Black Rock Gardens Historic District

Bounded by Fairfield St., Brewster St. and Nash Ln., including Rowsley and Haddon Sts., Bridgeport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 26, 1990. NRIS 90001430.

12 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Black Rock Development

From Wikipedia:

Black Rock Gardens Historic District

The Black Rock Gardens Historic District is a historic district in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It encompasses a small residential development built between 1916 and 1920 to provide housing for workers in war-related industries in the city. It is a well-preserved example of one of several such developments made in the city with funding by the United States Housing Corporation, a government agency. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132352984

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