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Main Street Historic District No. 2

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Architect
  
Multiple

NRHP Reference #
  
84001272

Year built
  
1906

MPS
  
Hartford Downtown MRA

Area
  
4 ha

Added to NRHP
  
23 December 1984

Main Street Historic District No. 2

Location
  
W. Main, N. Central Row, E. Prospect Sts., and N. Atheneum Sq., Hartford, Connecticut

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Moderne, Renaissance Revival

The Main Street Historic District No. 2 is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It encompasses a city block in the city's downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century. It is visually dominated by the Travelers Tower, completed in 1919 and for many years Hartford's tallest building. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, at which time it included seven contributing buildings over a nine-acre area.

The district is located in the vicinity of Main Street and Central Row.

The district includes several contributing buildings:

  • Putnam Tower, 6 Central Row
  • Travelers Office Building, 9-17 Central Row
  • Marble Pillar Building, 19-25 Central Row
  • Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. Building, 56 Prospect Street
  • Travelers Office Building, 59 Prospect Street (also known as 26 Grove Street)
  • The Travelers Tower, 1 Tower Square
  • and one noncontributing building:

  • Travelers Office Building, 740 Main St.
  • References

    Main Street Historic District No. 2 Wikipedia