Mclevy Hall

Mclevy Hall was originally Bridgeport City Hall. When it was erected in 1954 it was designed to be the Fairfield County courthouse as well. The architect that designed Bridgeport City Hall was Alexander Davis Jackson. He originally designed architectural illustrations. He moved on to assist in creating the Federal Hall National memorial which is on the National Historical list. 

Jasper Mclevy was the 1st and only Socialist Party elected Mayor in the Park City's history. He ran twenty times before he became elected. Once elected he was the longest standing mayor for the city of Bridgeport 24 years. They say he ran so long that a Bridgeporter born when Mclevy was first elected he could vote for him. (Sunday Herald,1962). He was a working class member of the Bridgeport community.  He was  a roofer who joined the Socialist party and became a politician.  He was compared to P.T. Barnum in that he was a vital and dedicated piece in the positive changes in the Park Cities history.

The Park City has always been an important stop for presidential nominees, the city has had 16 presidential visits to date.  Abraham Lincoln visited the Park City March 10, 1860. He was not yet a dedicated Republican candidate. He had to campaign through New England and didn't want to make multiple speeches, so the consensus was they were pretty uniform in context. There are no articles on exactly what was said but there are many articles on how it may have been a spin off of the Cooper Union speech that put him on the road to the White House.