James G. Batterson moved granite for a living. He built the Batterson Block around 1860 as a gamble. He founded Travelers Insurance in 1863. The building has load bearing brick walls with stone trim and arched windows. It stands as a distinctive example of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
Residential life ended in the 1860s. Commercial pressure forced a change. The Judd and Root Building arrived in 1883. It is the most elaborate building of the three. It features alternating bands of pale stone and red brick. It has paired sash windows in segmented arch openings topped by flared lintels.
The Capitol Building rose in 1926. It replaced the old Park Street Congregational Church. Thomas Lamb designed the Classical Revival look. It uses a steel frame and concrete floors. It is the newest of the three.
These three styles exist today. They show Romanesque, Gothic, and Classical Revival evolution. They have been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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