{"id":209,"date":"2015-12-16T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T09:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themewisdom.com\/demo\/wpm\/museum\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:05:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/osh\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;home1-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625152587892{margin-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #1d60af !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625092193476{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;padding-left: 65px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;home-whitetxtb&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"tittle\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: center;\">Connecticut\u2019s Old State House<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;\">Welcome to Connecticut\u2019s Old State House: the place where history and civics meet!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Located in the heart of Hartford, Connecticut, this building served as a home to all three branches of Connecticut state government from 1796 to 1878. 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