. >> cat elbert was born in ohio but as a youngster moved out here with his family to st. paul all stop he claimed st. paul as selected as the architect for the state capital building. of interesting stories behind him being selected. he was a qualified architect for one thing. they werewere what looking for. every architect in the competition had to submit a drawing of what they wanted the building to be. some of the requirements were to have a building with a big dough , similar to what you would see in washington dc -- the emblematic center of a state capital. some of the futures he was able to -- some of the features he was able to add -- there were people who questioned his connection to the vice president of the board of commissioners, channing c barry. door to hist mother, so they were friends and there is a good relationship there, so some people are questioning did he get it because he was already well-known known by one of the commissioners? merit, hey his own qualified as less architect for the project. state walk into the capital, it is a magnificent piece of a