Connecticut State Capitol

Connecticut State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The Connecticut State Capitol
location	Hartford , Connecticut
Coordinates	41 ° 45 '50.9 "  N , 72 ° 40' 58"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 45 '50.9 "  N , 72 ° 40' 58"  W.
Built	1872-1878
architect	Richard M. Upjohn
Architectural style	Queen Anne Style
NRHP number	70000834
Data
The NRHP added	December 30, 1970
Declared as an  NHL	December 30, 1970

The Connecticut State Capitol is located in Bushnell Park in Hartford , the capital of Connecticut . The building houses the Senate and House of Representatives , as well as the offices of the governor , lieutenant governor , secretary of state, and several high-ranking members of Connecticut's parliament.

history

Construction of the building, designed by Richard M. Upjohn, began in 1871. It was intended to replace the Old State House , designed in 1792 by Charles Bulfinch, who was also the architect of the Massachusetts State House . The building was completed in 1878 and passed to Parliament in January 1879. Construction costs were over $ 2.5 million.

The Connecticut State Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970 .

From 1979 to 1989 the building was renovated.

architecture

The relief of the Charter Oak above the east entrance with the busts of Horace Bushnell and Noah Webster above.

The building is built in the Victorian-Gothic style. The outside is made of marble and granite. The building is almost rectangular and has extensions on the north and south sides. There is an entrance on each side. Each entrance is intricately decorated and contains several statues, busts and sculptures. The exception here is the west entrance, where only statues are placed. There are still some free spaces for further statues and busts, especially around the covered entrance area on the south side. One vacancy is likely to be for Connecticut-born general and deserter Benedict Arnold . The busts and statues show people who were important in the political and social spheres for the history of the state. The wall paintings show historical scenes, with the exception of the wall painting above the main door on the north side, which is the state seal. There is a gold-plated dome on the 81.4 m high tower. White marble and red slate from Connecticut and some colored marble from Italy were used for the floors inside.

The dome is surrounded by 12 statues from the fields of agriculture, trade, education, music, science and the military.

See also

• (Video) Connecticut's State Capitol: Home to History

further reading

• Curry, David Park and Pierce, Patricia Dawes, eds. Monument: The Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, 1979.
• Ransom, David F. "James 0. Batterson and the New State House." The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, 45 (January 1980), 1-15.

Web links

Commons : Connecticut State Capitol  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Connecticut State Capitol Tours
• An article on the building of the Capitol
• Cupolas of Capitalism (CE) (2005) . Cupola.com .
• The State Capitol (August 5, 2002) . CT.gov .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Connecticut State Capitol . In: National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 3, 2007. 
2. ^ "Sites, Seals & Symbols" ( Memento from December 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) CT.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Connecticut. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2019.
4. ^ Charles W. Snell: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New State House / Connecticut State Capitol (PDF; 425 kB) National Park Service. July 7, 1970. Retrieved December 18, 2010. and associated photos from 1970 (370 kB; PDF)
5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Web page titled, "Connecticut's New State Capitol by David M. Roth," at the "Connecticut Heritage Gateway" website. (Accessed August 12, 2006)