From the earliest days of the Hartford settlement, the site of the
Old State House has served as the magnetic center of the region we know
today as Connecticut. The earliest colonists were drawn here, nurturing
ideas of freedom and self-government, and in the wilderness that once
pervaded, America’s earliest constitution and democracy were born.
By the
time our nation had won its war for independence, the building that
stands here today rose up out of the eighteenth-century skyline as Connecticut’s
first state capitol. Today, people of all ages continue to be drawn
to Connecticut’s Old State House. More than a museum, this centerpiece
of Connecticut’s and America’s history symbolizes where we’ve been and where
we’re going as citizens and stewards of our great democratic experiment.
A beautifully-restored architectural marvel, the Old State House also
plays host to a variety of community and cultural events.
Connecticut’s Old State House was conceived as – and
remains
to this day – “the people’s house.” However you choose to visit, we
invite you to “come home” to the Old State House soon!
Old State House
800 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860. 522.6766