Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District
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Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District is a 27 acres (10.9 ha) historic district
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
The district includes the United Illuminating Company Building and the Barnum Museum of Science and History, which are both separately NRHP-listed. The district includes Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Late Victorian and Moderne
. It includes work designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert
.
The listing included 50 contributing buildings and 12 non-contributing buildings.
The work designed by Cass Gilbert is 149-165 State Street which in 1986 was a Peoples Savings Bank building (depicted in photo #11 of nomination-attached photos).
The district includes a cluster of downtown Bridgeport resources.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.
The district includes the United Illuminating Company Building and the Barnum Museum of Science and History, which are both separately NRHP-listed. The district includes Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Late Victorian and Moderne
Moderne architecture
Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Moderne", a general United States landmarks term for styles of architecture that were popular from 1925 through the 1940s. It has expression in styles traditionally classified as Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and WPA...
. It includes work designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert
- Historical impact :Gilbert is considered a skyscraper pioneer; when designing the Woolworth Building he moved into unproven ground — though he certainly was aware of the ground-breaking work done by Chicago architects on skyscrapers and once discussed merging firms with the legendary Daniel...
.
The listing included 50 contributing buildings and 12 non-contributing buildings.
The work designed by Cass Gilbert is 149-165 State Street which in 1986 was a Peoples Savings Bank building (depicted in photo #11 of nomination-attached photos).
The district includes a cluster of downtown Bridgeport resources.