Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) Architectural style Art Deco | Built 1927-1928 | |
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Location 140 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut Architect Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick Part of Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District (#87001403) | ||
The Hotel Beach, also known historically as the Hotel Barnum, is a historic hotel building at 140 Fairfield Ave. in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a thirteen-story Art Deco tower built in 1927 and designed by Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick. It has a steel frame clad in colored bricks of various colors, laid predominantly in a broken Flemish bond pattern, and is one of the city's outstanding Art Deco buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is a contributing building in the Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1987. It is currently a residential apartment building called Barnum House.
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