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Title	Old State House (City Hall) and junction of Main Street and Central Row, Hartford.
Place	Main Street (Hartford, Conn.) Central Row (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Public buildings Municipal buildings City halls Automobiles Horse-drawn vehicles
Topic-Person	Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Old State House (Hartford, Conn.)
Theme	Environment Infrastructure
Description	The Old State House, a federal style brick government building, has a pediment, an iron balcony, a balustrade on the roof and urns at the corners of the central pavilion. Arched entrances are on the ground floor. There is a clock in the cupola and a sculpture of a figure of Justice stands on the dome. American flags fly from flagpoles on several rooftops. The stone beaux-arts Federal building is immediately to the right. A corner of the American Hotel is visible in the right background. The Old State House is surrounded by grassy lawns and leafless trees. Most trees appear to be elms. Trolley tracks are in the paved streets. Men and women walk on the streets and sidewalks. Automobiles, horse-drawn carriages and wagons are in the streets and parked along Central Row at the right. Utility poles, trolley poles and fire hydrants are on the sidewalks. Trolley cars are on State Street in the background. Commercial buildings in the left background have awnings. Inscribed on back: "Taken in 1911."<br>
Notes	The Federal Building in City Hall Square housing the Post Office was begun in 1873 and completed in 1883. Also known as the Government Building. <br>The Old State House, erected in 1796 to the designs of Charles Bulfinch, served as one of Connecticut's two state capitols until 1878 when it was replaced by the current Capitol Building. From 1878 to 1915, it served as Hartford's city hall. <br>
Date created	1911.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 17 x 24 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.37.51<br>File name 2830 img0087.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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