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Connecticut History

  • twenty minutes as the crow flies Walking

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Stop #1: Capitol of the State of Connecticut

Richard Michell Upjohn

The State of Connecticut made Hartford the permanent location of its Capitol in 1872. In a competition of thirteen architects, Richard Upjohn's Victorian Gothic design was chosen. Upjohn also provided the comprehensive historical program for the sculpture.

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Stop #2: Capitol Dome: Genius of Connecticut

Randolph Rogers

The Genius by Randolph Rogers was intended to stand at the top of the dome of the Capitol Building in Hartford. She was later removed to be melted down for armaments during World War II.

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Stop #3: Capitol Sculpture, South Wing: Connecticut Heroes of the Civil War Era

Hermon Atkins MacNeil

The South Wing of the Capitol, above the covered arrival porch, was intended to have portrait statues of Connecticut's leading heroes of the Civil War.

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Stop #4: Capitol Sculpture, North Facade: Early Colonial Connecticut and Founding Fathers

Herbert Adams, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, Paul Wayland Bartlett, Richard E. Brooks

The North Façade of the Capitol Building depicts early prominent figures of Connecticut’s history. The statues represent the earliest period of Connecticut’s history beginning in the 16th century, and the portrait medallions represent a later era of American history, the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Stop #5: Capitol Sculpture, West Facade: American Revolutionary Leaders in CT

Hermon Atkins MacNeil, Richard Michell Upjohn

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As one of the original thirteen colonies, Connecticut and the Capitol Region have a long, important and varied history. The State Capitol Building has a sculptural program that records many of the major events in the earlier history of the state. Historic buildings are all around us. And many monuments and sites recall the participation of Connecticut people in the events of our past and present. Take a walk through time and discover things you never knew!

The Stops

Starting at stop #1, this Walking tour is miles long.

Select a stop to start the tour and learn more:

  1. Capitol of the State of Connecticut
  2. Capitol Dome: Genius of Connecticut
  3. Capitol Sculpture, South Wing: Connecticut Heroes of the Civil War Era
  4. Capitol Sculpture, North Facade: Early Colonial Connecticut and Founding Fathers
  5. Capitol Sculpture, West Facade: American Revolutionary Leaders in CT