Polish National Home - Hartford, CT
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The The Art Deco Polish National Home is located at 60 Charter Oak Avenue in Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WMP8M3
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2015
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The three story Polish National Home was designed by architect Henry F. Ludorf in the Art Deco style and constructed in 1930 at a cost of $175,000. The rectangular building rests on a concrete foundation. It features a central entrance enclosed in an aluminium and glass. The doors are framed by highly abstract pilasters, capitals, and a pediment. Above the door, a white Polish eagle with P.N.H. inscribed across a sash is set upon a stylized shield with a crest above. The casement windows of the second and third floors are separated by five polychromed terra cotta spandrels with Art Deco ornamentation. On the second and third floors of the front of the building, the windows on either side of the rectangular central windows are octagonal ans multi-paned. On the street side the second floor has long rectangular windows and the third floor has a row of octagonal windows. The top of the building at the roof-line has inscribed POLISH NATIONAL HOME inscribed in raised capital letters.
The Polish National Home opened on October 12, 1930. It functions as a community center for various Polish societies in the Hartford area. The original first floor plan included spaces for a bar and cafeteria, banquet hall, kitchen, lobby, office space and a toilet.The mission of the Polish National Home is to promotion of the social welfare of the Polish community of Hartford.
Street address:
60 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT United States
County / Borough / Parish: Hartford
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Ethnic Heritage - European; Architecture; Social History
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Meeting hall; Civic
Current function: Meeting hall; Civic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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