Barnum Institute of Science and History
Added to the National Register in 2023, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 820 Main St., Bridgeport, CT |
| County | Fairfield County |
| Listed | Dec 11, 2023 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Social history, Performing arts |
| Reference number | 100009807 |
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| Address | 820 Main St., Bridgeport, CT |
| Also in Bridgeport | 58 listed places in Bridgeport → |
No photograph, no construction date, no encyclopedia article or coordinates for this listing yet. The Register record above is complete; the enrichment is not.
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Questions people ask
When was Barnum Institute of Science and History listed on the National Register?
Dec 11, 2023. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Barnum Institute of Science and History?
820 Main St., Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Source: National Park Service
Has the Barnum Institute of Science and History listing changed since 2023?
1 Register action since listing, most recently national historic landmark designated on Dec 11, 2023.
Source: Register actions
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. No source has a map point for it. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 100009807. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.
Register actions
| Dec 11, 2023 | National historic landmark designated |