The Art Deco building at 576 Chapel Street in New Haven actually goes back to 1841-1842, when it was built as a Greek Revival mansion for Henry Lucius Hotchkiss, a manufacturer and president of the L. Candee Rubber Company and other corporations. A third floor was added in 1863 and in 1935 the entire exterior of the building was redone by architect Lester Julianelle.
The Connecticut State Office Building, adjacent to the Bushnell theater in Hartford, was built in 1931. It was designed by Smith & Bassette, a firm also involved in the 1929 Hartford County Courthouse. The huge Office Building, constructed of Indiana limestone, has flat classical detailing influenced by the Art Deco style. (more…)
An excellent example of Art Deco style architecture, the Polish National Home, on Charter Oak Avenue in Hartford, was completed in 1930. Together with SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, it was once at the center of Hartford’s Polish community. Although that community has since dispersed throughout the Greater-Hartford area, the Polish National Home continues to serve the region’s Polish-Americans. An informative article from the Hartford Courant provides interesting background information on this historyczna budowla stanu Connecticut.
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