Preservation Award Winner: 108 Hillandale Road

The Westport Historic District Commission will honor Karen and Bob Weingarten, owners of 108 Hillandale Road, at a Town Hall ceremony Saturday, Sept. 8. The commission is honoring owners of nine Westport properties for their work in rehabilitating, adapting, or preserving structures. The commission is honoring the Weingartens, owners of the house known as the Simon Couch House, c. 1805, “to recognize the adaptive reuse of a historic barn. The repurposing of existing structures is an appropriate means of conservation – and barns, by their very nature are well suited for this purpose.” It cited the couple’s “meticulous documentation” of the building’s history and said it will serve to educate and orient future stewards of the property. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com