The Rhode Island State House is the capitol of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. It is located on the border of the Downtown

Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island

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 and Smith Hill sections of the state capital city of Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

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. The State House is a neoclassical

Neoclassical architecture

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 building that houses the Rhode Island General Assembly

Rhode Island General Assembly

The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body, it is composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives, and the upper Rhode Island Senate with 38 senators...

 and the offices of the governor of Rhode Island as well as the lieutenant governor, secretary of state

Secretary of State of Rhode Island

The Secretary of the State of Rhode Island is an elected office in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2008, the current Secretary of State is A...

, and General Treasurer

State Treasurer

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 of Rhode Island. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places

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The current State House is Rhode Island's seventh state house and the second in Providence after the Old Rhode Island State House.