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It is notable as the only known work that is ascribed exclusively to Wells. When the building was adapted for use as city hall, the design work was done by McKim, Meade & White. The building to the left is a former post office, built in 1871, and that to the right is the former New Britain National Bank Building, dating to 1860–61.
New Britain was settled in 1687 and incorporated as a new parish as the New Britain Society in 1754. [6] Chartered in 1850 as a township and in 1871 as a city, New Britain had separated from the nearby towns of Farmington and Berlin, Connecticut. A consolidation charter was adopted in 1905.
Passes are available at the Parks, Recreation and Beaches office (181 Hillman St. Building 3), the Clerk’s Office at City Hall (133 William St.), the Traffic Commission office at the Elm Street ...
Downtown New Britain is located in the south-central portion of the municipal boundaries, on both sides of Connecticut Route 72 and west of Connecticut Route 9, both limited-access roads serving the city. Near its center is City Hall, located in the former Russwin Hotel building on the north side of Central Park, where the city's Soldiers ...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor visited City Hall in 1936 on their way to a rally in Library Park. [2]: 30 World War II affected the buildings as well. Scrap metal was piled up on the entourage in front of City Hall, and the tower was surrounded with scaffolding so that air wardens could keep watch from it. The Power House ...
He was the son of Robert Johnstone Vance, founder [1] and publisher of the New Britain Herald from 1881 until his death in 1902. During his tenure as publisher, the elder Vance won a term in the U.S. Congress, and was later elected mayor of New Britain. Robert C. Vance’s mother, Mathilda O'Connor Vance, became publisher of the Herald in 1904 [2]
Palace Theater Waterbury, CT City Hall, New Britain CT. Palace Theater, Waterbury [37] St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield [38] New Britain City Hall, New Britain [39] Gates Building, New Britain [40] Connecticut Building on the Avenue of States at The Big E, Springfield, MA [13] Long Lane School, Middletown [13]