State Arsenal and Armory

The State Arsenal and Armory, formally the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory and informally the Connecticut State Armory, is a historic military facility at 360 Broad Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Type: Military installation
Description: historic building in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Governor William A. O’Neill State Armory” and “Hartford Armory”
Address: 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Connecticut State Capitol and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch.

Connecticut State Capitol

Town hall

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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 1,000 feet east of State Arsenal and Armory.

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 1,600 feet east of State Arsenal and Armory.

Connecticut State Library

Library

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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. Connecticut State Library is situated 1,200 feet southeast of State Arsenal and Armory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elm Street Historic District and Hartford.

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.

Hartford

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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.

Asylum Avenue District

Neighborhood

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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.