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The Barnum Museum | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Byzantine, Islamic, Gothic and Romanesque influences |
Town or city | 820 Main Street Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Completed | 1893 |
Client | P. T. Barnum |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Stone and terra cotta |
Size | |
Barnum Museum | |
Location | 820 Main St., Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°10′31″N 73°11′19″W / 41.17528°N 73.18861°W |
Part of | Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District (ID87001402) |
NRHP reference No. | 72001300[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1972 |
Designated NHL | December 11, 2023 |
Designated CP | September 3, 1987 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Longstaff & Hurd |
Engineer | Longstaff & Hurd |
The Barnum Museum is a museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It has an extensive collection related to P. T. Barnum and the history of Bridgeport, and is housed in a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The building and its exhibits are connected to a portion of Bridgeport Center, a complex of buildings completed in 1989 on the same grounds as the Barnum Museum.
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