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FIRST FLOOR, NORTHEAST CORNER OF CENTER BAY, LOOKING EAST AND UP STAIRWELL - Griggs Building, 221-227 Bank Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT
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Hill, Robert W
Griggs, Henry C
Benham
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FIRST FLOOR, NORTHEAST CORNER OF CENTER BAY, LOOKING EAST AND UP STAIRWELL - Griggs Building, 221-227 Bank Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT
Depicted place Connecticut; New Haven County; Waterbury
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS CONN,5-WATB,15-9
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Griggs Building, built for a prominent Waterbury citizen, Henry C. Griggs, is an elaborate and rare example of the Queen Anne style applied to commercial architecture. The National Register states that the Griggs Building, designed by Waterbury architect Robert W. Hill, "stands among the best examples of Queen Anne commercial architecture in the state." Acknowledgment must be given to Hill's skillful incorporation of this style, known for its asymmetry and eclectic forms, into the facade-oriented building. But, perhaps more valuable than the individual significance of the Griggs Building, is its place within the Bank Street Historic District: a contiguous row of large multi-story buildings set close to the sidewalk, highly decorative and diverse in style, yet closely related in size, scale, and materials. Together the four buildings are typical of Waterbury's commercial architecture at the turn of the century. They also represent the city's prosperity and its economic growth during that period.
  • Survey number: HABS CT-410
  • Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1904 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1978 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83001277.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0429.photos.024440p
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Object location41° 33′ 29.02″ N, 73° 03′ 06.98″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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