Peyton Randolph Bishop House

The Peyton Randolph Bishop House is a historic house at 135 Washington Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a three-story brick structure, three bays wide, with a side entrance, single-story front porch, and a mansard roof. A 1-1/2 story ell extends to the rear of the main block. The building has the basic footprint of a Greek Revival style house typical of its construction period in 1839, but it later received extensive Victorian renovations, including the mansard roof.[2]

Peyton Randolph Bishop House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	135 Washington Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′38″N 73°11′54″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1839
Built by	Bishop, Peyton Randolph
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	87000803[1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1987

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is one of the few surviving residential structures in the city's urban core.[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Alison Gilchrist; Charles W. Brilvitch & John Herzan (October 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Peyton Randolph Bishop House". National Park Service. and accompanying photos