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Connecticut State Capitol
Connecticut State Capitol: Capitol, Hartford, Conn. LCCN2016819504
Connecticut State Capitol: Americana 1920 Hartford Conn
Connecticut State Capitol: Connecticut - Hartford - NARA - 23936443
Connecticut State Capitol: Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut LCCN2012630253

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Capitol · Hartford, United States

Connecticut State Capitol

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1872–79
Declared purpose
Seat of the Connecticut General Assembly
Today
Survives, still the capitol
Build time
About 7 years (1872–79)
Region
United States
Architect of record
Richard M. Upjohn, architect: about 44 when credited (1872, born 1828). Build time on record: about 7 years (1872–79).All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A marble and granite High Victorian Gothic capitol with a gold-leafed dome, by Richard M. Upjohn.

  1. Gothic and domed

    A Gothic building crowned with a classical gilded dome.

  2. A gilded dome

    Another gold-leafed capitol dome.

  3. Architect of record

    Richard M. Upjohn (born 1828) was about 44 when credited with the design in 1872. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.

Questions worth asking

  • Why combine Gothic walls with a classical dome?

Possible original uses

  • Capitol

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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