Park Congregational Church during demolition, 390 Asylum Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1916
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionGothic church with walls of rough-hewn Portland brownstone in the process of demolition. Ladders lean against the sides and workmen climb on the roof. The tower and the apse are partially demolished. Two men stand beside a fire hydrant and a street lamp. Two women, one of them elderly, walk along the sidewalk at the right. At the far right is a corner of the polychrome Judd & Root Building.
Object number2000.201.2
InscribedWrecking; Church buildings; Congregational churches; Construction workers; NotesSubject Note: The Park Congregational Church was erected in 1856.On View
Not on view
William G. Dudley
1916-1927
1929
