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The Child and Family Guidance Center

 
 
The Child and Family Guidance Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 13, 2025
1. The Child and Family Guidance Center Marker
Inscription.
Formerly known as
the Bridgeport Society for Mental Hygiene
commemorates the opening of
Bridgeport's first mental health clinic
at this original location
991 Broad Street
September 1, 1925

Presented on
September 1, 2010
by the
Board of Directors
and
L. Philip Guzmαn, Ph.D. President/CEO

 
Erected 2010 by The Child and Family Guidance Center Board of Directors & L. Philip Guzmαn.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1925.
 
Location. 41° 10.604′ N, 73° 11.443′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Broad Street and Bank Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 991 Broad Street, Bridgeport CT 06604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western
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Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewis Howard Latimer (a few steps from this marker); Bridgeport (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bryant Electric Company World War II Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bryant Electric Company World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.
 
Also see . . .  The Child & Family Guidance Center. (Submitted on April 19, 2026.)
 
The Child and Family Guidance Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 13, 2025
2. The Child and Family Guidance Center Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 25, 2026