Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings

Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings

Buildings in October, 2008
Location 47 and 49--51 Elm St., New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°18′27″N 72°55′23″W / 41.30750°N 72.92306°W / 41.30750; -72.92306Coordinates: 41°18′27″N 72°55′23″W / 41.30750°N 72.92306°W / 41.30750; -72.92306
Area less than one acre
Built 1875
Architect David R. Brown; Rufus G. Russell
Architectural style Late Victorian, Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 86000409[1]
Added to NRHP March 6, 1986

The Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings in New Haven, Connecticut is a listing of two buildings on 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Imperial Granum Building, built in 1875, is at 47 Elm Street and the Joseph Parker Building, built separately in 1877, is at 49-51 Elm Street. The buildings came under one owner in 1945and were joined in their upper floors by brick walls being broken through. Also a shared, interior staircase was created. The combination is also known as the Del Monico Building.[1][2]

According to the 1986 National Register nomination, the Imperial Granum Building, named for a patent medicine, has the only cast-iron facade in New Haven, and the Joseph Parker Building is the best surviving example of Victorian Gothic commercial architecture in the city. A store named DelMonico Hatter occupied part or all of the first floor, in the photo included in the nomination.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Noel S. Heimer and John Herzan (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings / Del Monico Building" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, undated


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