Hartford Municipal BuildingHartford, Connecticut
This building replaced the Old State House as the seat of city government when it opened in 1915. The design is of the Beaux-Art style, constructed of brick and faced with white Bethel, Conn. granite, with a copper and tile roof. All of the entrances are bronze. The 3-story central atrium is 25' wide by 150' long, decorated with panels depicting scenes from Hartford's history.I took these photos when I lived in Hartford. I love this building and many others in Hartford. Hartford was the center of great architecture in the Golden Age, when Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe lived there.
I made a movie of these shots which can be seen HERE.
Thank you for stopping by! I can't wait to see the other posts!
For more photos, click "Read More" below.
Hartford's Municipal Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
http://hartford.omaxfield.com/munibldg.html
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impressive design!!
ReplyDeletegreat choice for the theme.
happy weekend!
That's a wonderful piece of architecture. I'm sure the details are great especially when you see it in person. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the visit earlier. Take care!
ReplyDeletevery impressive building indeed!
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Just lovely! I am loving the theme this week!
ReplyDeleteNice! I drove through Hartford once (took a wrong turn), it was a nice, friendly city.
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to visit the East coast for many years now, and this looks like a building I would enjoy visiting! Great shot!
ReplyDeleteI am always surprised, you can go wherever you want in the whole world, the municipal buildings are always nice and beautiful even when the whole town is falling apart, lol !
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, what an interesting building.
ReplyDeleteHey! That's just up the road from me! And I love the Mark Twain house, too (of course, I love Mark Twain's writings, too!). It's nice to see some of my home state shown off here on your blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. We enjoyed the movie too. Thanks for stopping by our blog.
ReplyDeleteFirst: A very good photo
ReplyDeleteThen: It's amazing og different architerural cultures can meet in such away you now show the blogger world.
Great entry
What a gorgeous old building. Court houses and gov't buildings always have the most amazing intriguing architecture. Great photo for the theme!!
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What a beautiful building! Love the idea of all the entrances being bronzed!! I feel like I've been visiting so many cities, states, provinces and countries today:-) Have a wonderful day! xox
ReplyDeleteI love the architecture from this period. It is so stately. Great add to the hunt.
ReplyDeleteI started to study the beautiful building you posted, but I got distracted by the picture of Charlie standing in the tub 'o food! Go Charlie GO!
ReplyDeleteVery stately looking building! It almost looks like the inside of the building used for the courthouse in the movie "And Justice for All" with Al Pacino. I just recently saw this again, that's why it came to my mind (No I don't always remember the inside's of buildings in movies!!) It was just that there was one scene when one of the lawyers went a bit nuts and started throwing plates down the hall and it reminds me of this.
ReplyDeleteI also watched the video. I think I saw a fleur de lys in the architecture in that.
Thanks for sharing some great shots and also for the visit to me blog!
Great entry! It is interesting to see all types of buildings today.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful detail and it's stunning in white!
ReplyDeleteThat is an intimidating looking building!
ReplyDeleteNice video! That's an impressive building ...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful building! I'm from Connecticut (graduated from UConn, Storrs) and I've never been through that building... Now I wish I had ;)
ReplyDeleteVery nice photo! I love government buildings, they usually have some fantastic designs.
ReplyDeletewow... beautiful building, great photo. I'd love to wander around inside that building.
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Great choice. Quite an impressive building and reminds me of my roots in the Boston area.
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This is a beautiful building interior.
ReplyDeleteI love stuff like this!
ReplyDeleteMine's up :)
You are so right, some of these look a lot like the big entry of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perhaps built during a similar time. I think the Met has had several different architects working on it over the years. Very nice shots.
ReplyDeleteI love the clean lines and beautiful arches in this building. I've never been to Hartford before but it sounds lovely!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the old armory building in West Hartford! I thought of posting some pictures of the capital and Hartford skyline along with other of the hospital, but already had enough pictures.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! New England has the the most amazing architecture. That is a beautiful photo too.
ReplyDeleteGreat architecture ... For some reason, though, I started thinking of New Orleans Square at Disneyland ... Odd, huh?
ReplyDeleteDMM
What an amazing collection of photos. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the details in the archway. Very nice design!
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty awesome! Great photo. Very good design.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by.
It's a beautiful building - and you seem to be really into architecture :)
ReplyDeleteI also read your previous post - about Charlie - haha, he's one funny fellow :D
Hey - I've been there!!! Great shot! I am originally from Connecticut - born and raised in Bridgeport!! After my parents divorce, my father lived in East Hartford for years.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.
Beautiful! Those are great photos. What a lovely building!
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That's a beautiful building. :) Lovely photos. :) Great example of architecture!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and have a good day. :)
dignified...
ReplyDeleteThe new State House don't really look particular new to me though.. I guess it's the design who looks a little classical...
ReplyDeleteWhat a grand building. I love going to places that have great architecture like this.
ReplyDeleteNice! Excellence in architecture
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit.
Beautiful architecture, I love the old stuff like that! You captured it well in the video too. Happy hunting from me and Nermal!
ReplyDeleteI like Beaux Art style a lot -- not too fussy but grand enough to impress. And no, it is not Michelangelo's Pieta - considered THE Pieta. The one in Notre Dame was made by Nicolas Coustou (French sculptor born in Lyon in 1658 dead in 1733.)
ReplyDeletePieta is term used to describe a sculpture of the Madonna cradling the body of Christ. There are many notable ones around the world.
The "American Pietà" was the name given to a famous Reuters photograph of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, depicting a policeman and four firemen carrying the body of fire department chaplain Mychal F. Judge out of the World Trade Center rubble.
I'm a trivia-kind of person so hope this isn't too much info LOL!
wonderful photograph. I really enjoyed the movie too!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful building. Why is today's architecture so lacking?
ReplyDeletelooks like I am your 50th commenter...oh I should say something profound....hmmmm.....grand choice of pictures...it is a lovely photo....
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful shot! Did you tour Mark Twain's house when you lived in CT?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you stopped by my photo, this building is pretty magnificent. Have to go watch the movie now.
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece of history and great choice for the Hunt. Thanks for including the details too!
ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful :). I love this kind of architecture.
ReplyDeleteI have actually been in Hartford several years ago.
Have a wonderful week.
A lovely building and the video shows it off even more.
ReplyDeleteNever knew Twain lived in Hartford.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see it in person.
Thanks for visting my site.
I'm off to see your movie :)
Frances
Beautiful! thanks for visiting my pic :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous picture! Lovely choice for architecture. That's quite an impressive place.
ReplyDeleteVery nice photo. I rather like the photos of the "insides" of the buildings I've been seeing. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great view!! Thanks for stopping by my place!
ReplyDeleteThat is the most beautiful building, and a great shot.
ReplyDeleteSorry for my late comment, I've been travelling. Thanks for visiting :)
I love old buildings like that, it is beautiful. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteVery neat building. I always love floors done that way. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great photos! I particularly like the staircase ones. What an interesting building.
ReplyDeleteSorry for being so late in commenting but I was out of town!