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Hartford / Center Church

When viewed from the south, Center Church wears a gold halo in the form of the Gold Building. Name: Center Church, First Church of Christ  Location: 675 Main Street, 60 Gold Street  Year Completed: 1807  Architect:  Daniel Wadsworth Style: Federal  Wikipedia: First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground  Google Map All images copyright […]

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Hartford / Bushnell Theater

A building with a split personality: The exterior is Georgian Revival style, the interior is Art Deco. Name:  Bushnell Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Location: 166 Capitol Avenue  Year Completed: 1930   Architect: Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray  Style: Georgian Revival, Art Deco interior  Wikipedia: Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts  Google

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Hartford / Bushnell Park

Claimed to be the oldest publicly funded park in the United States, and part of the East Coast Greenway. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch commemorates Civil War combatants. Other points of interest include the Corning Fountain, carousel, and Spanish-American War memorial. Reverend Horace Bushnell conceived the park, and asked Hartford native Frederick Law Olmsted

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Hartford / Atlantic Screw Works

A part of Hartford’s industrial history, half-covered during the flood of 1936. Restored and converted to offices. Detailed terra cotta, red brick. Name:  Atlantic Screw Works Location: 75 Charter Oak Avenue  Year Completed: 1903, 1910  Architect: Davis & Brooks  Historic Buildings of Connecticut: Atlantic Screw Works  Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant /

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Hartford / Asylum Hill Congregational Church

A Gothic Revival brownstone erected just after the Civil War. Historians note that the architect mainly designed for the Roman Catholic Church; this was an exception. Name:  Asylum Hill Congregational Church Location:  814 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1865 Architect: Patrick Keely  Style: Gothic Revival  Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District  Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant

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Hartford / 777 Main Street

The former Hartford National Bank and Trust Building, converted to residential use. Distinctive precast concrete window frames. Name:  777 Main Street Apartments, Hartford National Bank and Trust Building Location:  777 Main Street Year Completed: 1967 Architect:  Welton Becket Style:  Postmodern Wikipedia: 777 Main Street  Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October

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