the chamber was built in 1903 by arnold moses. he was a new jersey architect from merchant bill, new jersey. it is any neoclassical style. what is unique about the architecture at the statehouse is how different the building is depending on which architect constructs the wing. very much in contrast with the general assembly where we just came from. the senate architecture really conveys a strong sense of the senate itself. neoclassical architecture hence back to the origin of the senate to greek and roman architecture. the senate also takes their food traditions back to the house of lords and the other house of parliament. the architecture communicate a sense of formality, if you will. one of the features of the room on the murals that were painted in 1903. the painter was best-known for the murals he did at the panama canal. but the murals represent liberty and prosperity. the middle mural quite clearly depicts liberty. here, she is holding a musket rather than a liberty cap. and prosperity is holding the foreign. -- and prosperi