Temple Beth Israel, sometimes called Charter Oak Temple, is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue and later church building, now cultural center, located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, in Hartford, Co
The former synagogue, now cultural center, in Hartford, in 2010
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The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. A morning newspaper serving most of the s
Temple Beth Israel (Hartford, Connecticut)
…or twelve thousand people. The roofs and windows of buildings in the vicinity were crowded, and many carriages filled the streets around the site." — Hartford Courant, September 1875. It is a 2-1⁄2 story red brick structure with a brownstone foundation and stone trim. It has a gabled roof, flanked at the front by two…
Courant building on State Street (about 1900)
Picture of John L. Boswell (died July 30, 1854), founder of the newspaper, originally called The Daily Courant
The current building of the Hartford Courant Co.