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Monday, November 09, 2026

Honoring Our Heritage: Wakeman Town Farm

The Wakeman farmhouse on Cross Highway now has an historic marker from the Westport Historical Society. The Green Farms Initiative (GVI) team which now operates the Wakeman Town Farm and Sustainability Center at the site affixed the sign showing its 1908 vintage. Bob Weingarten, the official historic property researcher for the Westport Historical Society, conducted intensive research over the past year to verify the date the farmhouse was built. The town acquired the farmhouse and property from Isaac and Pearl Wakeman in 1970 and took it over following Pearl Wakeman’s death last year. (See WestportNow April 20, 2009) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Going Down: 4 Ledgemoor Lane

The house at Westport’s 4 Ledgemoor Lane, off Whitney Street, was demolished today. Built in 1966, the one-story split-level had 1,560 square feet, was situated on a 1.2-acre property and changed ownership in July for $626,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Oct. 6, 2010. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Commission Praises and OKs Plan to Save Sherwood House

By James Lomuscio

The unanimous support that Westport’s joint Historic District Commission (HDC)/Architectural Review Board (ARB) gave David Waldman’s plan to redevelop several properties on Church Lane and Post Road East came as no surprise tonight.
Architect Rick Hoag (l) describes plans for the Sherwood House while developer David Waldman watches. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Throughout the hearing, commission members gave Waldman, accompanied by architect Frederick William Hoag, unabashed thanks for his proposal.

The reason? Instead of razing the 1802 federal-style Sherwood House at 26-28 Church Lane, Waldman decided to save it, most of it, at least.

“Thank you so much,” said Margaret Feczko, HDC chair. “I am thrilled. This is perhaps the most important building in Westport that has been endangered.”

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Westport Property Transfers November 15 – 19, 2010

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Nov. 15 - 19, 2010:

5 Drumlin Rd LLC to Christopher C. and Lori D. Pulichino, 5 Drumlin Road, $888,000 WN property.jpg

Mary Ann O’Leary to Ryan and Shannon McGeachie, 184 Cross Highway, $1,860,000

Daniel B. O’Connor Est. to Glenn L. and Claudia K. Schattman, 52 Compo Mill Cove, $2,600,000

Lloyd Lyman and Marion Campen Mahone Trs. to Gail Zawacki, 48 Terra Nova Circle, $715,000

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Comings and Goings: Jordan’s Opens on Post Road East

The Ouzounidis family of Norwalk has opened Jordan’s Restaurant and Pizza, 1759 Post Road East, its third pizza restaurant location in the Norwalk-Westport area. In 1978 Nick Ouzounidis, 57, the family patriarch started Jordan’s, 369 Westport Ave. in Norwalk. and in 2005 opened a second pizza restaurant at 252 Flax Hill Road, also in Norwalk. Lazaros Ouzounidis, 30, who manages the new location in Westport, is one of three siblings in the family business. His sister Ritsa, 29, manages the Westport Avenue location, and brother John, 24, operates the Flax Hill location. Lazaros said, “My father oversees it all.” Lazaros said the new Westport location was previously occupied by Westfair Pizza & Pasta which closed a few months ago. “We took over and we’re staying,” he said, wryly referring the WestportNow Comings and Goings series. The full menu and pizza restaurant is open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. – midnight Fri and Sat and noon – 11 p.m. Sunday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Going Down: 29 Sturges Commons

The house at Westport’s 29 Sturges Commons, off Sturges Highway, was demolished today. Built in 1953, the two-story home had 3,265 square feet, was situated on a 1.3-acre property and changed ownership in October for $1,250,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Sept. 21, 2010. The house was heavily damaged in the March nor’easter, one of 27 Westport houses damaged in that storm. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Going Down: 10 Godfrey Lane

The house at Westport’s 10 Godfrey Lane, off Bulkley Avenue North, was demolished today. Built in 1956, the two-story colonial had 2,668 square feet, was situated on a 1.02-acre property and changed ownership in August for $853,500. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 14, 2010. It is the eighth house in Westport that was demolished this month for replacement with new construction, a notable contrast with the weak real estate market in many other parts of the country. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Property Transfers November 8 – 12, 2010

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Nov. 8 - 12, 2010:

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA to Vadim and Elvira Kovshov, 2 Lyndale Park, $730,000 WN property.jpg

Donald J. Dykas to Thomas Find, 44 Strathmore Lane, Paid in Norwalk, $350,000

William Steiger to Steiger Family Irrevocable Trust, 10 Round Pond Road, $500,000

Steven Franzel Tr. to Michael T. and Elizabeth D. Janis, 127 Beachside Ave., $1,000,000

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Going Down: 17 Colonial Road

The house at Westport’s 17 Colonial Road, near the Greens Farms Church, was demolished today. Built in 1960, the one-story ranch had 960 square feet, was situated on a .29-acre property and changed ownership this month for $480.000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Oct. 5, 2010. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Going Down: 11 Burritt’s Landing North

The house at Westport’s 11 Burritt’s Landing North, off Saugatuck Avenue, was demolished today. Built in 1957, the one-story ranch had 2,123 square feet, was situated on a 1.01-acre waterfront property and changed ownership in July at $1,750.000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 19, 2010. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com