Preservation Award Winner: 69 Morningside Drive South

Among the nine winners of the Westport Historic District Commission 2013 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 is the house at 69 Morningside Drive South. The HDC said the award is being given to its owners, David Mayo and Carol Quinn, in recognition of its “reconstruction depicting the original.” It added: “Fortunately the new owners appreciated the importance of the character and style of the original John Couch House, c. 1859.  When planning their new home, which was significantly larger than the existing historic house, the owners chose to save the underlying structure and form of the original while expanding it with a large, compatible addition to the rear …  The HDC applauds the owners for using the historic structure as an inspiration to retain the design of the house with its iconic porch and its significant presence in the Greens Farms neighborhood.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com