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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Address 45 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA 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.