In Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee National History Museum occupies the historic Cherokee National Capitol, a red-brick building completed in 1869 and used as the Cherokee Nation’s capitol until 1907. Its history reflects the Cherokee Nation’s adoption of republican government in 1820, its reestablishment in Tahlequah in 1838 after the Trail of Tears, and the rebuilding of public institutions after Civil War destruction. Designed by C. W. Goodlander in a late Italianate style with neoclassical character, the building long housed the nation’s court, offices, and council. Restored beginning in 2013 and reopened in 2019, it now joins the Cherokee Nation’s judicial branch with exhibitions on Cherokee art, culture, and history.