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St. Mary's Church (Norwich, Connecticut)

St. Mary Church is one of two constituent Roman Catholic parish churches in Norwich, CT, USA. Along with Saints Peter and Paul Church, the two parishes represent the Joint Norwich Catholic Cluster. Fr. Robert Washabaugh administer each parish, along with associate deacons and staff. History of St. Mary's Church St. Mary's Church is the oldest Catholic church in eastern Connecticut. Originally built in 1845 to support the religious needs of immigrant Irish workers, St. Mary's Church grew and accepted new demographics of Catholics. The small Polish community eventually left St. Mary's to establish their own church, and St. Mary's now serves the spiritual needs of all area Catholics, including those from Puerto Rico, Haiti, Portugal, and other Latin American countries. The seven sacraments aren celebrated in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. The 90-year old St. Anthony Chapel inside the church is a popular among new and current Portuguese Catholics arriving from Cape Verde. The St. Anthony Chapel bears the Portuguese inscription "A Chapel to St. Anthony, Baptized 4th day of July 1926" over its entrance. While it fell into disrepair from 1926 to 1976, in 1977 the chapel was restored with the blessing of the Bishop of Norwich, the Most Rev. Daniel P. Reilly, and Rev. Thomas Bride. A Capela do Santo Antonio, Inc., a non-profit, 501 c(3) exempt organization, was established to collect grants and donations. In 2003, the chapel was listed on the State Register of Historic Places by the Connecticut Historical Commission. History of St. Joseph Church, Saints Peter and Paul Church, and the Joint Norwich Catholic Cluster St. Joseph Church was established in 1904, with Lithuanian priest Fr. John Ambot, for Polish immigrants who had moved from the St. Mary's Church community. in 1911, Fr. Ignatius Maciejewski supervised the addition of a convent and school under the stewardship of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. The current St. Joseph Church structure was built in 1962, where Polish traditions are emphasized in the parish's liturgical worship. The parish also cooperates with St. Vincent de Paul Place to minister to impoverished communities. Ss. Peter and Paul Church was built in 1938 to improve accessibility to Catholic worship in West Norwich, CT, where the church building sits on an open park. See also Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich Bishop Daniel Cote Norwich, Connecticut References External links Official website
First National Bank Building (Hartford, Connecticut)

The First National Bank Building is a historic commercial building at 50-58 State House Square in the heart of Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1899, it is a fine local example of Beaux Arts architecture, and was one of the first of Hartford's commercial buildings to have a steel frame. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The First National Bank Building is located on the north side of State House Square, facing Hartford Old State House. It is a seven-story masonry structure, its exterior walls faced in brick and stone on a frame of steel columns with reinforcing brick vaulted arches. The principal facade is one of the city's finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture. It is three bays wide, with the main entrance in the leftmost bay. The bottom and top two floors are each treated distinctively, with generally similar surrounds on the windows or doors on each level. The central three bays are grouped in tall openings topped by rounded arches and an elaborate cornice. The building was designed by Ernest Flagg, a New York City architect, and was completed in 1899. It was built on the site of a portion of the former United States Hotel, said portion having been occupied by the bank prior to its demolition to make way for this building. Flagg, trained at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, designed the building as a large-scale emulation of a classic column: the two bottom levels representing its base, and the top two its capital, with the intervening levels representing its shaft. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
First National Bank Building (Hartford)

El First National Bank Building o 50 State House Square es un edificio comercial histórico en 50-58 State House Square en el corazón del centro de Hartford, la tercera ciudad más poblada del estado de Connecticut (Estados Unidos). Construido en 1899 en estilo Beaux Arts, fue uno de los primeros edificios comerciales de Hartford en tener una estructura de acero. Fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1984.​ Descripción e historia El edificio First National Bank está ubicado en el lado norte de State House Square, frente a Hartford Old State House . Es una estructura de mampostería de siete pisos, sus muros exteriores revestidos de ladrillo y piedra sobre un marco de columnas de acero con arcos abovedados de ladrillo de refuerzo. La fachada principal es uno de los mejores ejemplos de arquitectura Beaux Arts de la ciudad. Tiene tres bahías de ancho, con la entrada principal en la bahía más a la izquierda. Los dos pisos inferior y superior se tratan cada uno de manera diferente, con marcos generalmente similares en las ventanas o puertas de cada nivel. Los tres vanos centrales se agrupan en altos vanos rematados por arcos de medio punto y una elaborada cornisa.​ El edificio fue diseñado por Ernest Flagg, un arquitecto de la ciudad de Nueva York, y se completó en 1899. Fue construido en el sitio de una parte del antiguo hotel de los Estados Unidos, dicha parte había sido ocupada por el banco antes de su demolición para dar paso a este edificio. Flagg, formado en la École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, diseñó el edificio como una emulación a gran escala de una columna clásica: los dos niveles inferiores representan su base y los dos superiores su capitel, con los niveles intermedios que representan su eje.​ Referencias
777 Main Street (Hartford, Connecticut)

777 Main Street (formerly known as the Hartford National Bank and Trust Building) is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1967, it is a prominent local example of Mid-Century Modern architecture, designed by Welton Becket. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and was converted to residential use. The building is LEED Platinum certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, and is Connecticut's first microgrid. Clean, combustion-free renewable energy to power and heat the building is created on-site from 336 Rooftop Solar panels and a 400 kilowatt fuel cell. These clean energy sources also power the 31 electric charging stations in the building's garage, helping to bolster clean commuting. Description 777 Main Street occupies a prominent position in the heart of Downtown Hartford, facing the Old State House across Main Street. It occupies most of the city block between Pearl and Asylum Streets. It is 354 feet (108 m) in height, with 26 stories. It is built out of concrete and steel, with its facades dominated by about 2000 precast window modules. The walls are supported at the corners by L-shaped steel beams, with steel girder across the main facade above the second level to support the upper level walls. The main lobby entrance is recessed under this, and consists of glass walls supported by bronzed steel mullions. History The Hartford National Bank and Trust Company was one of the state's largest banks when it was convinced by city planners in the 1960s to become part of a major urban renewal project centered around Hartford's Constitution Square, the location of the Old State House. The company committed a $14 million investment to the project, and had this tower built. It was designed by Los Angeles architect Welton Becket. Becket was involved in the city's planning processes, and the builder, George Fuller, was responsible for construction of the nearby Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building, a local Modernist landmark. Bank of America was the last corporate tenant and moved out in 2012 leaving the building unoccupied. In 2014 the building underwent an 85 million dollar conversion to luxury apartments. The conversion resulted in 285 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with twenty percent reserved for low and moderate income households as well as expanded street-front retail space. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References External links Media related to 777 Main Street (Hartford, Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons Official website US Green Building Council - CT Chapter Description
Earth Tower

Earth Tower is a 400-room, 242,000-square-foot (22,500 m2) tower located at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. History In 1995, Mohegan Sun asked Kohn Pedersen Fox, an architectural firm, to design a new hotel based on the 1,200-room Sky Tower, which was also designed by the firm. The project was held off until 2008, when Mohegan Sun publicly announced plans to build the hotel, however the Great Recession further delayed construction. The groundbreaking finally took place in March 2015 with A/Z Corporation hired to construct the tower. The Earth Tower was opened on November 18, 2016. Features The tower has a pool, a spa, and a fitness center. There are gas fire pits outside. Earth Tower has 400 rooms, with 39 suites. Earth Tower is connected to the Casino of the Earth, and is therefore connected to all the casinos of Mohegan Sun. There is also a hallway that connects the Earth Tower to the Sky Tower lobby. Bean and Vine Cafe & Wine Bar is a full-service coffee and wine bar, which is the only dining option located in the Earth Tower. See also Foxwoods Resort Casino, the other casino in Connecticut Notes
James B. Colt House

The James B. Colt House is a historic house at 154 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1855, it is a high-quality example of Italianate architecture. It was built for James B. Colt, the brother of industrialist Samuel Colt, whose Armsmear estate is just to the north. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Description and history The James B. Colt House is located in the Sheridan-Charter Oak neighborhood of southern Hartford, on the east side of Wethersfield Avenue near its junction with Alden Street. It is situated facing Colt Park, a public city park that was originally part of the Colt family estate, and is south of the larger Armsmear estate of Samuel Colt. It is a three-story masonry structure, built out of brick covered in stucco. It has classic Italian villa features, including a low-pitch hip roof with deep bracketed eaves, and round-arch windows with decorative bracketed caps. The street-facing west facade is restrained, with a single-story porch across its left half that wraps around to the north. The western facade provides vistas of the park through tall windows on all three levels. The house was built in 1855–57. James B. Colt was then serving as treasurer for the Colt's Manufacturing Company, and lived in the house until 1859. It afterward had a number of high-profile occupants, including General William B. Franklin, Colt's general manager until 1888, and George H. Day, one of Hartford's leading businessmen at the turn of the 20th century. In the 20th century the building was subdivided into apartments, and suffered an inside fire in 1973. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References
Abraham Coult House

The Abraham Coult House is a historic house at 1695 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in about 1706 and enlarged several times, it is a well-preserved colonial residence, exhibiting changing construction methods through its alterations. Moved in the 1970s to avoid demolition and restored, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Description and history The Abrahm Coult House is located in a rural-suburban area of central northern Glastonbury, on the north side of Hebron Road (Connecticut Route 94). It is set well back from the road, down a 1,700-foot (520 m) drive on over 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land, overlooking Salmon Brook. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, clapboarded exterior, and concrete block foundation. Its main facade faces southwest, and is five bays wide, with a center entrance framed by Greek Revival pilasters and topped by a multilight transom window and corniced entablature. The interior follows an early colonial central chimney plan, with a narrow entrance vestibule which also has a winding dogleg staircase. There are parlors on either side of the chimney, and the kitchen extends across most of the rear. Original 18th-century woodwork is retained in most of the chambers, but plasterwork and other surfaces have been replaced as part of a 1970s restoration. The house was built in about 1706, when the land it originally stood on (closer to Hebron Street) was purchased by Abraham Coult, Sr. The house was held in the Coult family only until 1739, and had a succession of private owners. By the 1960s, it had come into the hands of the local water supply authority, and was vacant and deteriorated. It was sold in 1972 for $500, on condition that it be moved. This was accomplished despite fire damage caused by vandals during preparations for the move. The move, about 1,500 feet (460 m) to the northeast of its original location, including moving the in-house portion of the chimney. See also List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References
Calvin Day House

The Calvin Day House is a historic house at 105 Spring Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1852, it is the last survivor of a series of fine Italianate houses that lined a bluff overlooking Hartford's Union Station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It now houses a social service agency. Description and history The Calvin Day House is located in Hartford's Asylum Hill neighborhood, north of downtown, at the southwest corner of Myrtle and Spring Streets. It is a two-story brick building, roughly rectangular in shape, with a low-pitch hip roof topped by an octagonal cupola. The roof has an extended eave with paired decorative brackets, and is pierced by gabled wall dormers. The main facade faces east toward Spring Street, and is three bays wide. The ground floor outer bays have tall projecting bays, topped with bracketed roofs. In the center is the main entrance, sheltered by a porch with Corinthian columns supporting a simple entablature. On the Myrtle Street facade is a secondary entrance, above which on the second floor is a projecting oriel window. A mid-20th century wing extends to the rear; it has sympathetic styling. The interior has retained much of its original styling, despite conversion to non-residential use. The house was built in 1852 for J. Seymour Brown, a bookbinder, who sold it in 1855 to Calvin Day. Day was a prominent local businessman, whose roles included president of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad, and of the Wadsworth Atheneum. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1857 to 1858 and was active in the affairs of the Republican Party in Connecticut. The house passed to his daughter, whose heirs sold it in 1921 to a local women's shelter. Spring Street runs roughly north–south along a bluff that now overlooks Interstate 84, with Hartford's Union Station just beyond. In Calvin Day's time, the street was lined with similar high quality houses. All the others have since been torn down, either early in the 20th century to be replaced by apartment blocks, or later during urban renewal. Similar houses still survive on other streets in the Asylum Hill area. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Day-Taylor House

The Day-Taylor House is a historic house at 81 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1857, it is one of state's best examples of Italianate villa architecture executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It presently houses offices. Description and history The Day-Taylor House is located in Hartford's Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood, on the west side of Wethersfield Avenue directly opposite the Armsmear estate house of Samuel Colt. It is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry structure, built out of red brick in a roughly L-shaped plan. It has a hip roof, and a three-story tower rising at the crook of the ell. Both the main roof and tower roof have extended eaves with evenly spaced heavy brackets. Windows on the first two levels are generally set in pairs in rectangular openings with bracketed hoods, although some are set in round-arch openings. Some windows have original cast iron balconies. There are small windows of different shapes in the attic story, including a round-arch window set at the center of the main front-facing facade. A single-story veranda, supported by Corinthian columns, is arrayed around the base of the tower. The interior of the building retains little original styling. The house was built in 1857 by Hirim Bushnell, the builder of the Connecticut State Capitol and the Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park. It was built for Albert F. Day, a prominent local merchant whose father was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Although its architect is not known, the house bears some resemblance to works of New Haven architect Henry Austin, a champion of the Italianate villa form. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Dillon Building

The Dillon Building is a historic commercial building located at 69–71 Pratt Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1899, it is a good local example of Beaux Arts architecture, and its construction exemplified the transition of Pratt Street from a residential to commercial area. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1982. Description and history The Dillon Building is located roughly midway between Trumbull and Main Streets on the south side of Pratt Street. It is a five-story masonry building, built with brick load-bearing walls, limestone trim, and a wooden frame. It shares party walls with a taller building on the right, and a shorter one on the left. Its front facade is four bays wide, with a single store front flanked by recessed entrances on either side, one providing entry to the store, and the other to the upstairs. The second floor windows are articulated by cast iron pilasters finished to resemble stone, and an entablature and band of dentil stonework separate it from the upper floors. The upper floors are articulate by full-height pilasters, which rise to elaborate brackets at the cornice. Windows on the third and fourth floors are rectangular, while the top floor windows are set in segmental arch openings. Prior to construction of this building, the lot on which it stands was occupied by one half of a two-story brick residential duplex, probably built in the 1840s. Commercial growth in the city during the second half of the 19th century placed development pressure on residential streets like Pratt Street that abutted Main Street. Charles Dillon, a Main Street merchant and milliner, purchased the west side of the duplex in 1898. When the building was completed the following year, it and the neighboring half-duplex epitomized the transition of the street from a residential to commercial area. The probable architect of the building was Isaac A. Allen Jr., who had previously done work for Dillon, and worked in a practice that had previously designed buildings with a similar upper floor plan. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Footguard Hall

The Governor’s Foot Guard Armory was the headquarters and armory of the First Company Governor's Footguard of the state Connecticut, a ceremonial military company founded in 1771 and originally tasked with protecting the governor and state legislature on election days. The armory is located at 159 High Street, in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Romanesque Revival brick building built in 1888. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 in recognition of the organization's history and its distinctive architecture. The First Company Governor's Footguard now uses the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory at 360 Broad Street, Hartford, Connecticut. ==Description and history: The Governor’s Foot Guard Armory is located at the northwestern corner of downtown Hartford, at the corner of High Street and Foot Guard Place. It is a large red brick building trimmed with brownstone. Its front section is two stories in height and capped by a hip roof, with a pyramidally roofed square tower rising near the center of the front facade. On either side of the tower are window bays with banded sash windows, set in rectangular openings on the ground floor and large rounded arches on the second. The main entrance is at the base of the tower, with a projecting round-arch portico providing shelter. A large assembly and drill hall extends to the rear of the front section. The First Company Governor's Foot Guard was established in 1771 by the Connecticut Colony and was formed as a ceremonial unit, tasked with escorting the Governor and legislature on election days. Because it was formed as a separate unit, distinct from the Connecticut colonial militia and later the National Guard, it could not be called to national service as a unit. Nevertheless, members of the First Company Governor’s Foot Guard have proudly served in other national military units in most of the nation’s military conflicts. The armory was designed by the architectural firm of John C. Mead, a prominent local architect then in his last year of life. The design was likely the work of Melvin Hapgood, who was one of Mead's principal lieutenants and took over the firm after Mead died. The building was described at the time as the largest meeting hall between Boston and New York City, and has been used for public events. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Hartford Electric Light Company Maple Avenue Sub-Station

The Hartford Electric Light Company Maple Avenue Sub-Station is a historic industrial and commercial building at 686 Maple Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1926, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture designed by noted local architects, and a reminder of the history of the area's electrification. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, and has been converted into commercial use. Description and history The former Maple Avenue substation of the Hartford Electric Light Company stands in southern Hartford's Barry Square area, on the east side of Maple Avenue between Adelaide and Barker Streets. It is a single-story brick building, shaped in a rough parallelogram to accommodate Maple Avenue's diagonal traversal of the city street grid. Its walls are buff brick laid in common bond, and it has a five-bay front facade, articulated by projecting brick pilasters with papyrus-leaf capitals. A double-leaf door in the southernmost bay provides entry to the building, sheltered by a metal hip-roofed hood. The front facade is crowned by a stepped parapet, in which the building's original name and function are incised. The Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCO, later merged into Connecticut Light & Power and now part of Eversource Energy) was founded in 1881, primarily to serve large industrial customers. Its service expanded, and this distribution substation was built in 1926 as part of a push to expand service more broadly into southern Hartford. The station was designed by Frank Whiton and John McMahon, Hartford-based architects. The pair designed an eclectic example of Classical Revival architecture for an otherwise utilitarian structure. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References