The Connecticut Capitol is one stop in the Galaxie’s continuing journey to photograph America’s state capitol buildings. This page is ready to grow as new photographs and stories are added.
Connecticut Capitol
Reference photograph and information from Wikipedia.
The Galaxie at the Capitol
The 1966 Galaxie at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
Capitol and Capital City History
Completed in 1878, the Connecticut State Capitol is an ornate High Victorian Gothic building designed by Richard M. Upjohn. Its marble, granite, towers, statuary, and gilded dome make it one of the country’s most distinctive capitols.
For much of its colonial history, Connecticut alternated legislative sessions between Hartford and New Haven. Voters selected Hartford as the sole capital in 1873, reflecting its central location and growing importance in commerce, industry, and transportation.