Board of Capitol Commissioners records
Scope and Content
Includes minutes, correspondence, proceedings, contracts, proposals, specifications, estimates, plans and drawings, time books, materials lists and receipts, account books, vouchers, bank books and cancelled checks.
Dates
- 1871-1880
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
In July 1871 the General Assembly created a commission and authorized a bond issue and the expenditure of funds to plan and construct a new State Capitol building in Hartford. The old State House was to be turned over to the city.
The first Board of State House Commissioners accepted plans drawn by Richard M. Upjohn of New York and awarded a construction contract to James G. Batterson. In the middle of 1873 the General Assembly suspended the work and appointed a new commission to direct changes and improvements in the design and specification; as a result the building was made “fireproof”, it was considerably enlarged, and the planned modest clock-tower was replaced by the imposing gilded dome.
The building was completed and occupied in 1879.
Extent
29 cubic feet
Abstract
The Board of Capitol Commissioners oversaw construction of a new State Capitol building in Hartford.
Provenance
The Commission (which still sometimes called itself the State House Commission) turned over “the last of “ its files to the Comptroller on 30 November 1880, with an itemized list. Those records were transferred in March 1974 from Vault 2 in the Capitol basement to Archives in the State Library.
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- Connecticut -- Capital and capitol Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut State Capitol -- Hartford (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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- Title
- RG 027, Board of Capitol Commissioners
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2010
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- August 06, 2010: This electronic finding aid was updated by Allen Ramsey. Updates included additions to 9. Upjohn plans and drawings, 1871-1874 and 10. Descriptions and plans of competing architects other than Upjohn, 1871-1872.
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
