A $300M makeover for crumbling New Jersey Statehouse [View all]

TRENTON — An attic contains combustible materials, but the building lacks an automatic sprinkler system to protect against fire.

Water is seeping through roofs and exposed brick all over the place.

In one first-floor suite, a window is covered in plastic wrap that blows in the wind; elsewhere, duct tape keeps glass from falling out of the frames.

New Jersey, welcome to your state capitol.

Built in 1792, the Trenton landmark is the second oldest statehouse in the country that has remained in continuous use, behind Maryland’s.

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