Sunday, October 18, 2026

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 142 Cross Highway

Today’s WestportNow teardown is 142 Cross Highway. Built in 1855, the house is on the agenda for demolition permit consideration at Tuesday’s Historic District Commission meeting. The home is on a five-acre parcel that was sold in May for $4.24 million and which will be divided into four building lots. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

3 thoughts on “WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 142 Cross Highway”

Valerie Smith Malin says:
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 12:01 pm
That is such a beautiful and charming house! How could anyone tear it down? We keep losing our town’s character.
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Emily Hamilton Laux says:
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 3:25 am
I lived next door to this property from 1998-2005. It has mature sugar maples and majestic spruce trees, lovely old perennial flowers and magnificent flowering shrubs, including the most gorgeous “giant snowball” Viburnam I have ever seen. It’s not just the house that will be missed.
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mary ruggiero says:
Sunday, July 30, 2006 at 2:42 am
This is another of Westport’s beautiful older homes. We are becoming an upscale development of mega-mansions. Bigger is not always better – trying to recreate older styles just doesn’t do it. Folks selling can’t afford to buy another home at teardown prices. Isn’t there someone who wants to form a movement to change the existing regs? We seem to have lots of people with opinions on other topics and time to futhter their causes.
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