Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District
The Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District encompasses the historic elements of the southern part of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District encompasses the historic elements of the southern part of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is 27 acres (11 ha) in size, roughly bordered on the east by Main and Middle Streets, on the north by Elm Street, the west by Broad Street, and the south by Cesar Batalla Way. This area includes the highest concentration of buildings developed in the commercial downtown between about 1840 and the 1930s, the period of the city's major growth as a manufacturing center, and includes a diversity of architectural styles representative of that time period. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Worth seeing in and around Bridgeport Downtown South 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.
1.4 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.
400 m · 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.
500 m · 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.
600 m · 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.
1.6 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.
700 m · 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.
900 m · 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.
300 m · history Museum in Connecticut, U.S · Wikipedia - 09Bridgeport Harbor Light
The Bridgeport Harbor Light, later the Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse, was a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance and the north side of Long Island Sound.
2.5 km · lighthouse in Connecticut, United States · Wikipedia - 10Mountain Grove Cemetery
Mountain Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It was laid out in 1849 in the rural cemetery design in a park-like, rural setting away from the center of the city.
2.6 km · cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 72 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 78 km · Bradley (BDL), 94 km
- Stations
- Fairfield–Black Rock station, 4 km · Bridgeport station, 400 m · Barnum, 1.8 km
- New York → Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District86 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · $8–11
- Hartford → Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District78 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · $7–9
- Newark → Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District96 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · $9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bridgeport Downtown South 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 Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no commercial airlines or flights available at this airport, although Tailwind Air Service offers seasonal air taxi from Boston and New Bedford, as well as New York City via seaplane.
- Get inCompanies such as Air Charter Advisors can arrange flights on-demand to BDR using light aircraft due to its shorter runways.
- Get inThe Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry runs approximately every hour between Bridgeport and Port Jefferson, New York, on Long Island.
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