Old State House

The Old State House in is generally believed to have been designed by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch as his first public building.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: former government building in Hartford, Connecticut
  • Also known as: “Connecticut’s Old State House” and “Old Statehouse”
  • Address: 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church Cathedral and Ancient Burying Ground.

Church
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is a historic church at 955 Main Street in Downtown . Built in the 1820s to a design by Ithiel Town, it is one of the earliest known examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. is situated 860 feet north of Old State House.

Cemetery
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The First Church of Christ and the is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in , United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. is situated 680 feet southwest of Old State House.

Church
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The and the Ancient Burying Ground is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in , United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. is situated 690 feet southwest of Old State House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartford and Downtown Hartford.

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is the capital of the state of in the United States of America. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum, and the Mark Twain House, in which the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family.

Suburb
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Downtown is the primary business district of the city, and the center of 's state government. Because of the large number of insurance companies headquartered there, Hartford is known as the "Insurance Capital of the World".

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in . It encompasses a city block in the city's Downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century.

Old State House

Latitude
41.7661° or 41° 45′ 58″ north
Longitude
-72.6727° or 72° 40′ 22″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Inception
1796
Operator
Connecticut General Assembly
Open location code
87H9Q88G+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 871432546
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4840060
Wiki­data ID
Q7085084
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In Other Languages

“Old State House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旧州议会大厦”

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