Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters
National Register of Historic Places

Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters

Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Listed
January 27, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
09000324

About this property

The Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters is a commercial office complex at 900 Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2010. Built between 1954 and 1957, it is an important early example of suburban commercial office architecture, and one of the state's best examples of the International style of architecture. It continues to serve as the corporate headquarters for Cigna, as the company is now known.

Location

900 Cottage Grove Rd.
Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
41.81488, -72.74475

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 09000324. It was listed on January 27, 2010.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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1814Early Republic
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1200Pre-Columbian
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1350Pre-Columbian
4.7 mi
Simsbury Garrison Battle (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
5.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters listed on the National Register?

Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters?

Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters?

The period of significance for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters is recorded as the modern era.

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