Hotel Beach

	Hotel Beach
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	140 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′45″N 73°11′26″W / 41.17917°N 73.19056°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District (ID87001403)
NRHP reference No.	78002839
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 14, 1978
Designated CP	November 2, 1987

The Hotel Beach, also known historically as the Hotel Barnum, is a historic hotel building at 140 Fairfield Ave. in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a thirteen-story Art Deco tower built in 1927 and designed by Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick. It has a steel frame clad in colored bricks of various colors, laid predominantly in a broken Flemish bond pattern, and is one of the city's outstanding Art Deco buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]^[2] It is a contributing building in the Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1987. It is currently a residential apartment building called Barnum House.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Charles W. Brilvitch (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Beach / Hotel Barnum". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
^ "Hotel Barnum (1928)". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Charles W. Brilvitch (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Beach / Hotel Barnum". National Park Service. and accompanying photos

[3] "Hotel Barnum (1928)". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

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