Old State House, Wall Detail
ArtistMade by
Chester Leich
American, 1889 - 1978
Date1931
MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 3in. (12.7 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSketches of the Old State House, Hartford: window, balustrade, cornice, and arches with keystones, with extensive notes by the artist. The sketch at the right appears to be a partial site plan.
Object number2001.3.7
InscribedInscribed in pencil, upper right: "Old State House / Hartford". Notes in drawing: "clock" "band" "brick wall" "shrubs low iron fence". Notes below drawing: "In 1636 the church in Newtown, / Massachusetts, Thomas Hooker minister, was transplanted to this / locality, called meeting house yard, / Old State House Square, ' City Hall Square. / In 1796, this second state house at Hartford, Charles Bulfinch, / architect, was completed. / Seat of State gov't 1796-1878 / [seat of] Hartford City Gov't 1879-1915".On View
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