Orient Insurance Company Building, 20-22 Trinity Street, Hartford.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1910-1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 9 7/16in. (17.8 x 24cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 9 15/16in. (20.3 x 25.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 9 15/16in. (20.3 x 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionOffice building with facade incorporating a portico with paired Ionic columns and windows with large keystones. A central dome is visible behind the railing lining the roofline. The word "Orient" is carved beneath the pediment. Two large lamps flank the entrance. A sidewalk is in front of the building, and a low stone retaining wall is at the left.
Object number2000.171.157
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in black ink, "Orient Ins. Co. / Trinity St." and old accession number. Lower right, in pencil, new accession number.NotesSubject Note: The Orient Insurance Co. was erected in 1905 to the designs of Davis & Brooks. F. Irwin Davis and William F. Brooks began their architectural partnership in New Britain in 1897. They opened their Hartford office in 1902. (Finlay 12/31/2003) On View
Not on view
