Connecticut Street Armory - Table of Contents

Great Court / Headquarters, Headquarters Company - Connecticut Street Armory


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Great Court

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Pendants

Skylight

Skylight:

The Great Court, as well as other rooms, is available for parties, receptions, etc.

Decorative scroll supports

 

 

       

HHC

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Note medallion on paneled ceiling

Medallion originally had chandelier hanging from it

Around the room there is a frieze depicting the history of military weapons

Eared architrave

Wainscoting

Details - Wainscoting

Mantelpiece

Ionic column and pilaster

Mantelpiece:

Cabinet

Cabinet with shouldered glass panels

 



Special thanks to Armory Historian Warren R. Baltes for his assistance and to Superintendent Dixie Bryant for her cooperation


Photos and their arrangement © 2005 Chuck LaChiusa
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