United Congregational Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

United Congregational Church
Location 877 Park Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°10′30″N 73°12′0″W / 41.17500°N 73.20000°W / 41.17500; -73.20000Coordinates: 41°10′30″N 73°12′0″W / 41.17500°N 73.20000°W / 41.17500; -73.20000
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1925-26[1]:2
Architect Allen & Collens
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 84000822[2]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

The Bridgeport Islamic Community Center (BICC) is a mosque now located in what was formerly the United Congregational Church, a historic church building at 877 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut It is a large brick Georgian Revival structure designed by architects Allen & Collens and built in 1925-26 for a congregation with nearly 300 years of history. It has a projecting tetrastyle gable-pedimented portico, supported by four monumental Doric columns. The tower is a multi-stage structure, beginning with a square brick section housing a clock. Above this the tower becomes wooden, with a segmented-arch cornice topped by a louvered octagonal belfry. Two more octagonal stages rise above, stepped back in size, but with similar colonettes and cornices, with a six-sided spire at the very top.[1]

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as "United Congregational Church".[2]

It was sold to the Islamic center in 2016.[3][4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kate Ohno and John Herzan (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United Congregational Church" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, from 1983
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Joseph De Avila (December 5, 2016). "Historic Bridgeport Church to Become Mosque / United Congregational Church to sell Georgian-Revival style structure to Bridgeport Islamic Community Center; two will partner on community programs". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ↑ Jeff Tyson & Lucy Nalpathanchil (December 20, 2016). "From Church to Mosque: An Interfaith Partnership at a Time of Increasing Hate". NPR.
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