Connecticut State Capitol Building (Hartford, Connecticut)

 capitol building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Gothic revival (architecture), state government, 1870s construction, Renaissance Revival (architecture), U.S. National Historic Landmark

210 Capitol Avenue #3
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 240-0222
www.cga.ct.gov/capitoltours/

The Connecticut State Capitol is located on Bushnell Park in the Connecticut capital of Hartford. The building houses the State Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of the State. For most of the 19th century, Connecticut had two state capitols; New Haven and Hartford. The General Assembly rotated between both cities each year. In 1870, Hartford decided to donate $500,000 to the State to have the Capitol built in their city. They won. Built from 1871 to 1878, the building is the work of noted architect Richard M. Upjohn, and was designed in the Eastlake Movement style with French Renaissance and Gothic Revival design elements. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) where it is designated a National Historic Landmark.

Trinity College owned most of the land in the area of Bushnell Park including the land the State Capital occupied now. In 1872 Trinity College sold their land to the City of Hartford for the Construction of the State Capitol. The road splitting Bushnell Park is named in honor of the college.