Monday, November 09, 2026

Preservation Award Winner: 42 Myrtle Avenue

Sharon and Sam Carpenter, the owners of this house at 42 Myrtle Ave., will be honored by the Westport Historic District Commission at a Town Hall ceremony Saturday, Sept. 16. The commission is honoring owners of 10 Westport properties for their work in rehabilitating, adapting, or preserving structures. The Myrtle Avenue house, known as the Frederick Powers House, an 1877 Gothic Revival, will receive an award for its rehabilitation. This is the first in a WestportNow series highlighting the winning properties. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

3 thoughts on “Preservation Award Winner: 42 Myrtle Avenue”

Longtime Westporter says:
Monday, August 07, 2006 at 5:57 am
Oh, this is wonderful news that WestportNow will highlight the homes around town that have been restored or preserved. I believe this home was owned for years by Ellen Street Ritter, and I always loved to look at it. A huge thank you to the [unknown] owners who have kept it so beautiful! And thanks to the Historic District Commission for honoring these homes. Linda (Gramatky Smith)
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Alexandra Street says:
Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 6:11 am
I grew up at 42 Myrtle Avenue and my family (brothers Nick and Eric Street and mother, Ellen Ritter) loved living in our house for 47 years. The Carpenters have done fabulous work on the house to restore and renovate it. Although she didn’t live to see their work, my mother would have loved everything about it. Various family members have gotten to know the Carpenters and have had an opportunity to see the house in its new, gorgeous form. We can’t think of a family we would rather see enjoy the house we lived in and loved for all those years. We hope their memories will be as fond as all of ours are. They are wonderful stewards and we love them for the care they’ve taken.
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Eric Street says:
Friday, October 27, 2006 at 2:24 am
I can only second my sister
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