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The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. The building houses the Connecticut General Assembly; the upper house, the State Senate, and lower house, the House of Representatives, as well as the office of the Governor of the State of Connecticut.
The Connecticut State Capitol was declared a national historical landmark by the United States Department of Interior in 1972. Reproduced from the Connecticut State Register & Manual with permission of the Secretary of the State.
Opened in 1878 and standing in the picturesque setting of Bushnell Park, this beautiful and unique building houses the executive offices and legislative chambers of the state, as well as historical memorabilia including statues of Nathan Hale, "The Genius of Connecticut" and Governor William Buckingham.
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The gold-domed marble and granite Victorian Gothic building, opened in 1878, is adorned with spires, statues, medallions, bas-reliefs, stained glass, and stenciling. It houses working government offices including the legislative chambers and the Governor’s office.
The Capitol, completed in 1878, stands in the picturesque setting of Bushnell Park. Designed by Richard M. Upjohn, a cathedral architect, this High Victorian Gothic style state house was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1971 and underwent a complete restoration between 1979 and 1989.
The Connecticut State Capitol. The current building, completed in 1880, is the third capitol building for the State of Connecticut since the American Revolution. The General Assembly had met alternately in Hartford and New Haven since before the Revolution.
Oct 2, 2023 · The roof of the Connecticut State Capitol, in Hartford, Conn. Sept. 28, 2023. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media. HARTFORD — For the past couple of decades, structural aging, gravity and poor building design have led to some embarrassing weather-related coping mechanisms on the first floor of the State Capitol building.
Artist: Richard Michell Upjohn. Completed: 1879. Partner: History of the Site: The site of the Connecticut State Capitol is the highest hill in the central part of Hartford, separated from the commercial riverfront and Main Street by the river valley that is today Bushnell Park.
Jun 23, 2023 · The advisory Capitol Preservation and Restoration Commission has taken the first steps toward the planning of future statuary honoring famous Connecticut residents in the empty exterior niches along side state heroes such as Gideon Welles, who was secretary of the Navy under President Abraham Lincoln, and Alfred Howe Terry, a major general in ...
