Black Rock Gardens Historic District
The Black Rock Gardens Historic District is a historic district in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It consists of 12 three-story red brick Colonial Revival buildings, clustered on Fairfield Avenue, Nash Lane, and Haddon Street, and set around small quadrangle-like parks. The complex was built between 1916 and 1920 by the United States Housing Corporation to provide war-time emergency housing for workers in war-related factories, during World War I.[1]
Black Rock Gardens Historic District | |
 Haddon Street apartment blocks | |
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| Location | Bounded by Fairfield St., Brewster St. and Nash Ln., including Rowsley and Haddon Sts., Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°9′27″N 73°13′30″W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha)[1] |
| Architect | R. Clipston Sturgis; Skinner & Walker |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Wartime Emergency Housing in Bridgeport MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001430[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1990 |
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]
See also
References
- Steven Bedford and Nora Lucas (June 30, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Black Rock Gardens Historic District / Black Rock Gardens / Black Rock Development". National Park Service.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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