The Cheney Building was constructed 1875–1876 for the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturers in Manchester, Connecticut. It was originally a multipurpose structure with five small shops on the ground floor, and offices and apartments above. For many years it housed Brown Thomson's department store, and later the G. Fox and Company. As of 2007, it has been renamed the Richardson Building, and is now a Residence Inn by Marriott, offices, stores, restaurants, and rehearsal space for The Hartford Stage Company.
The building dominates its corner location and, with towers and attic, is various described as containing five, six, or seven stories. Its facade is organized into three heavy, horizontal tiers of roughly cut, reddish brownstone punctuated with much lighter Berea limestone trim. The lowest tier is defined by a series of huge round arches in striking polychrome bands, a motif repeated in the stories above at an increasingly smaller scale. The ground-floor tier on the Main Street facade features five broad arches above shop windows and doors, the second a two-story arcade of 10 major openings, and the third a single-story arcade of 14 openings.
The building is crowned with low, asymmetric towers at its Main Street corners. The street corner tower was earlier topped by a pyramidal roof.
Until 2024, the building housed a local brewery called City Steam Brewery. The building is currently home to a Residence Inn Marriott, a Fastsigns, and a local restaurant named Pietro's Pizza.
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James Francis O'Gorman, Three American Architects: Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright, 1865-1915, University of Chicago Press, 1991, page 47. ISBN0-226-62072-7.
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, 1985, page 58. ISBN0-262-65015-0.
Mary Ann Sullivan article (with photographs)
January 01, 1970
cheney, building, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2017, learn, when, remove,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The R and F Cheney Building also known as the Brown Thomson Building is a commercial building designed by noted American architect H H Richardson It is located at 942 Main Street Hartford Connecticut and is now on the National Register of Historic Places Cheney BuildingU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyCheney BuildingLocation942 Main St Hartford ConnecticutCoordinates41 46 4 3 N 72 40 22 1 W 41 767861 N 72 672806 W 41 767861 72 672806ArchitectH H RichardsonArchitectural styleRichardsonian RomanesquePart ofDepartment Store Historic District ID95000284 NRHP reference No 78002852Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 6 1970Designated CPMarch 23 1995 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Cheney Building was constructed 1875 1876 for the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturers in Manchester Connecticut It was originally a multipurpose structure with five small shops on the ground floor and offices and apartments above For many years it housed Brown Thomson s department store and later the G Fox and Company As of 2007 it has been renamed the Richardson Building and is now a Residence Inn by Marriott offices stores restaurants and rehearsal space for The Hartford Stage Company The building dominates its corner location and with towers and attic is various described as containing five six or seven stories Its facade is organized into three heavy horizontal tiers of roughly cut reddish brownstone punctuated with much lighter Berea limestone trim The lowest tier is defined by a series of huge round arches in striking polychrome bands a motif repeated in the stories above at an increasingly smaller scale The ground floor tier on the Main Street facade features five broad arches above shop windows and doors the second a two story arcade of 10 major openings and the third a single story arcade of 14 openings The building is crowned with low asymmetric towers at its Main Street corners The street corner tower was earlier topped by a pyramidal roof Until 2024 the building housed a local brewery called City Steam Brewery The building is currently home to a Residence Inn Marriott a Fastsigns and a local restaurant named Pietro s Pizza Gallery edit nbsp 1905 postcard nbsp Historic image nbsp Facade nbsp Detail nbsp Detail nbsp DetailSee also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford Connecticut Louis R CheneyReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheney Building James Francis O Gorman Three American Architects Richardson Sullivan and Wright 1865 1915 University of Chicago Press 1991 page 47 ISBN 0 226 62072 7 Jeffrey Karl Ochsner H H Richardson Complete Architectural Works MIT Press 1985 page 58 ISBN 0 262 65015 0 Hartford Courant article September 25 2005 Mary Ann Sullivan article with photographs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheney Building amp oldid 1216829255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
