Preservation Award Winner: 26 Fairfield Ave.

Among the nine winners of the Historic District Commission 2010 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18 is the house at 26 Fairfield Ave., owned by Charles L. Stafford, in the Compo Beach area. The HDC said, “This house is being cited as a sensitive, well executed renovation of an iconic Compo Beach bungalow. In the post-war evolution of Westport, the older distinctive character of certain neighborhoods of the town has been changed by redevelopment with much larger and more elaborate homes. … The Historic District Commission commends the owners of this property for recognizing and preserving this fine example of a modest beach cottage that embodies a past era and character of this neighborhood of Westport.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com