FROM THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS: Burroughs goes from a home to a community center

Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:14

The Burroughs Home opened in 1904 as a place for single Protestant women, many of whom worked in local factories. Rooms originally rented for $1.50 a month. The building then was used as a senior living facility for women.

It is now the site of the Burroughs Community Center, which offers programs for people of all ages and also houses offices of nonprofit organizations.

(Photo courtesy of the Bridgeport Public Library’s Historical Collections Department)