Its football prowess might be long gone, but its capitol in Lincoln is among America’s greatest buildings.
I’ve always wanted to visit Lincoln, Nebraska’s capital, to visit the Sheldon Museum, the university’s distinguished art gallery, and the Nebraska State Capitol, which I knew to be the phenomenon of the prairies and the grandest such building in the country. My high expectations were met and so exceeded that I consider myself an honorary Cornhusker. The Capitol is also one of America’s greatest civic buildings and the apotheosis of Art Deco style. Here’s to Cornhusker vision and sense of adventure.
Designed in 1920 and built between 1922 and 1932, it’s not a typical capitol with a big white dome, columned 
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