Roughly bounded by Waterman St., Connecticut Ave. and Alanson Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 26, 1990. NRIS 90001429.
87 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Gateway Village Historic District encompasses a World War I-era housing project on the east side of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Centered on Alanson Road, the project was developed in the later years of the war to provide emergency housing for workers in the city's munitions factories. It is a rare design attributed to the female-led architectural firm Mead & Schenk, led by Marcia Mead and Anna P. Schenk. Gateway Village is an early example of Garden City movement design. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353013