capitol NC State Capitol Foundation The North Carolina State Capitol: Pride of the State, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Government of North Carolina State capitols in the United States Government buildings with domes National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina Museums in Raleigh, North Carolina History museums in North Carolina Tourist attractions in Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina State Historic Sites National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh, North