Connecticut State Library
The Connecticut State Library is the state library for the U.S. state of Connecticut and is also an executive branch agency of the state. It is located in Hartford, Connecticut directly across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nancy Peluso, Public domain.
- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Address: 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Connecticut State Capitol and The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.
Connecticut State Capitol
Town hall
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. Connecticut State Capitol is situated 720 feet north of Connecticut State Library.
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Theater building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue at 166 Capitol Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Managed by a non-profit organization, it is marketed as Connecticut's premier presenter of the performing arts. The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is situated 790 feet east of Connecticut State Library.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
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The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut, honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, including 400 who died for the Union cause. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Connecticut State Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elm Street Historic District and Frog Hollow.
Elm Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Elm Street Historic District encompasses a collection of architecturally distinguished institutional and residential buildings near the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.
Frog Hollow
Neighborhood
Frog Hollow is one of the neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut. It is a predominantly residential area, bounded on the north by Capitol Avenue, the east by Lafayette Street, the south by Madison and Hamilton Streets, and on the west by Interstate 84.
Jefferson-Seymour District
Neighborhood
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The Jefferson-Seymour District is a historic district encompassing a residential area on the south side of Hartford, Connecticut. Covering portions of Cedar, Wadsworth, Seymour and Jefferson Streets, it contains a well-preserved collection of late 19th and early 20th-century middle-class residential architecture, primarily executed in brick.
Connecticut State Library
- Categories: state archives, state agency of Connecticut, and education
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76228° or 41° 45′ 44″ northLongitude
-72.68316° or 72° 40′ 59″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Inception
1854Operator
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