Fairfield County Courthouse (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

The Fairfield County Courthouse, also known as the Court of Common Pleas, is located at 172 Golden Hill Street in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is also known as Geographical Area (GA) Courthouse No. 2 at Bridgeport.[2]

For the courthouse in Danbury, Connecticut, see Fairfield County Courthouse (Danbury, Connecticut).
Fairfield County Courthouse
Location172 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates41°10′50″N 73°11′28″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectWarren R. Briggs
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
Part ofBridgeport Downtown North Historic District (ID87001403)
NRHP reference No.82004376[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1982
Designated CPNovember 2, 1987

It is a Richardsonian Romanesque brick building built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][3]

History

In 1886, when Bridgeport City Hall proved insufficient for both the growing needs of Bridgeport and Fairfield County, the county decided to build a new courthouse. Norwalk bid for the new courthouse to be moved there, offering $100,000 towards construction, but the Bridgeport group, including P.T. Barnum, offered $150,000. The cornerstone was laid on June 24, 1887 near the corner of Golden Hill and Main Streets and the Richardsonian Romanesque building, designed by Warren R. Briggs, was completed and opened in 1888. It still functions as a courthouse where all but the most serious criminal cases are heard.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "Fairfield County Courthouse at Bridgeport Golden Hill". State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. D. S. Plummer (September 8, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fairfield County Courthouse". National Park Service. and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1980


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