HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc, P.O.Box 185 Norwich, CT 06360	This Building sponsored by Rose City Renaissance
Building Name: Kaplan Travel	Historic Name: Cadden Building
Town/City: Norwich	County: New London
Address:152-156	Street: Main Street
Owners:Louis and Sadie Kaplan	Private
Present Use: Travel Bureau	Historic Use retail store
Exterior is viewable to public	Interior is NOT accessible
Style of Building: Neo-classical	Construction Date: c. 1904
Materials Brick	Structural System Load Bearing Masonry
Roof Roll Asphalt
Stories: 2	Dimensions: 40 X 25
Structural Condition: Good	Exterior Condition: Good
Alterations: acade altered - windows removed
Outbuildings:
Environment: commercial High Building Density

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings:

Somewhat smaller in scale than surrounding buildings, the Cadden Building helps maintain the enclosed street-scape created by closely-set buildings along Main Street.

Features:

The first story has a modern storefront with wooden shingles placed above. The second floor is covered with a stucco or cement material, there being only one window opening left. This has 1-over-1 double-hung sash. Large metal letters spelling Kaplan's Travel are placed over the facade. Above these is an entablature with frieze and dentils which support the cornice. The frieze bears the legend "The Cadden", surrounded by garlands. At either corner larger brackets with finials are set.

Architect:

Builder:

Importance:

The building may incorporate portions of an earlier Greek Revival structure on the same site. The Cadden and the two buildings to the west were owned by the Plaut-Cadden Co. jewelers and dealers in musical instruments. The Cadden was evidently used for office space by the firm.

Sources:

Building Evaluation Form, c. 1979

Norwich City Directories, 1904 -

Burpee, The Story of Connecticut Vol. IV, 1939 p. 1333-4.

Evaluations:

Threats None Private