An application is in process for a permit to demolish the house at 6 Promised Road in Westport’s Saugatuck Shores area. Built in 1939, the one-story ranch has 624 square feet and is situated on a .05-acre lot. Ownership changed hands in June 2009 for $310,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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Comings and Goings: Three Bears Building for Sale
The Three Bears Restaurant, 79 Newton Turnpike at the corner of Wilton Road is for sale. According to John Zervos of DVB Realty, Norwalk, who represents the Vazzano family, the sellers, the asking price is $2,350,000. According to the Westport assessor’s database the structure has 9,108 square feet, is situated on 2.73 acres and was built in 1900. The Three Bears Restaurant closed in February 2009 and was followed briefly by Tiburon Restaurant. (See WestportNow Feb. 3, 2009 and July 27, 2009) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers March 1 – 5, 2010
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period March 1 - 5, 2010:
Jonathan Harrison to Michael J. Leventhal, 19 Loren Lane, $585,000
Lee K. and Susan Weiner to Adam E. and Debra H. Schussheim, 18 Sunny Lane, $950,000
Emily Hamilton Laux to Jill H. Oshea, 6 Anchor Lane, $949,900
Robert A. Knarr to Maura Farley Lucke, 27A Dogwood Lane, $1,500,000
All Gone: 18 Sunnyside Lane
A crew is at work on the aftermath of the demolition of the house at 18 Sunnyside Lane off Meeker Road. Built in 1959, the one-story split level had 1,842 square feet, was situated on a two-acre lot and was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Jan. 29, 2010. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers Feb. 22 – 26, 2010
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Feb. 22 - 26, 2010:
Stanley P. Lewis Est. to Ala Conarck Revocable Trust, 7 Berkeley Road, $749,000
Edwin J. and Pearl J. Baer to Elizabeth A. Kamar, 20 Center Street, $486,000
John Twarda Est. to Efstathios and Stella Maletos, 53 Sturges Highway, $740,000
Carol Sue Millman to Synnove Zauls-Smeets, 34 Woody Lane, $1,125,000
Inn at National Hall Says Goodbye to Last Guests
Westport’s Inn at National Hall said goodbye to its last guests today for the indefinite future. A sign in the lobby summed up the staff’s feeling about orders to close down the luxury hotel pending transfer of ownership. Marco Degl’Innocenti, the inn’s resident manager for 13 years, said the checkouts were without fanfare and the building will be closed at 4 p.m. today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Heartbreak Hotel: Inn at National Hall Set to Close Monday
By James Lomuscio
Westport’s Inn at National Hall closes indefinitely on Monday and like the murals and tapestries adorning its high walls, wallpapered and framed with decorative cherry moldings, certain memories remain imprinted on the mind of Marco Degl’Innocenti, the inn’s manager for 13 years.
Marco Degl’Innocenti, resident manager of the Inn at National Hall, looks over the Turkistan Room, the $695 per night, two-level, balconied suite where President Clinton stayed. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) James Lomuscio for WestportNow.com
One easily recalled is the first of President Clinton’s several visits to Westport for Democratic National Committee fundraisers in 1998.
“We had Secret Service agents everywhere, a guy at every corner on every floor,” said Degl’Innocenti, a native of Florence, Italy. The streets were also blocked off, and frogmen patrolled the adjacent Saugatuck River.
“We’ve had Clinton stay here, Al Gore stay here, and Monica Lewinsky stay,” he added, catching himself. “But not all at the same time.”
Honoring Our Heritage: 13 Hillandale Road
Stevie and Peter Durette are honoring Westport’s heritage by displaying a Westport Historical Society plaque identifying their home at 13 Hillandale Road as the George Fairchild Jr. house which was built in 1906. Fairchild purchased nine acres of land from Charles S. Wakeman in 1896 and built this house in 1906. The Calise family acquired it in 1926 until it was artfully restored and sold in May 2007 to the Durette family. The Durettes said although the house was basically torn down to the studs, the builder retained a lot of the original home including many of the original doors and reused many of the support beams as architectural accents throughout the house.” The house received a Westport Historic District Preservation Award in 2009. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Weingarten for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers Feb. 15 – 19, 2010
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Feb. 15 – 19, 2010:
Constance Marie Jaeger Est. to John J. Moranski Tr., 20 Maple Ave. North, $840,000
Vera N. Hahn to Caterina Zaffina, 32 Westway Road, $430,000
James R. and Grace F. Welsch to Schmiedeck Construction LLC, 56 Old Hill Road, $1,500,000
Comings and Goings: 4 Brothers Pizza Moving to PRE
Four Brothers Pizza, which has been at 43 Saugatuck Ave. since 2002, is moving to 623 Post Road East in the shopping center anchored by Fresh Market. It will take over space occupied for four months by Mike’s Pizza and before that by Martha Ristorante Pizza. (See WestportNow Jan. 25, 2010) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
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