History
A.I. Prince Technical School was the name given to the Hartford Trade School when it was moved from 110 Washington Street to the 400 Brookfield Street campus in October 1960. The school was renamed after Albert I. Prince, former managing editor of The Hartford Times newspaper, he was also a member of the State Board of Education for 18 years and served as the Chairman of the State Board of Education for 12 years.
The Hartford Trade School was founded in 1915 on Washington Street and in 1958 construction for the Brookfield Street campus began, and in late 1960 the new school opened.
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