Cathedral of St. Joseph

The Cathedral of St. Joseph in , United States, is the mother church and seat of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Dedicated on May 15, 1962, it stands on the site of the first cathedral which was destroyed by fire in 1956.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: Cathedral of Saint Joseph
  • Address: 140 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105-3708

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archdiocese of Hartford and Mark Twain House Museum.

Office
The is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in in the United States. It is a metropolitan see.

The Mark Twain House and Museum in , was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens and his family from 1874 to 1891. The Clemens family had it designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and built in the America High Gothic style. is situated 2,600 feet west of Cathedral of St. Joseph.

Town hall
The is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of in , the capital of . 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. is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Cathedral of St. Joseph.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asylum Avenue District and Imlay and Laurel Streets District.

Neighborhood
The encompasses the institutional core of the Asylum Hill neighborhood of . Located just west of across Interstate 84, it includes four churches, a school, and a handful of adjacent 19th-century residences.

Neighborhood
The is a residential historic district on portions of Imlay, Laurel, Hawthorn and Sigourney Streets in .

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.

Cathedral of St. Joseph

Latitude
41.76852° or 41° 46′ 7″ north
Longitude
-72.69222° or 72° 41′ 32″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Named after
Joseph
Open location code
87H9Q895+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 884590846
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
5283542
Wiki­data ID
Q5052403
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