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In The House: A History Of The Golden Dome

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri,

Jane Lindholm

Published October 22, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT

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Vermont's current State House is the third to be located in Montpelier.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / State Curator's Office

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Fossils from Chazy Reef can be seen in the lobby floor.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / State Curator's Office

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A statue of Ethan Allen stands guard at the State House front entrance.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / State Curator's Office

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A bust of Abraham Lincoln by artist Larkin Mead is ever-present in the State House lobby.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / State Curator's Office

Decades in the planning and writing, a new book about Vermont's State House has just been published. "Intimate Grandeur: Vermont's State House" chronicles the history of the the three buildings that have served as the capitol in Montpelier.

Author Nancy Price Graff and State Curator David Schutz discuss the architectural and legislative history of the State House.

Also on the program, we take a tour of the state's only operating landfill in Coventry.

Broadcast live on Thurs., Oct. 22, 2015 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.