Black Rock Historic District
The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. At that time it included 109 contributing buildings. The historic district surrounds at the upper reaches of Black Rock Harbor.
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Worth seeing in and around Black Rock Historic District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Bridgeport
The University of Bridgeport is a private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
2.9 km · private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 02L'Ambiance Plaza
The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history. L'Ambiance Plaza was a 16-story residential project under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coleman Street.
3.5 km · 1987 building collapse in Bridgeport, Connecticut · Wikipedia - 03St. Augustine Cathedral
St. Augustine Cathedral, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport.
3.7 km · church in Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 04Total Mortgage Arena
Total Mortgage Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It was the home venue of the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League from 2001 to 2026.
3.6 km · building in Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 05Tongue Point Light
Tongue Point Light Lighthouse, also known as Bridgeport Breakwater or Bug Light, is a lighthouse on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance, in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the United States. Built in 1891 and moved to its present location in 1919, it was instrumental in the development of the city's inner harbor as a transshipment point, Connecticut rail and water freight transport systems.
4 km · lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 06Bridgeport Islamic Community Center
The Bridgeport Islamic Community Center is a religious center serving the Muslim population in the greater Bridgeport, Connecticut area. Founded in 2002, it is located at 703 State Street in the city's west end, in a former Congregational Church built in 1926.
3 km · Mosque in Bridgeport, Connecticut · Wikipedia - 07Iranistan
Iranistan was a Moorish Revival mansion in Bridgeport, Connecticut commissioned by P. T. Barnum in 1848. It was designed by Bohemian-American architect Leopold Eidlitz.
2.8 km · Bygone Moorish revival mansion of P.T. Barnum · Wikipedia - 08Barnum Museum
The Barnum Museum is a museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It has an extensive collection related to P. T. Barnum and the history of Bridgeport.
3.7 km · history Museum in Connecticut, U.S · Wikipedia - 09Black Rock Harbor Light
Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor. The first lighthouse at the site, built by Abisha Woodward under contract with the United States government, was a wooden tower that was lit and made operational by 1808.
1.2 km · lighthouse in Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 10Lessing Field
Lessing Field is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's soccer teams.
3.2 km · stadium in Connecticut, US · Wikipedia
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Getting to Black Rock Historic District
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 69 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 74 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 95 km
- Stations
- Bridgeport station, 4 km · Fairfield station, 3.3 km · Fairfield–Black Rock station, 1.4 km
- New York → Black Rock Historic District82 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · $8–10
- Newark → Black Rock Historic District92 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · $9–12
- Hartford → Black Rock Historic District81 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · $7–10
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No local-transport research exists yet for Black Rock Historic District
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Black Rock Historic District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBridgeport Ferry, +1 888-44-FERRY, Bridgeport/Port Jefferson Ferry runs back and forth between Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York.
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