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Going Down: 7 North Ave.

UPDATE The barn at Westport’s 7 North Ave., near Long Lots Road, was demolished today. Research by the Westport Historical Society’s Bob Weingarten showed the structure was originally built in 1868 as a Methodist Church in Norwalk and moved to its present location. Town building officials had deemed the barn structurally unsafe for occupancy and a new timber frame barn will be erected in its place. Efforts to sell it for a $1 to anyone who would move it were unsuccessful. The old barn timbers will be recycled to the extent possible and the existing house will be restored, according to builder Rick Benson. The barn was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Dec. 12, 2010. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

2 thoughts on “Going Down: 7 North Ave.”

chip stephens says:
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 11:51 am
This is an absolute shame ! I do not believe for one moment that this magnificent barn was not fit to be saved. Thank God for decent men like Arthur Tauck who saved National Hall when the developers wanted to tear down the un-savable old hulk on the river. Westport loses another beautiful landmark, very sad .
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John Karrel says:
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 1:03 am
It was on the market for $1, but the cost & logistics of trying to move it scared a lot potential buyers away, as I understand it.
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