The Virginia Statehouse.  This has served as the seat of power in Virginia since the early 1800's.  It was in this building that Robert E. Lee accepted commission as an officer of the Confederate Army by request of Jefferson Davis.  To see a photograph of this building just after the fall of Richmond and the Confederacy, please click on this link:  http://www.virtualcivilwar.com/Yesterday/page/image119.html © Mike Lynaugh