Asylum Avenue District
The Asylum Avenue District encompasses the institutional core of the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut. Located just west of Downtown Hartford across Interstate 84, it includes four churches, a school, and a handful of adjacent 19th-century residences.Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Hartford, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Asylum Avenue District Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Connecticut State Capitol and Hartford Union Station.
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.
Hartford Union Station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hartford Union Station is a railroad station in Hartford, Connecticut, United States on the New Haven–Springfield Line. It is served by Amtrak Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer, and Vermonter intercity rail service, plus CT Rail Hartford Line commuter rail service and CTfastrak bus rapid transit service.
Cathedral of St. Joseph
Church
The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Street Historic District and Hartford.
High Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The High Street Historic District of Hartford, Connecticut is a 1.1-acre historic district that includes three buildings typifying the architectural styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the city.
Hartford
Photo: Ricky Aponte, CC BY 2.0.
Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut 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.
Elm Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Elm Street Historic District encompasses a collection of architecturally distinguished institutional and residential buildings near the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.
Asylum Avenue District
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.76871° or 41° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
-72.68704° or 72° 41′ 13″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87H9Q897+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 359287756OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q30621859
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