Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut)

Christ Church
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut)
Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut)
Location955 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′6″N 72°40′27″W / 41.76833°N 72.67417°W / 41.76833; -72.67417
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
ArchitectIthiel Town
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.83003558[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1983

Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at 955 Main Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in the 1820s to a design by Ithiel Town, it is one of the earliest known examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2] It is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, whose offices are next door at 45 Church Street.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Contributions to the history of Christ church, Hartford, Volume 1 (Belknap & Warfield, 1895)