United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Forsyth StreetUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Marietta Street, 33.760312, -84.395055Unknown1870/1889View of the first State Capitol building in Atlanta, located on the corner of Forsyth and Marietta Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.In 1870, the state of Georgia purchased the recently completed Atlanta Opera House at the corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia to house the state capitol. Atlanta had been designated the temporary state capital in 1868 and became the permanent capital in 1877. The state legislature continued to meet in the building until 1889, when the current Georgia State Capitol building was completed.image/jpegVIS 170.316.001ahc170316001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionBuildings--Atlanta--GeorgiaFacades--Georgia--AtlantaCapitols--Georgia--AtlantaStreets--Georgia--AtlantaGeorgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)Georgia CapitolStillImage