Short answers, pulled from the story.
A grand new Capitol building finished construction in November 1705 near the Governor's Palace. This structure burned down in 1747 and was replaced by another building in 1753.
Thomas Jefferson conceived the design for the new Capitol together with French architect Charles-Louis Clérisseau while they were in France. They based their plans directly on the Maison Carrée located in Nîmes, southern France.
The building served as the Capitol of the Confederacy during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Departing Confederate troops ordered fires to burn city warehouses and factories in April 1865 but spared the Capitol itself.
Sixty-two people died during the mayhem that followed when injured individuals stumbled or crawled onto the Capitol lawn. Two hundred fifty-one people sustained injuries including both men contesting the Richmond mayoral position.
Work finished on the 1st of May 2007 after costs reached approximately $104 million. A completely new HVAC control system replaced older infrastructure alongside updated mechanical and plumbing systems.