Hartford's first city hall was a Greek Revival building, erected in 1827 and located at the corner of Market and Kingsley Streets. In 1897, the city offices were moved to the 1796
Old State House, which the state had made available after construction of the present
Connecticut State Capitol. It was soon judged to be too small, and the present building was completed in 1915 after a design competition.
Davis & Brooks, the winning architects, were local architects who had recently designed an addition to the high school. They shared the honor with
Palmer & Hornbostel of New York and Pittsburgh, who were associated in the design, though the project was executed by Davis & Brooks alone. The Municipal Building is located south of Hartford's downtown central business district, and is bounded on the west, south and east by Main, Arch, and Prospect Streets. It is separated from the Wadsworth Atheneum by the Burr Memorial Mall, a former roadway converted into pedestrian plaza. ==See also==