Bristol Girls' Club, Bristol

Name: Bristol Girls' Club
Address: Bristol, United States

#16 among attractions in Bristol

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The Bristol Girls' Club is a historic clubhouse facility at 47 Upson Street in Bristol, Connecticut. Built in 1931, it is believed to be the first purpose-built clubhouse for a branch of the Girls Club of America, a social and educational organization dedicated to improving conditions for urban and immigrant girls. The building, a fine example of Dutch Colonial Revival architecture in brick, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It now serves as the location of Chapter 126, a sports and fitness center specifically serving disabled people. ()

Built: 1931 (94 years ago)Coordinates: 41°40'7"N, 72°56'49"W

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Bristol Girls' Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muzzy Field, American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol Historical Society Museum, Rockwell Park.

0.8 miNW
Historical place, Arenas and stadiums, Baseball field
Muzzy Field, Bristol
20 min walk • Muzzy Field is a stadium in Bristol, Connecticut adjacent to Rockwell Park. It has been in use since 1912 for both baseball and football. The brick-faced grandstand, with a capacity of 4,900 people, was built in 1939. It features a ring of tall pine trees that line the outside of the outfield wall and the grandstand.
0.8 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol
21 min walk • The American Clock & Watch Museum, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers.
0.5 miN
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bristol Historical Society Museum, Bristol
14 min walk • The Bristol Historical Society Museum, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is a museum dedicated to the promotion of interest in Bristol history and encouraging an appreciation for its importance.
0.9 miNW
Playground, Skate park, Park
Rockwell Park, Bristol
24 min walk • Rockwell Park is a public park in Bristol, Connecticut. Located in a residential area west of downtown Bristol, it includes open spaces and woodlands on either side of the Pequabuck River.
0.4 miE
41°40'15"N • 72°56'23"W
The New England Carousel Museum, Bristol
11 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
0.9 miN
Church
St. Stanislaus Parish, Bristol
22 min walk • St. Stanislaus Parish was originally built to serve Polish immigrants in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1919 and is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
0.6 miN
41°40'38"N • 72°56'36"W
The Ingraham House, Bristol
16 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~530 ftNE
41°40'12"N • 72°56'45"W
Imagine Nation, Bristol
3 min walk • Museum, Children's museum
0.4 miNE
41°40'24"N • 72°56'32"W
Bristol Public Library, Bristol
11 min walk • Library
~1750 ftSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
South End Historic District, Bristol
9 min walk • The South End Historic District encompasses one of the oldest residential areas of Bristol, Connecticut.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Endee Manor Historic District, Bristol
23 min walk • The Endee Manor Historic District encompasses a well-preserved and cohesive early 20th-century worker housing area in Bristol, Connecticut. Located on Sherman, Mills and Putnam Streets, the area was built out in a four-month period in 1916-17, and is the largest such development in the city.

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Nearby attractions include Imagine Nation, Bristol (3 min walk), South End Historic District, Bristol (9 min walk), Bristol Public Library, Bristol (11 min walk), The New England Carousel Museum, Bristol (11 min walk).