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| Location | 285 Lafayette Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′03″N 73°11′18″W / 41.1675°N 73.1883°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Warren R. Briggs |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004374[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1982 |
The Seaside Institute in Bridgeport, Connecticut is a Richardsonian Romanesque rock-faced granite, brick, brownstone and terracotta building designed by Warren R. Briggs and completed in 1887 at the corner of Lafayette and Atlantic avenues, not far from Seaside Park. Originally built for the use and benefit of the female employees of the Warner Brothers Corset Company, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][2] The buildings is currently used by the Bridgeport International Academy.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-08-16.
- ^ Dale S. Plummer (September 8, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Seaside Institute" (pdf). National Park Service. 7 accompanying photographs.