| Connecticut State Capitol | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1872 |
| Architect: | Richard M. Upjohn |
| Architectural style(s): | Gothic |
| Designated as NHL: | December 30, 1970[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 30, 1970[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000834 |
| Governing body: | State |
The Connecticut State Capitol is located on Bushnell Park in the Connecticut capital of Hartford. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Richard Michell Upjohn (1828-1903 was an American architect He was born on 7 March 1828 in Shaftesbury, England and his family emigrated to the United States A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The building houses the State Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, and several legislative leaders. The Connecticut State Senate is the Upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U The Connecticut House of Representatives is the Lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent The Connecticut General Assembly (or CGA) is the state legislature of the U
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History
Construction of the building, designed by Richard M. Upjohn, began in 1871. Richard Michell Upjohn (1828-1903 was an American architect He was born on 7 March 1828 in Shaftesbury, England and his family emigrated to the United States Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was to replace the Old State House, designed in 1792 by Charles Bulfinch, who also designed the Massachusetts State House. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many This article is about a building For the similarly-named legislative body see Massachusetts House of Representatives. Completed in 1878, the building was opened for the General Assembly in January 1879. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was built at a cost of over $2,500,000. [3]
The State Capitol was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1970. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1][4]
It later underwent a restoration between 1979 and 1989. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
Architecture
The building is a mixture of Gothic and French Renaissance styles. The exterior is East Canaan, Connecticut marble and granite from Westerly, Rhode Island. North Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of Westerly is a town on the south shore of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The building is roughly rectangular, with an annex on the south side. Each side has an entrance, although the west entrance is noticeably less ornate than the others. Each entrance is ornately decorated and includes several statues, busts and carvings (except the west, which only has the statues). Interestingly, there are at least eight unfilled spaces for statues, especially around the south annex above the covered entryway, as well as many spaces for more busts. The busts and statues are of political and social figures important to the state's history, and the murals depict historical scenes (except for the mural above the main north door, which is of the state seal). The 267 foot (81. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m) tower is topped by a gold leaf dome. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The interior floors used white marble and red slate from Connecticut, and colored marble from Italy. Slate is a fine-grained foliated homogeneous, Metamorphic rock derived from an original Shale -type Sedimentary rock composed of Clay
The building's dome is circled by 12 statues representing Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Music, Science, and Force. [5]
See also
For further reading
- Curry, David Park and Pierce, Patricia Dawes, eds. The Connecticut Capitol Police is the Law enforcement agency responsible for the 17-acre Connecticut State Capitol complex in Hartford. Monument: The Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, 1979.
- Ransom, David F. "James 0. Batterson and the New State House. " The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, 45 (January 1980), 1-15.
References
- Cupolas of Capitalism (C-E) (2005). Cupola. com.
- The State Capitol (August 5, 2002). CT. gov.
Footnotes
- ^ a b Connecticut State Capitol. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ [http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm "Sites, Seals & Symbols," CT. gov. Retrieved 5 Jan 2007.
- ^ Charles W. Snell (July 7, 1970), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New State House / Connecticut State CapitolPDF (514 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1970PDF (370 KiB)
- ^ [1] Web page titled, "Connecticut's New State Capitol by David M. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International Roth," at the "Connecticut Heritage Gateway" Web site, accessed August 12, 2006
External links
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