The State of Minnesota is trying to discover what happened to some of the original furniture that was designed for the state Capitol. If you have ornate benches, rolltop desks, etc, perhaps they’ll buy them back from you. From MPR:
When architect Cass Gilbert drew up his plans for the state Capitol, he also designed much of the furniture he wanted inside it, including ornate benches, desks, tables and light fixtures.
But that was more than 100 years ago, and things tend to get misplaced.
Now, as the $309 million restoration of the building moves toward a scheduled 2017 completion, state officials are trying to round up some of the missing items or find companies that can recreate them. Gilbert designed many of the nearly 1,600 original pieces. The fate of about half of the original furniture remains a mystery.
