The First Independent Universalist Church, 234 Main Street, Hartford.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1882
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 13/16in. (11.6 x 19.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 13/16in. (11.6 x 19.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (17.1 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 13/16in. (11.6 x 19.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (17.1 x 24.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA brick Romanesque revival church with arched windows, a steeple, and corbel tables is at the left. Leafless trees, a grassy lawn, paved walks, and an iron fence are in front of the church building. An alley separates the church fom a house with a two-story porch between convex bays. Two men are standing on the second-story porch, which has iron railings and a pagoda roof with a finial. A round or octagonal cupola is on the flat roof. Windows have louvered shutters. The double ogee arch over the door appears to have been inspired by Islamic architecture. The decoration along the roofline appears to be derived from classical Greek acroteria.
Object number2000.171.177
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, lower left, in blue ink, "234 Main Street". In black ink: lower left, "March 1882"; lower right, "230 Main St."On verso, upper left, in red ink, "34537". In pencil: upper left, "Main St. So." "Taken March 1882" "First Independent Universalist church / erected 1860"; lower right, old and new accession numbers.
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