Restoration

Location & Hours

The Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community

Mailing Address
1019 Main Street, Suite 210
Bridgeport, CT 06604

LOCATION AND HOURS

Freeman Center Gallery
1135 Main Street (Downtown @ Main & Elm)
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Hours
Open to the Public (free)
Thursday & Friday, 1P – 7P; Saturday, 11A – 4P
475.349-9312

Standing Exhibit
Reimagining Little Liberia: Restoration & Reunion
Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA), Lafayette Building
CT State Community College Housatonic (HCC)
900 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Hours
Open to the Public during college hours, including weekends. (free)
https://housatonicmuseum.org
203.332.5000

Offices
1115 Main Street, Unit 102
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Hours
Monday – Friday, 10A – 6P
203.612.7769

The 1848 Mary & Eliza Freeman Houses
360 and 354 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Hours
Under restoration. Closed to the Public.

On “April 10, 1821, two months before Bridgeport became an independent town, Seth B. Jones conveyed an existing house to people of color. John Feeley (1781-1862) and Jacob Freeman (died August 22, 1832) each secured “an undivided half interest in land and dwelling house and other buildings in Bridgeport, which suggests some sort of close relationship between these two families. Feeley and Freeman both appear on Bridgeport’s first tax list in 1821, each assessed at $3.00. The house was one-half mile to the south of Bridgeport center “on the road running from the Episcopal Church to Wells Tongue” (#8 on the map, now Broad Street).

Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District (DSSD) will honor Mary and Eliza Freeman with a mural to be painted on the north-facing wall of a commercial building on the east side of Main Street. What a great location! The mission of the DSSD is “to promote the preservation and development of the downtown business district; make the area more attractive and accessible; and enhance the public perception of downtown Bridgeport through overseeing and managing its appearance, security, and cleanliness. The DSSD is operated by a Board of Commissioners representing downtown property owners. The artist has not yet been selected.

Amber Whiskey Bottle, c. 1840s, glass, turned in mold; Salt-glaze Beer Bottle (with string), c.1840s, Stoneware (left); Beer Bottle (with string), c.1840s, Stoneware (right)

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Patent Medicine Bottle, turn of 20th Century

Wooden “Mini Mallet, “about 2 inches.

Cordial Glass, Etched Glass.

Pipe, wood of African origin, rare briar from which it is carved grows in Algeria and Morocco and Key.

Scissors, metal and Hand-made Shell Buttons (likely locally produced), c. late 1850s.

Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl, c. 1840s, Yellow-colored clay

Watch. Little Liberia: Freedom’s Community

Design & Build. A Climate Resilient cultural heritage site in Bridgeport, CT’s South End

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