Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building

Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building
Location within Connecticut
Alternative names	The Eli
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Mixed-Use
Location	227 Church Street New Haven Connecticut
Coordinates	41°18′33″N 72°55′25″W / 41.30917°N 72.92361°W / 41.30917; -72.92361Coordinates: 41°18′33″N 72°55′25″W / 41.30917°N 72.92361°W / 41.30917; -72.92361
Construction started	1937
Topped-out	1938
Estimated completion	1938
Height
Antenna spire	230 ft (70 m)
Roof	196 ft (60 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	17
Floor area	45,720 square metres (492,100 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Roy W. Foote, Douglas Orr
Main contractor	Dwight Building Company
Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP Reference #	97001447[2]
Added to NRHP	November 24, 1997

The Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, also known as The Eli, is a skyscraper at 227 Church Street in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. The former headquarters of the Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET), the Art Deco building was completed in 1938, and was the tallest building in the city until 1966 (it is currently the tenth-tallest building in New Haven's skyline). Some 1,200 SNET employees worked in the office building after its completion.^[3] Beginning in 2004, the building was converted to a luxury apartment building and rechristened "The Eli"; it now is home to 142 apartments and two storefronts.^[4][5] The building, designed by Douglas Orr and Roy W. Foote, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

It is regarded as New Haven's "premier" example of Art Deco architecture, and displays one of the area's most extensive employment of Stony Creek pink granite. When built in 1937, it was the tallest and largest office building in the city.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut

References