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Location of Bridgeport in Fairfield County, Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. The locations of ...
Sports competitions in Bridgeport, Connecticut (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Events in Bridgeport, Connecticut" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Golden Hill Historic District encompasses a well-preserved formerly residential area on the northwest fringe of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut.Located mainly on Lyon Terrace, Gold Hill Street, and Congress Street, the district includes 11 formerly residential buildings now mainly in commercial use, which were built between about 1890 and 1930.
The East Bridgeport Historic District encompasses one of the best-preserved 19th-century neighborhoods of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bounded by Arctic Street, East Main Street, the railroad tracks, and the Pequonnock River , this area was a planned development of Bridgeport promoter P.T. Barnum and landowner William H. Noble .
The Discovery Science Center and Planetarium is a hands-on science center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that serves as both a tourist destination and an educational resource for area schools. The Discovery Science Center provides dynamic, hands-on STEM experiences designed to resonate with the innate curiosity, learning desire, and spirit of ...
During the American Revolution, Bridgeport was a center of privateering. [3] Captain David Hawley of Stratfield brought a number of prizes into Black Rock Harbor. [7] In 1800, Newfield village on the west bank of the Pequonnock was chartered as the borough of Bridgeport, and, in 1821, the township of Bridgeport, including more of Stratfield, was incorporated.
The Klein Memorial Auditorium is a 1400-seat proscenium theater located at 910 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.The venue was built with funds willed to the city by Bridgeport native Jacob Klein (1862 – 1932), a lawyer and active supporter of Bridgeport community organizations.
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut [7] and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. [3] Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.