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WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 34 Burnham Hill

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 34 Burnham Hill, off Hillspoint Road, is in process. Built in 1955, the one-story split level has 2,736-square feet and is situated on a .83-acre property. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 3 Keenes Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 3 Keenes Road, off Morningside Drive North, is in process. Built in 1953, the two-story colonial has 2,452-square feet and is situated on a .33-acre property.  Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 7 Tamarac Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 7 Tamarac Road, off Compo Road North, is in process. Built in 1953, the 1-1/4-story cape has 1.282 square feet, is situated on a .25-acre property and, according to Town Assessor records, most recently changed ownership in July 2011 for $599,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 2 Newtown Turnpike

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UPDATE and CORRECT An application for a permit to demolish a structure at Westport’s 2 Newtown Turnpike is in process. Built in 1939, the one-story bungalow has 1,240-square feet and is situated on a 4.48-acre property. The demolition permit application excludes the 4,962-square feet main house and the 767-square feet stand-alone apartment. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (Editor’s note: this picture replaces the earlier published picture of the main house.) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 199 Newtown Turnpike

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 199 Newtown Turnpike is in process.  Built in 1880, the one-story ranch has 1,121 square feet, is situated on a .3-acre property and was purchased by the Town of Westport for $425,000 to convert it to open space and for flood mitigation. (See WestportNow Dec. 2, 2014)  Located in a AA-residential zone on the west branch of the Saugatuck River, the 1,100-square-foot home has been abandoned since Hurricane Irene in 2011. Federal funds will reimburse the town for the purchase. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 5 Woodside Lane

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An application for a permit to demolish two houses at Westport’s 5 Woodside Lane, opposite the entrance to Earthplace, is in process. Both built in 1952, the house in the foreground is a one-story ranch and has 2,185 square feet. The house in the background is a one-story cottage and has 872 square feet. The combined structures are situated on a 1.01-acre property. Because the houses were built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 2 Oak Ridge Park

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 2 Oak Ridge Park, at Imperial Avenue, is in process. Built in 1949, the 1-1/2-story cape has 1,952-square feet, is situated on a .34-acre property and last changed ownership, according to Town Assessor records, in December 2001 for $400,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 11 Hunt Club Lane

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 11 Hunt Club Lane, off Maple Avenue North, is in process. Built in 1962, the two-story colonial has 2,300-square feet, is situated on a 1-acre property and last changed ownership, according to Town Assessor records in July 1996 for $475,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 4 Broadview Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Broadview Road, off Old Hill Road, is in process. Built in 1940, the two-story custom colonial has 5,048-square feet, is situated on a 2.85-acre property and last changed ownership last month for $3,150,000.  Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 4 Warnock Drive

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Warnock Drive off Easton Road is in process. Built in 1956, the one-story split has 1,668-square feet, is situated on a 1.03-acre property and changed ownership last month for $425,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com