Tuesday, November 22, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Connecticut


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

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The Great Seal of the State of Connecticut

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Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford

Designed by Richard Upjohn in Gothic and French Renaissance styles and completed in 1878, the state capitol is topped by a gold leaf dome.