Commercial Trust Company Building, New Britain

Name: Commercial Trust Company Building
Address: New Britain, United States

#15 among attractions in New Britain

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The Commercial Trust Company Building, also known locally as the Anvil Building, and now The Apartments at Anvil Place, is a historic commercial building at 55 West Main Street in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1927, it is a distinctive example of Romanesque Revival architecture with Gothic features. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, and is a contributing property to the Downtown New Britain historic district. ()

Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 41°40'4"N, 72°46'59"W

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Commercial Trust Company Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Britain Museum of American Art, Walnut Hill Park, Holy Cross Parish, Sacred Heart Parish.

0.5 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain
14 min walk • The New Britain Museum of American Art is an art museum in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, it is the first museum in the country dedicated to American art.
0.5 miSW
Park, Neoclassical architecture
Walnut Hill Park, New Britain
14 min walk • Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers.
1.1 miN
Church
Holy Cross Parish, New Britain
28 min walk • Holy Cross Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded on April 8, 1927, it is in the Archdiocese of Hartford and is one of dozens of Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England.
0.5 miNW
Church
Sacred Heart Parish, New Britain
12 min walk • Sacred Heart Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded on August 10, 1894. It is one of the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
~520 ftE
41°40'4"N • 72°46'52"W
New Britain Industrial Museum, New Britain
3 min walk • Museum
~1830 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
South Congregational Church, New Britain
9 min walk • The South Congregational Church is a historic church at 90 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It is a large brownstone Gothic Revival structure, located at a central intersection in the city's heart. The church was built in 1865, with the parish house added in 1889. Both were designed by the noted Boston architect George F.
~1310 ftSE
Church
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, New Britain
7 min walk • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 69 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1891 to a design by Amos P. Cutting, it is a distinctive local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
0.4 miN
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Tephereth Israel Synagogue, New Britain
11 min walk • Tephereth Israel Synagogue is a synagogue at 76 Winter Street in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. The Orthodox congregation, founded in 1925, meets at a two-story brick temple with Colonial Revival and Renaissance features, designed by Hartford architect Adolf Feinberg and built in 1925.
~930 ftW
41°40'4"N • 72°47'11"W
New Britain Youth Museum, New Britain
5 min walk • Children's museum, Museum
0.4 miW
Synagogue
Temple B'Nai Israel, New Britain
11 min walk • Temple B'Nai Israel is a former Jewish synagogue at 265 West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It is a Beaux Arts building originally constructed as a Masonic Hall in 1929, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 under the name "Masonic Temple".
~1950 ftS
Church
First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, New Britain
10 min walk • The First Lutheran Church of the Reformation is a historic church at 77 Franklin Square in New Britain, Connecticut. The congregation was founded in 1885 and the current church building was constructed 1903-07.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Commercial Trust Company Building?

Nearby attractions include City Hall-Monument District, New Britain (2 min walk), New Britain Industrial Museum, New Britain (3 min walk), New Britain Youth Museum, New Britain (5 min walk), Trinity-on-Main, New Britain (5 min walk).

How to get to Commercial Trust Company Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Commercial Trust Company Building:

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Downtown New Britain Station (5 min walk)
East Main Street Station (24 min walk)