Honoring Our Heritage: 59 Center St.

The owner of the house at 59 Center St. is the newest recipient of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque to Susan Lloyd who, with her husband John Karrel, purchased the house 30 years ago. The 1852-built house, known as the Silas B. Sherwood, Jr House, was built as a barn and then became known as the carriage house for 61 Center St., according to Weingarten.  Lloyd, a member of the board of Westport Farmers’ Market, said, “I never in my life lived in a new building. I grew up in a 1910-built house in Southport and another old house on Imperial Avenue before buying this house.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com