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| Hours | Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | ||
| Address | 800 Main St | ||
| Location | At Asylum Ave | ||
| Phone | 860/522-6766 | ||
| Web site | www.ctosh.org | ||
| Prices | Admission $6 adults, $3 seniors, $3 children 7-17 and students | ||
Frommer's Review
After escaping a close call in 1975 (the city wanted to tear it down to build a parking lot), a 4-year, $12-million restoration in the mid 1990s brought the 1796 State House new luster. Upstairs on the right is the Senate chamber, with a full-length painting of the first president by the indefatigable Washington portraitist Gilbert Stuart. Three eras of architecture are represented: Federal (Senate Chamber), Victorian (City Council Chamber), and Colonial Revival (upper hall and stairs). Also on the second floor is the "Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities," which includes a calf with two heads and the horn of a unicorn.
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