942, 946, & 948 State Street are located on a commercial part of State Street with a friendly neighborhood feel. The three addresses collectively form one 3 ½ story, brick Queen Anne style mixed use complex, tied together by a brick infill panel embellished with tall, open round arch. Although 942 is technically in a separate building from 946 and 948, the two buildings look very similar and are connected.The arch between the two structures creates a narrow alleyway between the two buildings. In both buildings, the first floor is for commercial use and the second and third floors are residential. The storefront façade is flat with alternating window and doorway bays. There is one storefront for each of the addresses. Above this first floor commercial space, there are 3 vertical rows of large, projecting window bays, 2 rows in the building belonging to 946 and 948, and 2 rows for 942. These windows are decorated with wooden trimmings, which seem to have been done at a later date than when the building was constructed. The main entrance to each of the buildings is decorated with round arch brick motifs. (Historic Resources Inventory, Building and Structures, Hist-6, New, S, 77, 1982) This was a style that was popular for its time, replacing the trend of Second Empire French style houses that immediately preceded. The construction of these two buildings was initiated between November 15, 1897 and March 5, 1898 for Joseph and Samuel Glaser on the previously undeveloped State Street lot which the two men purchased from Jacob H. Rubin on November 15, 1897. Much of this information is provided by a lien which was placed on the property b the Central New England Brick Exchange Company on March 5, 1898. George Brown may have been the contractor and agent for Joseph and Samuel Glaser having furnished materials and rendered services in the erection of a certain brick building owned by the Glasers. They later sold the property to Thomas P. and Edward A. Rourke on August 16, 1898. (Historic Resources Inventory, Building and Structures, Hist-6, New, S, 77, 1982). Since the original builders had no intention of living in the building, the Glasers might have been developers with their hand in other projects in New Haven. From the Sanborn maps, it appears that the size and form of the property has changed very little from the time of its construction. Across the street from this address are a row of storefronts created as newer imitations of these original brick buildings. The stores on the street ostensibly cater to middle class customers, but none were very crowded in the middle of a weekday afternoon. Most of the other blocks near State Street are not mixed use, but rather purely residential. Quick Facts Year built: 1897/1898 Architect and/or builder: George Brown (?) Style: Queen Anne Building materials: Brick and wooden detailing with load bearing masonry Program (building function): Laundromat/cleaners (942 Upper State Wash and Dry)/residential, Residential (946, Yafa’s Apts), Barber shop (948, Tonsorial Salon)/residential