Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut: Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is America’s oldest public art museum. The story of the museum began with the birth…
Aerial view of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1892. 1886 State Capitol & Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1895. 1905 (c.) 1910 (c.) 2018 Soldiers…
Ashmead-Colt House, Hartford, Connecticut: On Wethersfield Avenue stands an Italianate mansion built in 1859 for James Ashmead (across the street from Samuel Colt’s Armsmear). Ashmead…
Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut: “Overlooking Hartford's 41-acre Bushnell Memorial Park, the Connecticut State Capitol first opened for the General Assembly in January, 1879. Constructed of…
Corning Fountain, Hartford, Connecticut: On the Horace Bushnell Promenade, in Bushnell Park is a Beaux-arts style fountain dating back to 1899. It was commissioned by…
Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut: Downtown at 955 Main Street is an old Episcopal church built around 1820. It was designed by Ithiel Town as…
Charles Dudley Warner, Hartford, Connecticut: In Hartford’s Nook Farm neighborhood once stood the residence of famed author, Charles Dudley Warner. He was a travel writer,…
Hotel Bond, Hartford, Connecticut: Hotel Bond on Asylum Street was once Hartford’s most luxurious establishment. It was built in two stages in 1913 and 1921…
Municipal Building (City Hall), Hartford, Connecticut: At 550 Main Street is Connecticut’s most ornate Beaux-Arts building ever made for local government. Land for the Municipal…
The Gold Building, Hartford, Connecticut: Built in 1975, Hartford’s iconic One Financial Plaza is also known as The Gold Building. It's an architectural expression of…
Mary Borden Munsill House, Hartford, Connecticut: At the corner of Wethersfield Avenue and Wyllys Street is a Gilded Age mansion built in 1893. The home…
Recently, I have stumbled upon a collection of postcards depicting Hartford, Connecticut. They date from the turn of the 20th century into the 1960's. Some…
20 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut: “This downtown Hartford skyscraper, built in 1981 by Olympia & York, is an award-winning Connecticut landmark. With its distinctive…
Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut: The Travelers Insurance Company was founded by Hartford’s masonry magnate, James Goodwin Batterson in 1863 as the first casualty insurance…
Cheney Building, Hartford, Connecticut: This Main Street mainstay was built in 1876. It was the masterpiece of Henry Hobson Richardson, known for his own…
Hartford Times Building, Hartford, Connecticut: First constructed in 1920, this historic Beaux-Arts gem at 10 Prospect Street was the headquarters of the now defunct Hartford…
City Place I, Hartford, Connecticut: A commercial office building now stands on the site of John Pierpont Morgan’s birthplace. J.P. Morgan was an American banking…
Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Electric Light Company began operations with a steam-powered electrical generating plant at 266 Pearl Street on April…