Located on Capitol Avenue in Hartford, right across from the State Capitol building, Connecticut’s State Library and Supreme Court Building was constructed in 1908-1910. It was designed by the New York architect, Donn Barber, in a style influenced by the Italian Renaissance. The statues above the front entrance, installed in 1913, are figures of Justice, History, Art and Science, sculpted by Michel Louis Tonnetti. The building’s East Wing houses the State Library, while the West Wing houses the Supreme Court. Between the two wings is Memorial Hall, which is home to the Museum of Connecticut History. As with the neighboring State Capitol, visitors can take tours of the Supreme Court.
The Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building (1910)
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Donn Barber was the Principal Architect. Edward Hapgood was the Associate Architect.
Ardolino Brothers, an architectural sculpturing firm of New York City, actually carved sculptor Tonnetti’s large, complicated marble statues. See “What Architects Think of Ardolino Brothers,” Washington Herald, Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1915, p. 21. Retrieve at Chronicling America.