Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport

Name: Bassickville Historic District
Address: Bridgeport, United States

#68 among attractions in Bridgeport

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Bassickville Historic District is a historic district encompassing a well-preserved late 19th-century residential development on the west side of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Located on Bassick, Howard, and Fairview Avenues, the area was developed as a residential subdivision of worker housing by Edmund Bassick. The development is characterized by nearly identical 1-1/2 story frame cottages exhibiting the Stick style of architecture. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ()

Coordinates: 41°10'16"N, 73°12'40"W

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West Side - West End (West End - West Side)Bridgeport United States

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Bassickville Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seaside Park, Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain, McLevy Hall, Ephraim.

1.1 miSE
Park
Seaside Park, Bridgeport
28 min walk • Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. The park lies within Bridgeport's South End neighborhood.
0.7 miE
Monuments and statues
Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain, Bridgeport
18 min walk • The Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the intersection of Fairfield and Park avenues. The fountain was built in 1912–1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1985.
1.2 miE
City hall, Historical place
McLevy Hall, Bridgeport
30 min walk • McLevy Hall is a historic municipal building at 202 State Street in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. The building was built in 1854 to house both the City Hall and the Fairfield County Courthouse, and served as Bridgeport City Hall into the 1930s.
0.7 miN
Synagogue, Shingle style architecture
Ephraim, Bridgeport
19 min walk • The Bikur Cholim Synagogue is a historic religious building at 1545 Iranistan Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Built about 1894 for a Congregational church, it housed two different Jewish congregations from 1929 to 1989.
0.6 miW
Cemetery
Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport
15 min walk • Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut, was laid out in 1849 in the then popular rural cemetery design in a park-like, rural setting away from the center of the city. The cemetery was founded by showman P. T. Barnum, who himself is buried there. "The original grounds were surveyed and designed by Horatio Stone and Mr.
1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Universities and schools
St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport
26 min walk • St. Augustine Cathedral, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport.
0.8 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Baptist Church, Bridgeport
21 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 126 Washington Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Built in 1893, it is a distinctive local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, designed by local architect Joseph W. Northrop for a congregation founded in 1837. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
1.1 miE
Museum
Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport
29 min walk • The Housatonic Museum of Art is a museum at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The museum's collection is displayed throughout the college campus and in the Burt Chernow Galleries, which also hosts visiting exhibitions.
1.1 miNE
41°10'42"N • 73°11'32"W
Bijou Theatre CT, Bridgeport
29 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1.2 miW
Church
Holy Family Church, Fairfield
31 min walk • Holy Family is a Roman Catholic parish in Fairfield, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
0.9 miE
Church
Saint George Parish, Bridgeport
23 min walk • St. George is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bassickville Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Bridgeport (3 min walk), Nest Arts Factory, Bridgeport (6 min walk), St. Peter Church, Bridgeport (11 min walk), Maplewood School, Bridgeport (14 min walk).