WestportNow learned today that the demolition of a segment of 31 Woody Lane has ended and that the historic barn structure of the house will be retained and restored. Its owner, Ashley Schapiro of Westport-based Milton Development, said the barn will be incorporated into the construction of a new home on that property. Schapiro said that “it was our decision from day one to save the barn—it works with the overall design that will become an overall award-winning colonial style structure.” He added that the barn will become the living room for the new house and it will retain its historical internal format. The circa 1900-built house was the WestrportNow Teardown of the Day on Oct. 31, 2007 and its partial demolition was featured on WestportNow on Wednesday. The property ownership changed hands in November at $1,330,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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As a former owner (‘84-‘95) of this house I couldn’t be happier—this is the perfect solution. What has been torn down were not-so-great ‘60s and ‘70s additions. And by the way—that majestic beech tree in front of the house has been in trouble for years—one of those additions took out half its roots! I write as someone who spent alot of time and money nurturing the trees on that property. There is another, healthier beech to the right of the house that should be saved, however. Barbara Britt
Fantastic.
May I add a “Wonderful!” to the above comments. Thank you to Mr. Schapiro for adding to, not subtracting from, the character of our town.
Great news, and thanks to Ashley Shapiro for planning a great solution! Can’t wait to drive by when it’s done to see how good it looks from the road.
This is great news. Bravo – and thanks for preserving the antique barn. Too much of antique, vintage and unique Westport has ended up in a heap – so you are to be commended, Mr. Schapiro, for your vision and sensitivity to history.