The Stark Building Explained

The Stark Building
Building Type:Skyscraper
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival
Top Floor:18
Address:750 Main Street
Location City:Hartford, Connecticut
Location Country:USA
Opened Date:1920
Owner:Stark Office Suites[1]
Architect:Benjamin Wistar Morris
Architecture Firm:Morris & O’Connor
Designations:National Register of Historic Places

The Stark Building, known until 2018 as The Hartford Trust Company Building, is a 1920 skyscraper located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.

History

The Hartford Trust Company Building, now known as The Stark Building, was built across from the Old State House in downtown Hartford, CT, and is an example of 1920s Colonial Revival skyscrapers.[2] Incorporating the architectural style based on the classical column, the detailing is meant to link the building stylistically to the Old State House.[3]

The building was designed by the firm of Morris & O’Connor and built in 1920.[4] Led by the architect, Benjamin Wistar Morris,[5] the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Main Street Historic District.

The lobby entrance has brass, glass, wood, and marble floors, and a large walk-in safe in the basement remains as a testament to the history of the building. The building was also the location for the World's first pay telephone – a marker appears on the building as designation.[6]

In 1998 the building was purchased by Boxer Properties of Houston for $1.5 million,[7] and in 2017 the building was acquired by Stark Office Suites for $4.3 million. It was renamed The Stark Building in November 2018.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Downtown's 750 Main sold at $4.3M - 750 Main St., Hartford. . Gregory Seay . December 5, 2017 . Hartford Business Journal . December 8, 2017 . December 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100107/http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20171205/NEWS01/171209951/downtowns-750-main-sold-at-43m . live .
  2. 990511. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Reviewed Work: Structures and Styles: Guided Tours of Hartford Architecture by Gregory E. Andrews, David F. Ransom. John Vincent Boyer.
  3. Web site: Travelers Insurance Company (1928) and Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company (1920) . Historic Buildings . December 8, 2017 . December 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044143/http://historicbuildingsct.com/?cat=8&p__&paged=35 . live .
  4. Book: A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut . 11 . Daniel Sterner . Arcadia Publishing . 2012 . 9781614235804 . December 8, 2017 . March 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307174801/https://books.google.com/books?id=sSZ_CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 . live .
  5. Book: Drawing and Sketching in Pencil . 183 . Arthur L. Guptill . Courier Corporation . 2012 . 9780486136486 . December 8, 2017 . March 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307174802/https://books.google.com/books?id=GyTEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 . live .
  6. Web site: World's first pay telephone. The Historical Marker Database. December 8, 2017. December 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005939/https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=44072. live.
  7. News: One Of Downtown Hartford's Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers Sold For 21st Century Use . December 7, 2017 . Hartford Courant . Kenneth R. Gosselin . December 8, 2017 . December 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207114845/http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-oldest-downtown-hartford-high-rise-sold-20171206-story.html . live .
  8. Web site: Owner recasts historic Hartford office tower . November 15, 2018 . Gregory . Seay . Hartford Business Journal . 2018-11-27 . 2018-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110304/http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20181115/NEWS01/181119966 . dead.

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