A blue tarp is now on top of the house at 16 Minute Man Hill, and yellow caution tape surrounds the property. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jennifer Connic for WestportNow.com
By Jennifer Connic

A blue tarp was placed today on the Paul Rudolph-designed house at 16 Minute Man Hill in Westport.

Stamford Superior Court Judge Taggart D. Adams ordered on Friday that no further demolition be done to the house until court hearings on a temporary injunction could be completed (See WestportNow Dec. 22).

The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, which is seeking the injunction, had asked for coverage on the roof, which had been removed, so the house could be protected from the elements. But the judge did not include it in his order. There were heavy rains Friday night and Monday night.

Since the court hearing, the subject of a tarp had been discussed in numerous e-mail correspondences, said Philip Walker, attorney representing the trust.

No further demolition can take place at 16 Minute Man Hill until a Jan. 2 court hearing on a temporary injunction. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
By Jennifer Connic

The fate of the Paul Rudolph-designed house at Westport’s 16 Minute Man Hill won’t be decided until the new year.

Stamford Superior Court Judge Taggart D. Adams today ordered no further demolition to the house until a Jan. 2 hearing can be held.

The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking a temporary injunction on the demolition of the house because it has found that it is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (See WestportNow Dec. 21).

Morley Boyd, Historic District Commission chairman who was present at the court proceedings, said a decision on the temporary injunction was put off until Jan. 2, and the two sides will argue their sides of the case then.

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The Planning and Zoning Commission tonight approved an extension of the town lease with Longshore Associates of Westport to run the Inn at Longshore. It was the final approval needed for the new lease.
Westport’s Inn at Longshore will remain in the hands of the current tenant at least until 2019. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com file photo/Dave Matlow

The extension is for 10 years beyond the current lease, which still has two years remaining. There is an option for Longshore Associates to renew twice for five additional years each time.

The Board Finance approved the lease earlier this month (See WestportNow Dec. 6), and the Board of Selectmen approved the lease the following week (See WestportNow Dec. 12).

During tonight’s public hearing, several neighbors spoke about issues of music from the Inn and it being too loud.