Similar architectural characteristics and motifs unite the buildings thematically . They have flat roofs , rusticated ground levels , and pilasters dividing bays in the middle stories . The two largest , City Hall and the Chase Building , have an opposite configuration . Many of the same decorative patterns are used on all the buildings . One in particular is the use of quotations from Abraham Lincoln . This is interesting since Lincoln never visited Waterbury nor had any particular connection with the city . It is possible that they reflect a renewed interest in Lincoln in the wake of the centenary of his birth or the 50th anniversary of his death , both recent occurrences at the time of the complex 's construction
his death
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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