when maine gained state hood. our city was portland. that was a temporary arrangement and there was several reasons. the fact that people thought the portland was too far south. to remain the capitol for very long. on february 24, 1827. governor signed the bill naming awe g augusta. the first official use of the building which was actually the first legislative session happened 1842. it shouldn't be too surprising there having changes made to the original building. in 1890 the rear section of the building was added. where you see the floor tiles change. from that point back, is the 1890 addition. and by 1990 state government had out grown the origin building. in order to enlarge the building and accommodate all the needs. some of the original had to be taken apart first. the roof over the entire original building was removed. the front wall and the front facade however were left in tact. what's out there today in the front of the building is original. from 1829. another original feature of the state house is the floor on which we are st