Manifest · Hartford

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Hartford, Connecticut’s downtown features a mix of historic and modern architecture, including the 38‑story City Place I—Connecticut’s tallest building—and the early Gothic Revival Christ Church Cathedral, built in the 1820s. The city’s cultural venues comprise TheaterWorks Hartford on Pearl Street, the PeoplesBank Arena (formerly the XL Center), and the historic Ann Street Historic District, while Bushnell Park, the nation’s second‑oldest publicly funded park, houses the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch and the 28‑foot Corning Fountain. Hartford Union Station provides Amtrak, CT Rail, and CTfastrak service, linking the city’s historic core with regional transit networks.

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Central Avenue-Center Cemetery Historic District is a historic district in East Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

Goodwin Hotel is a hotel in Hartford, founded in 1989. [1]

Ann Street Historic District is a historic district in the Downtown Hartford neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

Hartford Marriott Downtown is a hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

Hotel America is a building located in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut was founded in 1844. [1]

XL Center is an arena and convention center in Hartford, founded in 1975. [1]

Hartford Times Building is a newspaper office and plant in Connecticut, founded in 1920. [1]

Parsons Theatre is a former theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

Loew's Palace Theater is a former theatre and movie theater in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

The Department Store Historic District is a historic district located in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [1]

The East Hartford Velodrome in East Hartford, Connecticut was founded in 1926. [1]

Hartford–Brainard Airport is a towered public airport situated three miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut, and is owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority. [1]

Goodwin Square is a building in Hartford, founded in 1989. [1]

Mildred P. Allen Memorial Library is a library in Hartford. [1]

Pratt Street Historic District is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut, and its website is https://prattst.com/. [1]

Lewis Street Block is a historic district that encompasses the southern half of Lewis Street and some adjacent buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. [1]

Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Hartford was built in the 1820s to a design by Ithiel Town and is an early example of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. [1]

Corning Fountain is a 28‑foot tall bronze two‑tiered fountain in Bushnell Park, designed by sculptor J. Massey Rhind and dedicated in 1899. [1]

The Civic Center Mall in downtown Hartford was a three‑level enclosed shopping mall and office complex built in 1975 as part of a downtown urban redevelopment project. [1]

Hartford Female Seminary was established in 1823 by Catharine Beecher and became one of the first major educational institutions for women in the United States. [1]

Corning Fountain was donated to the city by John J. Corning in memory of his father John Benton Corning, a Hartford businessman who operated a grist mill on the site. [1]

City Place I is a 38-story, 537-foot skyscraper in Hartford, Connecticut, completed in 1984 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. [1]

Christ Church Cathedral was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and serves as the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. [1]

City Place I is the tallest building in Connecticut and the tallest building in New England outside of Boston, standing about ten feet taller than Travelers Tower. [1]

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  1. [1.1] — Central Avenue-Center Cemetery Historic District — historic district in East Hartford, Connecticut Type: Historic District
  2. [2.1] — Goodwin Hotel — building in Hartford, Connecticut Type: Hotel Founded: 1989
  3. [3.1] — Ann Street Historic District — historic district in the Downtown Hartford neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut Type: Historic District
  4. [4.1] — Hartford Marriott Downtown — hotel in Hartford, United States Type: Hotel
  5. [5.1] — Hotel America — building in Hartford, Connecticut Type: Building
  6. [6.1] — Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art — art museum in Hartford, Connecticut Type: Museum Founded: 1844 Website: https://www.thewadsworth.org/
  7. [7.1] — XL Center — arena and convention center in Hartford, Connecticut Type: Building Founded: 1975 Website: http://www.xlcenter.com/
  8. [8.1] — Hartford Times Building — newspaper office and plant in Connecticut, United States Type: Building Founded: 1920
  9. [9.1] — Parsons Theatre — former theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, United States (1[redacted phone]) Type: Theatre Building
  10. [10.1] — Loew's Palace Theater — former theatre and movie theater in Hartford, Connecticut, United States Type: Theatre Building
  11. [11.1] — Department Store Historic District — historic district in Hartford, Connecticut, United States Type: Historic District
  12. [12.1] — East Hartford Velodrome — velodrome in East Hartford, Connecticut Type: Venue Founded: 1926
  13. [13.1] — Hartford–Brainard Airport — Hartford–Brainard Airport (IATA: HFD, ICAO: KHFD, FAA LID: HFD) is a towered public airport three miles (5 km) s
  14. [14.1] — Goodwin Square — building in Hartford, Connecticut, United States Type: Building Founded: 1989
  15. [15.1] — Library: Mildred P. Allen Memorial Library — Phone: [redacted phone]
  16. [16.1] — Pratt Street Historic District — historic district in Hartford, Connecticut Type: Historic District Website: https://prattst.com/
  17. [17.1] — Lewis Street Block — historic district encompassing the southern half of Lewis Street and some adjacent buildings in downtown Hartford, Conn
  18. [18.1] — Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut) — Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at [redacted address] in Downtown Hartford, C
  19. [19.1] — Corning Fountain — Corning Fountain is a fountain with sculpture located in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut. The two-tiered fountain wa
  20. [20.1] — Civic Center Mall — The Civic Center Mall, located in downtown Hartford, was a three level, enclosed shopping mall and office complex built
  21. [21.1] — Hartford Female Seminary — Hartford Female Seminary was a female seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1823, by C
  22. [22.1] — Corning Fountain — Corning Fountain is a fountain with sculpture located in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut. The two-tiered fountain wa
  23. [23.1] — City Place I — City Place I is a 38-story, 537-foot (164 m) skyscraper at [redacted address] in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the tallest bui
  24. [24.1] — Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut) — Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at [redacted address] in Downtown Hartford, C
  25. [25.1] — City Place I — City Place I is a 38-story, 537-foot (164 m) skyscraper at [redacted address] in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the tallest bui
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