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A reminder that Russell Kirk once described the piano nobile of the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut, as:
“perhaps the most finely proportioned rooms in all America”
Given the elegant restraint and classical detail of the old Senate chamber, it’s hard to disagree.
Published at 10:05 am on Monday 6 August 2018. Categories: Architecture History Tags: Architecture, New England, Old State House (Hartford).
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