Article by Nicholas Risteen


Interior

In addition to the exterior changes, the Old State House underwent a series of significant interior renovations as well to service the changing functions of the structure. 24 year old Thomas Tefft planned a major renovation in 1850-1851, creating new office spaces in the basement and converting offices on the first floor planned in the 1820s into a Hall of Representatives. The internal circulation of the building changed a number of times with the addition and subsequent subtraction of hallways on the second floor under the supervision of Providence architects Stone and Carpenter (of Stone, Carpenter andWillson) between 1877 and 1883.
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