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Downtown New Britain is located in the south-central portion of the municipal boundaries, on both sides of Connecticut Route 72 and west of Connecticut Route 9, both limited-access roads serving the city. Near its center is City Hall, located in the former Russwin Hotel building on the north side of Central Park, where the city's Soldiers ...
The West End Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut.Forming a rough C shape around the west part of Walnut Hill Park, the area was developed in the late 19th century as one of its premier upper-class neighborhoods, home to business and civic leaders, with a fine array of late 19th and early 20th century architecture.
History of New Britain by Camp, New Britain, 1889; Legendary Locals of New Britain by Amy Melissa Kirby, 2014; A Walk Around Walnut Hill, 1975, by Kenneth Larson; New Britain, by Alfred Andrews, 1867; A History of New Britain, by Herbert E. Fowler, 1960; The Story of New Britain, by Lillian Hart Tryon, 1925; Images of America, New Britain, by ...
The City Hall-Monument District encompasses the city hall complex and central municipal park of New Britain, Connecticut.A prominent part of the city's downtown business district, the city hall is an architecturally distinguished former hotel, while the park includes a substantial Beaux Arts Civil War memorial.
He was the son of Robert Johnstone Vance, founder [1] and publisher of the New Britain Herald from 1881 until his death in 1902. During his tenure as publisher, the elder Vance won a term in the U.S. Congress, and was later elected mayor of New Britain. Robert C. Vance’s mother, Mathilda O'Connor Vance, became publisher of the Herald in 1904 [2]
The architects were Hopkins & Dentz of New York. [3] The building is a statement of the organization's (and the city's) prosperity in the 1920s. By 1929, with the advent of the Great Depression, the company fell on hard times and closed its doors in December 1930. The building was eventually purchased by the New Britain National Bank. [2]
The Walnut Hill District in New Britain, Connecticut, is a historic district that primarily showcases residential architecture reflecting the city's growth as an industrial hub from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century.
The New Britain Public High School Campus is a historic suite of former school buildings at 50 Bassett Street and 161 South Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. The campus's oldest building, opened in 1896, was one of the first public high schools in Connecticut , and is a good example of Renaissance Revival architecture.