Hartford, CT Photos |
The city of Hartford has many office (many insurance towers) & heritage buildings. |
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| See also: Connecticut, Connecticut State Capitol, Old State House, Mark Twain & Harriet Beecher Stowe Compound, Cathedral of St Joseph |
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| Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial Arch (1886). Style: Gothic. Architect: George Keller. | Frieze of returning soldiers on Civil War Memorial. | Detail of frieze (1885) by C. Buberl on Civil War Memorial. | U.S. troops on horseback on Civil War Memorial frieze. |
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| U.S. troops march ashore on Civil War Memorial frieze. | U.S. troops greeted by child on Civil War Memorial frieze. | Carved mason in uniform on Civil War Memorial. | Angel Gabriel atop Civil War Memorial. |
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| Spanish American War Memorial, statue of Nike, Greek Goddess of War, (1937) by Evelyn Batchelder Longman. | Travelers Tower (1919) (1 Grove Street) 24 floors. Architect: Donn Barber. | Travelers Tower was the tallest building in New England in its day. | Modern external entry hall on Travelers Tower. |
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| Phoenix Gateway & Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building (1964) 15 floors. Architect: Harrison & Abramovitz. | Phoenix Gateway & skyline of Hartford. | One State Street (1983) 24 floors. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building facade. |
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| State House Square Towers & Phoenix Building. | Goodwin Square (1989) (#1 Ann Street) 30 floors & City Place I (1984) (#1 Asylum Street) 38 floors. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | 150 Trumbell at Pearl Streets. | Victorian building at corner of Trumbell & Asylum Streets. |
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| Pillar on an Art Deco building (c1927). On National Register. | One Financial Plaza (1975) (Main Street) 26 floors. | Gold One Financial Plaza (1975) (755 Main St.) 26 floors towers over First Church of Christ. Architect: CB Richard Ellis-N.E. Partners. | First Church of Christ (1807) (60 Gold St.). Architect: Daniel Wadsworth. |
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| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (1842) in front of Travelers Tower. | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art facade. | Hartford City Hall (1915). Architect: John M. Carrere. On National Register. | Stegosaurus stabile by Alexander Calder beside Wadsworth Atheneum Museum. |
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| Statue of The Safe Arrival of first settlers to Connecticut. | Aetna Life Insurance Company Building (1929) (Farmington Avenue) 8 floors. | Hour-glass shaped lamp outside insurance building. | The Hartford Insurance building. |
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| Statue of Thomas Hooker (1586-1647), founder of Hartford, outside Old State House. | Statue of Thomas Hooker (1586-1647), founder of Hartford & 50 State House Square. | Glass skylight of modern building in plaza of Old State House. | State House Square Towers (1987) 17 floors. Architect: Russell Gibson von Dohlen. |
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| Building opposite Old State House. | Woman with lamp, one of series of gilded statues on poles surrounding Old State House. | Man with top hat, one of series of gilded statues on poles surrounding Old State House. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |