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The Eli, formerly the Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, is a skyscraper at 227 Church Street in downtown New Haven, Connecticut.Completed in 1938, it is the city's finest example of Art Deco architecture, and was headquarters to the Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET), which oversaw the building of the state's telephone networks.
Street address Years as tallest Height ft (m) Floors Union and New Haven Trust Building: 205 Church Street 1927–1938 164 (50) 13 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building: 227 Church Street 1938–1966 196 (59) 17 Kline Biology Tower: 219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 250 (76) 16 Knights of Columbus Building: One Columbus Plaza
The Connecticut Financial Center is the tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the sixth tallest building in the state. [2] [3] The 383 foot postmodern skyscraper was designed by the Toronto architectural firm Crang and Boake and completed in 1990. It is adjacent to New Haven City Hall facing the New Haven Green in Downtown New Haven.
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On March 28, 2013, Cooper Church LLC, a New York-based developer, purchased the 184,480 square-foot building from Hampshire Hotels & Resorts for $13.5 million. The New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approved Cooper Church’s proposed zoning variances in June 2013.
The surrounding streets were laid out in apparent emulation of the nine-square plan by which New Haven was platted in the 17th century. These streets are mostly lined with modest 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 story frame houses, set close to the street, with vernacular touches of architectural styles dating from about 1830 to the turn of the 20th century.
The New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse is located at 161 Church Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, Connecticut. The city hall building, designed by Henry Austin, was built in 1861; the old courthouse building, now an annex, designed by David R. Brown, was built in 1871–73. They stand on the east side of the New Haven Green.
The Exchange (1832), Chapel and Church Sts., New Haven Street Building (1832), 742-750 Chapel St. Street Building along State St. Monolithic granite piers with Doric capitals marking the original street storefronts.