The newest recipient of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque are the owners of the house at 33 Old Hill Road, now known as the Abijah Hanford House, circa 1796. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque to Alison and Stephen Schwartz and their two daughters, Olivia (l), 7, a second grade student, and Caitlyn, 9, a fourth grade student, both, at Kings Highway Elementary School. The family relocated to Westport from New York where Alison and Stephen resided for 15 years. “I’ve always lived in antique houses,” said Alison. “I grew up in western Massachusetts in a 1700s-built house. No surprise that my mother helped us select this house.” Stephen, who works in New York in the financial services field, said, “Even our Upper West Side apartment was in a prewar building built in1926.” He said he and his wife chose Westport because “friends who live here told us how wonderful it is.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The newest recipients of an historical plaque from the Westport Historical Society (WHS) are the owners of two homes on Maplewood Avenue. The Ackerman family, George, Emily and their daughter, Sophie, 1, owners of the house at 10 Maplewood Ave., now known as the Walsh House, built circa 1927, and Fiona Hodgson, owner of the house across the street at 11 Maplewood Ave., now known as the Mary Walsh House, built circa 1911. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented a plaque to owners. According to Weingarten’s historical research, the land on which the two houses were built was, prior to 1910, part of a 24-acre farmland owned by the Morehouse family. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com