Commercial Trust Company Building - New Britain, CT - Converted Bank Buildings on Waymarking.com

The former Commercial Trust Company Building is seven stories high building with four Romanesque Revival style limestone bays at the lower three stories and six brick Italianate bays at the upper four stories. Both section have Gothic features. The building was built in 1926 and open in 1927 to a design by architects Hopkins and Dentz. The Commercial Trust Company failed during the Great Depression and subsequently became the New Britain National Bank in the 1930s.

The limestone section has three two story high arches at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th bays. The central arch has an entrance and large 3 by 4 pane window above. The other two arches have bay windows on the lower level and large 3 by 4 pane window above. The first bay has an auxiliary entrance with a small double window separated by a column above. The third level has an ornate double pointed arch window framed by a Gothic arch and set within a ornate rectangular frame. The limestone portion wraps one bay around the east side of the building and has a single two story high arched window. Two bronze medallions from the New Britain National Bank are located between the upper part of the arches.

The upper brick section has six rectangular windows on the lower three levels and six windows set within pointed arches at the top level. below the roof is a projecting frieze.

The Commercial Trust Company Building has been converted into residences known as The Apartments at Anvil Place.

Address: 51–55 West Main Street New Britain, CT 06051 Year: 1926 Website: [Web Link] Current Use of Building: The Apartments at Anvil Place.

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