The General Assembly directed the Comptroller to finish the windows.
Gilbert Stuart was commissioned by the General Assembly in May to paint a portrait of George Washington.
Leonard Kennedy was paid for finishing and hanging windows in the chambers and for work in the Treasurer's office "for its security."
The immense portrait of George Washington was placed in the Senate Chamber of the State House. The painting, costing $840, was commissioned by the General Assembly to honor the late great president. The Assembly also authorized the printing of the Farewell Address given by President Washington for permanent display in the State House.
The first stoves were purchased for the State House.
William Boardman was paid for repairing the pillars in the portico and laying step stones.
Flagstone to complete the stone walk through the State House Yard were purchased.
Joseph Steward's Hartford Museum moved out of State House.
Chairs and benches were purchased for accommodating the public and for the committee rooms.
The portico was repaired again.
A "Russian stove" was bought for Treasurer's office.
Hartford Convention convened. Stoves, stove pipes and wood were purchased for heating the convention sessions.
The wooden balustrade was installed, not to improve the look of the building, but was added to render it safe for firemen. Fire buckets, cisterns, and iron cellar doors were added as fire-safety measures. Wells were dug on the northwest and southwest corners of the square to store water for fire emergencies.
The portico was enclosed.
The Constitution of Connecticut required changes in the State House. The new duties of the governor required that he and his cabinet keep offices in the building. The Senate would no longer vote its own members or meet in secret. The public was now able to observe the Senate's sessions from behind a railing.
The Congregational Church was disestablished. The Governor's Council was renamed the Senate.
A room was fitted up for the School Fund Commissioner.
A room was fitted up for the governor.
The roof was repaired and re-shingled.
Final settlement was made with Jeremiah Halsey.
A cupola was erected on the roof of the building that would house a bell. The statue of Blind Justice was placed on top of the cupola. The building was painted white at this time.
A bell was cast for cupola.
The Senate chamber was renovated. The raised platform was extended and new furniture was purchased for the enlarged Senate.
Rooms were built in the basement.
An elaborate iron fence was installed around State House Square. The State House yard was re-landscaped.
The Secretary of State office was enlarged to the north wall. The stairway was removed and a new stair was built at the east end of the second floor hall.
The exterior was repainted.
The House chamber was renovated. The floor was raised and other features (door, fireplace jambs) were correspondingly shortened. The old bench seats were replaced by curving rows of seats.
The Hartford Natural History Society was given use of the third floor.
The wood shingles on the roof were replaced with tin.
The Secretary of State's office was expanded to include a library on the third floor.
A flagpole and flag were installed on the cupola.
A furnace was installed for the courtroom.
The first clock was purchased for the cupola.
The exterior was repainted and the roof was repaired.
Safes and locks were purchased for the Treasurer's and Comptroller's offices.
The first fountain was built in the east yard.
The State Library was built within the east portico.
A balcony on the west side of the building was added between 1855 and c.1865. The second floor windows of the west projection were lowered accordingly.
Gas lights were installed in the State House.
Picture frames for the portraits of Connecticut governors were purchased.
The Senate and the House were redecorated. Moveable slat blinds were added.
An iron safe for the executive office was purchased.
The roof and the exterior were repainted.
A second clock was installed. The arched windows in the cupola were replaced by single rectangular openings. The cupola was repainted.
Extensive work was undertaken, including piers added under the first floor support beams, major plumbing, and interior painting.
Hartford was selected as the sole capital. The General Assembly approved plans for a new Capitol building to be built near Bushnell Park.
Workmen digging the foundation for the Post Office discovered two old cisterns for the State House.
New steam pipes for heating House chamber were purchased.
The exterior was repainted.
The last session of the legislature was held in the building in March. The building was then turned over to the city of Hartford for use as City Hall.
Seneca W. Lincoln was hired as the architect for the renovations.
The work to change the building from state to city government was completed. The stairway was turned, the halls were plastered, the first floor was enclosed, windows were added to the third floor of the east portico, the third story west projection windows were enlarged, Victorian woodwork and furniture were added, new floors and new carpets were installed, and the School Fund mezzanine was removed. The building was painted gray. The "entire dome' was painted.
The flagstaff, found to be in bad condition and causing the dome to sway, was removed during the renovations. The statue of Justice atop the cupola was turned to face west.
Trees were removed, the yard was filled on the north, south, and east sides.
Double thickness "French glass" two-over-two sash were ordered for some of the windows.
The Main Street approach was concreted. Two gas lamps were purchased.
Hartford Steam Heating Co. began supplying steam for heat. The boiler was no longer used.
The fence installed in 1834 was removed for the construction of the post office that was built only feet away from the east side of the Old State House.
The courtroom was converted to offices for the Water Commission, Police Chief, Board of Health, by the addition of brick partitions. The old ceiling was completely taken down and a new one was installed.
The city contracted with H.E.L. Co. for electric lights.
The city coat of arms was painted in the west tympanum.
A new floor was laid in the House chamber.
The Senate ceiling was repaired again and repainted with "frescoes."
The building was painted yellow.
