Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building facts for kids
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Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building
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U.S. Historic district
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 Location in Connecticut
Location in the United States
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| Location | 763-767 Orange St., New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Brown, Frank Elwood |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| Part of | Whitney Street Historic District (ID88003209) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001205 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 05, 1986 |
| Designated CP | February 2, 1989 |
The Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building is a cool old building in New Haven, Connecticut. It's located in the East Rock neighborhood. This building was put up in 1909. It was originally a place where you could buy medicine, like a pharmacy.
What makes this building special is that it still looks a lot like it did when it was first built. Many old buildings get changed a lot over time. Because it's so well-preserved, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It's also part of a larger area called the Whitney Avenue Historic District.
What the Building Looks Like
The Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building is found northeast of downtown New Haven. It sits on the south corner of Orange and Linden Streets. This building has 2-1/2 stories and is made of brick. The walls are strong, load-bearing brick.
The roof is interesting, with a steep front part that looks like a mansard roof. The back part of the roof slopes gently. The front roof has decorative blocks called modillions. It also has three dormer windows sticking out. The two outer dormers have pointy gabled roofs. The one in the middle has a flat shed roof.
The front of the building faces Orange Street. It's not perfectly even, or "asymmetrical." There's a glass storefront at the corner with an entrance set back inside. The main door for the building is closer to the middle. It's under a decorative edge that goes across the top of the storefront. A round-arched window is on the far right side of the front. The windows on the upper floors can slide up and down. They also have small, diamond-shaped windows above them.
A Bit of History
This building was built in 1909 for a man named Alonzo B. Hall. He was a druggist, which is an old word for a pharmacist. Mr. Hall had just teamed up with Edward M. Benedict. That's how the building got its name!
The inside and outside of the building haven't changed much since it was built. The only big change was adding a small section to the back in 1929. This is pretty unusual for buildings from that time in New Haven. Most other similar buildings have been changed a lot.
The building was designed by Frank Elwood Brown. He was a local architect. He designed many homes and business buildings in the neighborhood.
