Connecticut Railway And Lighting Company Car Barn
Description and history
The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company Car Barn was located on the east side of downtown Bridgeport, on a parcel of more than 5 acres (2.0 ha) bounded on the north by Congress Street, the west by Housatonic Street, the east by the Pequonnock River, and the south by a railroad right-of-way. The building had three parts: the western two-story office wing, the main garage in the eastern wing, and an extension of the garage to the south. It was built with load-bearing brick walls, and was a typical example of early 20th-century industrial design. The garage portion of the structure was covered by a series of parallel shed-roof monitor sections.
The barn was built in 1910, and served as the principal repair and storage facility for the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company which provided Bridgeport's streetcar service in the early 20th century. It was adapted for bus repairs following the conversion of streetcar to bus service after World War II, and later served as a maintenance yard for the city's public works department.
See also
- Bridgeport Traction Company
- Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge
- History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Bridgeport Juvenile Court Directions". Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ "Historic Resources Inventory: Building and Structures" (pdf). National Park Service. 1987-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-29. and 3 accompanying photographs