Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut)

Christ Church
Christ Church Cathedral
Location 955 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°46′6″N 72°40′27″W / 41.76833°N 72.67417°W / 41.76833; -72.67417Coordinates: 41°46′6″N 72°40′27″W / 41.76833°N 72.67417°W / 41.76833; -72.67417
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1827
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 83003558[1]
Added to NRHP December 29, 1983

Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at 955 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a basically rectangular brownstone structure, with a square tower centered at its eastern end. The main facade is divided into three sections by the tower, each of which has a doorway set in a two-story Gothic-arched recess, with a window above. The sides are five bays deep, with buttresses separating Gothic-arched windows, and brownstone finials at intervals along the roof line. The finial details are repeated at the top of the tower, which is surrounded by a low balustrade.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3] Although the church was constructed over a long period of time (it was begun in 1823, but the tower was not completed until 1839), the initial design was by Ithiel Town; it is one of the nation's earliest Gothic churches.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Christ Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  3. ↑ Contributions to the history of Christ church, Hartford, Volume 1 (Belknap & Warfield, 1895)

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