An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 1 Webb Road, off Whitney Street, is in process. Built in 1940, the 1-1/2 story cape has 1,907 square feet and is situated on a .55-acre property. It changed hands this month at $697,500. 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

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 23 Rayfield Road, off of Post Road East, is in process. Built in 1930, the 1-1/4 story cape has 1,232 square feet and is situated on a .29-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

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 207 Hillspoint Road in the Old Mill Beach area is in process. Built in 1900, the 1 3/4-story conventional has 943 square feet on a .06-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

The house at 5 Norport Drive, off Harbor Road in Westport’s Saugatuck Shores section, was demolished today. Built in 1957, the one-story ranch had 2,165 square feet on a .35-acre property and changed ownership in February 2010 for $900,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Feb. 28, 2012. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 66 Hillandale Road, opposite the Green’s Farms Congregational Church, is in process. Built in 1950, the one-story ranch has 2,116 square feet and is situated on a .76-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

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 21 Partrick Road, near Wilton Road, is in process. Built in 1961, the two-story colonial has 2,356 square feet and is situated on a 1.27-acre property.  The house was severely damaged in a fire in 2010,  (See WestportNow May 15, 2010)  No one was home but a family dog perished in the fire. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The house at Westport’s 3 Peters Lane, off Turkey Hill Road North, was demolished today. Built in 1965, the split-level had 1,671 square feet on a .51-acre property and changed ownership last month for $572,500.  It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on March 22, 2012. This is the first residential demolition in Westport for the month of April. Thirteen structures were demolished in March. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 158 Compo Road South is in process. Built in 1900, the two-story colonial has 1,248 square feet and is situated on a .75-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

The house at Westport’s 157 Riverside Ave., across from Saugatuck Elementary School, was demolished today. Built in 1933, the 1 1/2-story cape had 1,366 square feet, is situated on a .18-acre property and changed ownership in September 2011 for $550,000. The house gained notoriety when the 70s rock band REO Speedwagon stayed there and released a song on their first album called “157 Riverside Avenue.” It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Sept. 5, 2011. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The building at Westport’s 100 Post Road East was demolished today. Built in 1960 by Westport Bank & Trust Co., the one-story bank drive-in had 474 square feet and was situated on a .42-acre property. Town records show that Lafayette American Bank, which took over the property from Westport Bank & Trust Co., occupied it from 1997 to 1999, then Hudson United from 1999 to 2006, then TDBankNorth from 2006 to 2010 when it was purchased by its present owner. Although the structure was built more than 50 years ago, the application did not require review by the Westport Historic District Commission because it is under 500 square feet. It will be replaced with a 4,200-square-foot commercial building (see WestportNow March 20, 2012).  It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 19, 2011. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com