Roughly bounded by Myrtle and Park Aves., Atlantic and Austin Sts. (both sides), Bridgeport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 16, 1982. NRIS 82000995.
33 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Barnum–Palliser Historic District is a 5.9-acre (2.4 ha) residential historic district in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The area, bounded roughly by Austin Street, Myrtle Avenue, Atlantic Street, and Park Avenue, was developed by P.T. Barnum to provide worker housing in the 1880s. Many of the houses were designed by Palliser, Palliser & Co., and are interesting examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Stick/Eastlake architecture. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353722