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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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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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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This is the second church on the site, replacing an 1872 house of worship. The current Collegiate Gothic-style building was erected in 1931. Name: Asylum Avenue Baptist Church Location: 868 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: George Keller Style: Collegiate Gothic Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos
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Eclectic mix of historical architectural styles, on the street renamed for Hartford’s first female mayor, Ann Uccello. On the block between Asylum and Allyn Streets, opposite XL Center, the Morse Building, The Russian Lady, and The Grand on Ann. Name: Ann Street Historic District Location: 181-185, 191, 201 Ann Uccello Street Architect: Russell F. Barker, Brooks
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Said to be the largest Colonial Revival building in the world. Name: Aetna Inc. HQ Location: 151 Farmington Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: James Gamble Rogers Style: Colonial Revival Wikipedia: Aetna Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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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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Landmark Main Street hotel, now residential. Distinctive chamfered corner and tower, Mansard roof. Name: Hotel Capitol Location: 385 Main Street Year Completed: 1861 Architect: John W Gilbert Style: High Victorian Gothic National Register of Historic Places: Buckingham Square Historic District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon
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A landmark downtown commercial block, well preserved. Name: McKone Block Location: 363 Main Street Year Completed: 1875 Architect: Patrick McKone Style: High Victorian Italianate National Register of Historic Places: Buckingham Square Historic District (pdf) Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Blue mirror glass office tower wedded to the landmark Mechanics Savings Bank in downtown Hartford. Name: 100 Pearl Street, Mechanics Savings Bank Location: 100 Pearl Street Year Completed: 1988 Architect: Jeter Cook & Jepson Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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