Massachusetts State House - Charles Bulfinch design and John Hancock era

The Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill was designed by architect Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798 as the seat of the Commonwealth's government. John Hancock, a leading revolutionary-era statesman who later served as Massachusetts governor, occupied executive offices in the period after the State House's completion. The building's gilded dome and Bulfinch's architectural design are documented examples of early American public architecture.