Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses
Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses | |
Little Liberia in 1850--the houses of the African American community are delineated by the absence of their owners' names | |
| Location | 352-4 and 358-60 Main St., Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′11″N 73°11′12″W / 41.16972°N 73.18667°W |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000110 |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1999 |
The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. As the last surviving houses of this neighborhood on their original foundations, these were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1999. The houses are the oldest remaining houses in Connecticut built by free blacks, before the state completed its gradual abolition of slavery in 1848. The homes and nearby Walter's Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church are also listed sites on the Connecticut Freedom Trail.