Part 12 (continued)– Francis Kimball and Trinity College.

In February 1872, the Trustees of Trinity College voted to sell their property to the City of Hartford as the site which the State of Connecticut would erect their new state capitol building. Following the sale Abner Jackson, the president of Trinity College, had contacted Frederick Law Olmsted as a consultant in finding a suitable … More Part 12 (continued)– Francis Kimball and Trinity College.