Built 1827 Opened 1827 Phone +1 860-527-7231 | NRHP Reference # 83003558 Area 2,800 m² Added to NRHP 29 December 1983 | |
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Location 955 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut Address 45 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Cathedral of St Joseph, St John's Episcopal Church, Isham‑Terry House, Bushnell Park, Old State House Profiles | ||
Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at 955 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a basically rectangular brownstone structure, with a square tower centered at its eastern end. The main facade is divided into three sections by the tower, each of which has a doorway set in a two-story Gothic-arched recess, with a window above. The sides are five bays deep, with buttresses separating Gothic-arched windows, and brownstone finials at intervals along the roof line. The finial details are repeated at the top of the tower, which is surrounded by a low balustrade.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Although the church was constructed over a long period of time (it was begun in 1823, but the tower was not completed until 1839), the initial design was by Ithiel Town; it is one of the nation's earliest Gothic churches.