Charter Oak Life Insurance Company: facade complete to beginning of fourth story, corner of Main Street and Atheneum Street, Hartford, 1869
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fred Jones
(American)
Date1869
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1959.81.31b
DescriptionWorkmen pose on top of the third story of a building under construction. Some wear overalls. Several cranes are atop the building. Some men stand on partially completed brick walls and what appear to be steel girders. Building materials, including lumber and blocks of stone, are piled around the site. The facade incorporates Ionic columns, pilasters and pediments. The date "1869" appears above the entrance, surrounded by carved oak leaves.
NotesSubject Note: The Charter Oak Life Insurance Company was located at 240 Main Street. The company failed in 1878. The building was later occupied by the Aetna Life Insurance Co.Status
Not on view
William G. Dudley
1917
