Honoring Our Heritage: 213 Greens Farms Road

The owners of the house at 213 Greens Farms Road, opposite Nyala Farms, are the newest recipients of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque to Jennifer and Gary Zimmerman who have occupied the house since 2000 and are Westport residents since 1996. According to Weingarten, the house dating to the eighteenth century and now known as the Ripley House, c. 1780, was built by Hezekiah Ripley, third minister of the Greens Farms Cogregational Church, serving for 54 years. He also served as chaplain in General Washington’s army during the Revolutionary War. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com