The document provides information about several notable landmarks in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. It describes the locations and histories of the Connecticut State Capital building, City Hall, the Old State House, Capital Community College, the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, the First Church of Christ, the Hartford Public Library, the Wadsworth Atheneum of Art, the Phoenix Mutual Insurance Building, and the XL Center.

1. Downtown Hartford, CT

2. Connecticut
State Capital
The Connecticut State Capital
building is located on north
Capital Avenue and south
Bushnell Park in downtown
Hartford. This is third capital
building for CT since the
American Revolution. The
building was designed by
Richard M. Upjohn. The building
was completed in 1878.

3. City Hall
The Hartford Municipal building otherwise known as City Hall is located at 550
Main St. I was built in 1915. The building is a historic Beaux Arts structure and
was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

4. The Old State House
The Old State House is located on 800 Main St. The building was completed in
1976. It is similar in appearance to the Town Hall of Liverpool, England. The
State House has been slightly modified since it was first built. It was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1960.

5. Capital Community College
Capital Community College or CCC is located at 960 Main St. It is the only
undergraduate institution in the city of Hartford. The building was originally the
G. Fox and Co Department Store until 1993. The college and other state and
city offices moved into the building in 2002.

6. The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts is located at 166 Capitol Street. It was
built in 1930 by Dotha Bushnell Hillyer as a memorial for her father Reverend Dr.
Horace Bushnell. The Bushnell claims to be Connecticut’s premier performing
arts theatre.

7. The First Church of Christ
The First Church of Christ is located at 60 Gold Street and is also known as
Center Church. It was founded in 1632 and was actually located in
Cambridge, MA. Thomas Hooker was the church’s first pastor. It was moved to
Hartford in 1936. The current building is the fourth Meeting House for the church
and was completed in 1807.

8. The Hartford Public Library
The Hartford Public Library is located at 500 Main St. Its original name was the
Hartford Young Men’s Institute. It opened in 1892 and its names was changed
to The Hartford Public Library in 1893. The library was located in the Wadsworth
Atheneum from 1844-early 1957. On January 2, 1957 it was moved to its
present site.

9. The Wadsworth Atheneum of Art
The Wadsworth Atheneum of Art is located at 600 Main St. and was founded in
1842 by Daniel Wadsworth. It is a historic art museum that was comprised of
five connected buildings; The Gothic Revival Wadsworth Building of 1844, The
Watkinson Library of Reference of 1860,The Tudor Revival Colt Memorial of
1910,The Renaissance Revival Memorial of 1910 and The Avery Memorial of
1934. The entire building became devoted to the fine arts when the Goodwin
building opened in 1969.

10. The Phoenix Mutual Insurance Building
The Phoenix Mutual Insurance Building is also know as the Boat Building due its
design meant to resemble a ship. The building is located on One American
Rowe and its construction was complete in 1963. The Boat Building received
the Silver Leed Award and is also listed on the National Register of Historical
Places.

11. The XL Center
The XL Center is located at 1 Civic Center Plaza. It was formally known as the
Hartford Civic Center. The Center was renamed in December 2007. It is the
28th largest college basketball arena.

12. Sources
https://www.phoenixwm.phl.com/public/about/boat/index.jsp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_State_Capitol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Building_(Hartford,_Connecti
cut)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Community_College
http://www.centerchurchhartford.org/about.history.asp
https://thewadsworth.org/about/history/
http://www.hplct.org/locations-hours/downtown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bushnell_Center_for_the_Performin
g_Arts