The Stark Building

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

The Stark Building
General information
TypeSkyscraper
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Address750 Main Street
Town or cityHartford, Connecticut
CountryUSA
Opened1920
OwnerStark Office Suites[1]
Height
Top floor18[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Benjamin Wistar Morris
Architecture firmMorris & O’Connor
DesignationsNational Register of Historic Places

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.[3]

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.[1] It was renamed The Stark Building in November 2018.[8]

References
  1. Gregory Seay (December 5, 2017). "Downtown's 750 Main sold at $4.3M - 750 Main St., Hartford". Hartford Business Journal. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. John Vincent Boyer. "Reviewed Work: Structures and Styles: Guided Tours of Hartford Architecture by Gregory E. Andrews, David F. Ransom". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. JSTOR 990511.
  3. "Travelers Insurance Company (1928) and Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company (1920)". Historic Buildings. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. Daniel Sterner (2012). A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut. Arcadia Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9781614235804. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  5. Arthur L. Guptill (2012). Drawing and Sketching in Pencil. Courier Corporation. p. 183. ISBN 9780486136486. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. "World's first pay telephone". The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  7. Kenneth R. Gosselin (December 7, 2017). "One Of Downtown Hartford's Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers Sold For 21st Century Use". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  8. Seay, Gregory (November 15, 2018). "Owner recasts historic Hartford office tower". Hartford Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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