History Of Bassick High School

In 1924 the Bassick Family home was demolished by the City of Bridgeport to begin construction for Bassick Junior High School. The E & F Construction Company was awarded the contract submitting a bid for $692,946. Architect E.G. Soothey created the Georgian style plan set back 100 feet from Fairfield Avenue leaving "ample room to the south of the school for a large athletic field.."

Before the Bassick family home was built, P.T. Barnum owned the land and it is where he constructed his second home in 1860. To learn more about his home, Lindencroft click here.

Bassick Junior High School opened in the fall of 1929 with an enrollment of 1,034 students in grades seven through nine. Bassick quickly was converted to a Senior High School and a new addition was built in 1968 for a cost of $3.5 million.

Bassick High School has educated students from the West End and South End of Bridgeport and from the towns of Fairfield, Trumbull, Easton and Monre when those towns did not have high schools of their own

Throughout it's history, Bassick High School has offered classes in areas as diverse as: cobbling, etiquette and equestrian training. During World War II, 158 Bassick Students even received flying lessons. Today, Bassick High School continues to provide quality education to its diverse population.

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