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95000284 [1] Added to NRHP. March 23, 1995. The Department Store Historic District is a historic district in the Downtown Hartford neighborhood of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) area that, in 1995, included three contributing buildings, one other contributing structure, and one contributing object.
History Early years G. Fox & Co. (far left), 406-10 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut (1880, burned 1917), George Keller, architect. G. Fox & Co. was established in 1847 by Gerson Fox and his brother, Isaac Fox, and was named I. & G. Fox Co. The first G. Fox store was a single-room storefront opened in Hartford, Connecticut.
Bulkeley Bridge, circa 1906-1916. Pratt & Whitney Factory, 1940. On July 6, 1944, Hartford was the scene of one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. The fire, which occurred at a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, became known as the Hartford Circus Fire .
Division championships. 4 ( 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1986–87) The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1997 .
History. Colt Armory, original East Armory in 1857. The armory was built on a 260-acre (110 ha) site beginning in 1855. Low-lying, often flooded meadows were set off from the river by a 2-mile (3.2 km) dike and drained. The dike and earliest armory buildings were completed in 1855, and Colt's mansion Armsmear was constructed the following year ...
66000886. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. October 15, 1966 [1] Designated NHL. December 29, 1962 [2] The Noah Webster House is a historic house museum located at 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the boyhood home of American lexicographer Noah Webster (Junior, 1758–1853), and was declared a National Historic Landmark ...
Hartford Yard Goats. The Hartford Yard Goats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Yard Goats, which play in the Eastern League, are the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The team was founded in 2016 when the New Britain Rock Cats relocated to Hartford. The Yard Goats' home stadium is Dunkin' Park .
The Hartford is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in its namesake city of Hartford, Connecticut. [3] It was ranked 160th in Fortune 500 in the year of 2020. [4] The company's earnings are divided between property -and- casualty operations, group benefits and mutual funds . The Hartford is the 13th-largest property and casualty insurance ...