WestportNow presents the sixth installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The building at 215 Post Road West is owned by Michael Calise and is the sole commercial property for which a 2008 Preservation Award is to be presented. HDC officials said, “The Col. Partridge House (c. 1910) has had the fortune of responsible ownership. Previous alterations to the original home were appropriately scaled, enhancing the Georgian-style architecture.  Your recent work, including stone retaining walls and painting are noteworthy improvements. Thanks to your sensitivity to this gracious building, the residential feel of the property is retained and it remains as a revered Westport landmark building.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow presents the fifth installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The house at 2 Washington Ave. is owned by Thomas M. Keenan. HDC officials said, “This award is being given to you for excellence in the rehabilitation of ‘Stone Cottage.’  Known as the Winslow Estate Gate House and built in 1855, this building is the town’s most significant example of an Andrew Jackson Downing-influenced Gothic Worker’s Cottage Careful restoration of the exterior and a well-scaled and compatible addition demonstrate how Westport’s historic resources can be renewed to 21st century standards.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow presents the fourth installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The house at 35 Washington Ave.is owned by Thomas and Giancarla Truitt. HDC officials said “the award is being given in recognition of this fine example of a modest Dutch Colonial Revival that has been expanded and updated with restraint and an obvious respect for the streetscape. “ (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow presents the third installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The house at 7 Canal St. is owned by John and Amy Chaple. HDC officials said: “This award is being given in recognition of your considerable efforts to preserve the George Cable House (c. 1850). Appropriate window replacement, extensive repair of clapboard, soffit, facia, and the balustrade on the wrapping verandah all contribute to renewed structural integrity of this handsome Italianate house.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The house at 273 Saugatuck Ave. in Westport has been demolished. Built in 1976, the house was a 2-3/4-story contemporary occupying 5,556 square feet and located on a one-acre waterfront property that changed hands in November 2007 for $7.5 million. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on March 11, 2008, (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow presents the second installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The house at 96 Compo Road South is owned by Peter Harrar and Elizabeth Sacksteder. HDC officials said it was selected in recognition of the “excellent care and maintenance” of the historic property. The HDC said the Joseph Bennett House (c.1760) is the town’s largest gambrel-roofed residence dating from the 18th century. “By retaining most of its original 18th century styling and 19th century additions, the house is prominent reminder of Westport’s architectural history,” the HDC said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow presents the first installment in a series of photos of the 10 winners of the Historic District Commission 2008 Preservation Awards to be handed out in a Town Hall ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The house at 180 Hillspoint Road owned by Mark and Lisa Krosse is known as the Henry Burr Sherwood House, c. 1867. The HDC said it “has been in the process of renovation for the last four years, with the goal of improving the livability of the house while preserving its Italianate architectural style. The results are quite successful and the house is truly an important example of well executed and sensitive updating. The tower addition is evocative of a lookout for ships at sea, appropriate to its setting across from Sherwood Mill Pond.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com