50 State House Square, Hartford CT Name: First National Bank Building, Hartford Federal Savings Bank Building Location: 50 State House Square Year Completed: 1899 Architect: Ernest Flagg Style: Beaux Arts Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Once considered the epitome of educational building design. The building closed in 1975, but is again open as a school. Name: Central Technical High School, Location: 701 South Warren Street, 258 East Adams Street Year Completed: 1903 Architect: Archimedes Russell Style: Beaux Arts, Classical Revival Wikipedia: Central Technical High School Google Map All images
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According to blog Syracuse Then and Now, the front steps are steep because one property owner on the block refused to sell, forcing the building into a smaller-than-planned site. The architect decided to squeeze the stairs, not the building. Name: Fourth Onondaga County Courthouse Location: 401 Montgomery Street Year Completed: 1906 Architect: Archimedes Russell, Melvin
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Part of Syracuse’s Montgomery Street-Columbus Circle Historic District. Originally known as Syracuse Public Library. Name: Carnegie Building Location: 335 Montgomery Street Year Completed: 1905 Architect: James A Randall Style: Beaux Arts Wikipedia: Montgomery Street–Columbus Circle Historic District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken July 2018 with Canon 5D Mark iii
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Buffalo Savings Bank is a Beaux Arts landmark on Fountain Plaza with a stunning gold dome and spectacular interior. Unlike many such landmarks, this building still serves its original purpose: banking. Name: Buffalo Savings Bank Location: 1 Fountain Square Year Completed: 1901 Architect: Green & Wicks Style: Beaux Arts Wikipedia: Buffalo Savings Bank Google Map
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Boston Public Library, McKim Building, a landmark on Copley Square. Acclaimed as a “palace for the people” when it opened in 1895. Name: Boston Public Library, McKim Building Location: 230 Dartmouth Street Year Completed: 1895 Architect: McKim, Mead & White Style: Beaux Arts, Renaissance Revival Wikipedia: Boston Public Library, McKim Building Google Map
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Cincinnati landmark Dixie Terminal keeps reinventing itself. It has served as a streetcar terminal, bus terminal, stock exchange, railroad ticket office, and office building. The Fourth Street entrance is a grand two-story arch lined with colorful Faience tiles. The lobby is a two-story barrel-vaulted arcade. Name: Dixie Terminal Location: 49 East 4th Street Year Completed:
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Built as a motion picture palace, the facade is a stunning display of cream white and polychrome terra cotta. The Washington Street landmark is now home of live theater via Trinity Repertory Company. Name: Emery’s Majestic Theatre Location: 201 Washington Street Year Completed: 1917 Architect: William R Walker & Son Style: Beaux Arts Guide to
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