SILENT GROUNDS COLLECTIVE · NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVE
SGC-100 · Research edition September 24, 2026
A photographic history with cited opening dates, collection history and individually credited images. Historic views, later photographs and illustrations are dated separately. This is a selected collection, not an exhaustive inventory.
A historic view reproduced by the General Services Administration shows the federal courthouse and post office. The building was completed in 1919.
Image credit and source
New Haven, CT
Image credit and source
Title: U.S. Post Office and Court House, New Haven, Conn. Subjects: Post offices; Courthouses Places: Connecticut > New Haven (county) > New Haven Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_004277
Image credit and source
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1995. New Haven, CT.
Image credit and source
Downtown, New Haven, CT, USA
Image credit and source
A modern photograph of the courtroom inside the Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse. The interior belongs to the federal building, distinct from the county courthouse on Elm Street.
Image credit and source
The old New Haven County Courthouse at 121 Elm St., a Neo-classical Beaux-Arts building designed by William Allen and Richard Williams and constructed between 1909 and 1914. It currently serves as the Geographical Area #23 Courthouse. It is a Registered Historic Place. Camera location 41° 18′ 29.73″ N, 72° 55′ 28.6″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 41.308259; -72.924612
Image credit and source
The New Haven County Courthouse, Beaux-Arts façade with Ionic colonnade and pediment sculpted by J. Massey Rhind (completed 1917), facing the New Haven Green. Connecticut, USA.
Image credit and source
The New Haven County Courthouse, three-quarter view under a clear sky. Connecticut, USA.
Image credit and source
Connecticut, New Haven County Courthouse.
Image credit and sourceThe courthouse buildings around New Haven Green can easily become one story in memory, but they represent different institutions. At 121 Elm Street, the county courthouse was completed in 1914 to designs by Allen and Williams. Its restoration architect describes it as part of the city’s effort to give important public functions a grand architectural setting. [SGC100-S2]
The federal courthouse and post office followed another timetable. James Gamble Rogers designed a building constructed between 1913 and 1919. William Howard Taft spoke at the cornerstone ceremony in 1914, years before completion. Visitors entering its marble halls encountered a place built for both mail and justice; the post office remained until 1979. [SGC100-S1]
The federal building nearly disappeared during the urban-renewal era. Judges and preservation advocates helped save it, and a major restoration followed in the 1980s. It was renamed for former mayor Richard C. Lee in 1998. The gallery moves from the monumental exterior to the courtroom, showing the materials and proportions that made preservation consequential. A cornerstone, completion, restoration and renaming are four different milestones, not interchangeable opening dates. [SGC100-S1]
Includes source text where acquired. Source websites require an internet connection. OCR may contain errors; verify names and dates against the scan.
13 catalog entries
No matching items. Try fewer words or another spelling.
SGC100-S1 · Historical sources · Source dates described in record
James Gamble Rogers designed the federal courthouse and post office, constructed 1913–1919; cornerstone ceremony in 1914.
Linked source. Photographs and documents at the publisher retain their individual rights.
Credit: GSA: Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse. Cite SGC SGC-100, SGC100-S1, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.SGC100-S2 · Historical sources · Source dates described in record
The restoration architect describes Allen and Williams’s county courthouse, completed in 1914.
Linked source. Photographs and documents at the publisher retain their individual rights.
Credit: JCJ Architecture: New Haven County Courthouse. Cite SGC SGC-100, SGC100-S2, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.SGC100-S3 · Historical sources · Source dates described in record
Court history with links to the 1914 cornerstone ceremony and architectural research.
Linked source. Photographs and documents at the publisher retain their individual rights.
Credit: District of Connecticut: History of the Court. Cite SGC SGC-100, SGC100-S3, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-9916414 · Postcards · Undated historic postcard
A historic view reproduced by the General Services Administration shows the federal courthouse and post office. The building was completed in 1919.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 2375e77239c97e01361a2614b81ae3aae746e1cf36a45f46f1afc11523e60cac.
Credit: General Services Administration; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-9916414, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-154854320 · Photographs · 2024-10-29
New Haven, CT
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 898369731a9071c7745eeb89121302c5d091a2435d54a9190a5e52ffc98d7e53.
Credit: ajay_suresh; CC BY 2.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-154854320, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-41545205 · Postcards · between circa 1930 and circa 1945
Title: U.S. Post Office and Court House, New Haven, Conn. Subjects: Post offices; Courthouses Places: Connecticut > New Haven (county) > New Haven Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_004277
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 420cd8f5d61fcdf17d66fa51ff7735c7c61dc2b12a42ef0254859968e43c582f.
Credit: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-41545205, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-13397655 · Photographs · 1995
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1995. New Haven, CT.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 0930fb957f508e9ea44ab1223377b0a32a77ff26dd5fa563e09048b44966589f.
Credit: Federal Judicial Center, https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses.nsf; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-13397655, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-59464896 · Photographs · 26 April 2015
Downtown, New Haven, CT, USA
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 32156e11e83a869cb3093f29634ebc7b6e604f8eddf230aea41539e60a793b22.
Credit: Roman Eugeniusz; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-59464896, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-117070494 · Photographs · April 1, 2022
A modern photograph of the courtroom inside the Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse. The interior belongs to the federal building, distinct from the county courthouse on Elm Street.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 50ade8c053f4d3443bef5df9953d9fb8384bd10f2a9c16310b0d3c83712b7711.
Credit: Coleman12Orme56; CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-117070494, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-5026464 · Photographs · 2008-10-17
The old New Haven County Courthouse at 121 Elm St., a Neo-classical Beaux-Arts building designed by William Allen and Richard Williams and constructed between 1909 and 1914. It currently serves as the Geographical Area #23 Courthouse. It is a Registered Historic Place. Camera location 41° 18′ 29.73″ N, 72° 55′ 28.6″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 41.308259; -72.924612
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 3df74be8747e1d30f9275f26fb6e1e965ff3cc5a3c3d4e0e31bf4a8bc630909f.
Credit: Sage Ross; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-5026464, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-194418124 · Photographs · 2026-04-20
The New Haven County Courthouse, Beaux-Arts façade with Ionic colonnade and pediment sculpted by J. Massey Rhind (completed 1917), facing the New Haven Green. Connecticut, USA.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: e273598d9fa1b7eae4dd283425c59437a41b4410bfd01abc78c19b91c8a4c002.
Credit: Christian David; CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-194418124, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-194418131 · Photographs · 2026-04-20
The New Haven County Courthouse, three-quarter view under a clear sky. Connecticut, USA.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 86b229e90fd9727cf376731f41f924a24dce3d8c039bcba0a5314af1797db73d.
Credit: Christian David; CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-194418131, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.PHOTO-95166148 · Photographs · 18 October 2020,
Connecticut, New Haven County Courthouse.
Reproduced from the credited source. A resized source derivative is used for display; the original-resolution source remains linked. Hosted by Silent Grounds Collective. SHA-256 of uploaded source: 5c37d5522b73ce069e8cf65b949b437b4ca8de2c9c48b9f69f7b80c96e4b68a6.
Credit: Soorbee; CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikimedia Commons. Cite SGC SGC-100, PHOTO-95166148, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-24.
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
