Peyton Randolph Bishop House
The Peyton Randolph Bishop House is a historic house at 135 Washington Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a three-story brick structure, three bays wide, with a side entrance, single-story front porch, and a mansard roof. A 1-1/2 story ell extends to the rear of the main block. The building has the basic footprint of a Greek Revival style house typical of its construction period in 1839, but it later received extensive Victorian renovations, including the mansard roof.[2]
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| Location | 135 Washington Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′38″N 73°11′54″W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1839 |
| Built by | Bishop, Peyton Randolph |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000803[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1987 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is one of the few surviving residential structures in the city's urban core.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Alison Gilchrist; Charles W. Brilvitch & John Herzan (October 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Peyton Randolph Bishop House". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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