Victorian Hartford
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Tomas J. Nenortas | ISBN: | 9781439632239 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | February 9, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tomas J. Nenortas |
| ISBN: | 9781439632239 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | February 9, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
From workers� housing to the grand homes of industrialists, prosperous Hartford experienced an explosion of Victorian building that turned this capital city into a rich mixture of culture, beauty, and business. The capital of the insurance industry, Hartford was also home to the first public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum; the first municipal rose garden, Elizabeth Park; and colossal factories that produced Colt firearms, typewriters, sewing machines, and even the first automobiles. Victorian Hartford showcases the city�s great architecture through historic images, some of which are the only evidence of the city�s former grandeur, and provides glimpses into a world long gone.
From workers� housing to the grand homes of industrialists, prosperous Hartford experienced an explosion of Victorian building that turned this capital city into a rich mixture of culture, beauty, and business. The capital of the insurance industry, Hartford was also home to the first public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum; the first municipal rose garden, Elizabeth Park; and colossal factories that produced Colt firearms, typewriters, sewing machines, and even the first automobiles. Victorian Hartford showcases the city�s great architecture through historic images, some of which are the only evidence of the city�s former grandeur, and provides glimpses into a world long gone.
