WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 275 Compo Road South

6 thoughts on “WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 275 Compo Road South”

1. It is a shame this house is coming down because there a very few houses of this genre left in Westport.  I’m sure this house was quite the architectural statement in the early 1960s.  The structure has an “International Style” feel to it, (arriving in the U.S. some 20-30 years behind Europe) originating in Europe, from the late 1930s early 1940s.  This house looks like a cross between LeCorbusier’s, Villa Savoye and several of Marcel Breur’s houses. The flat roof, the horizontal massing, the large panes of glass, the thin round columns, clearly are nods to the period.

   As with all old homes scheduled for demolition, it’s hard to know from a photograph exactly what’s left on the interior?  Of course what has been removed over the decades can be replaced. 

   If you could combine the same budget planned for the (I’m sure to be… award winning) McMansion most likely to be erected on this site, with an individual(s) sensitive and appreciative of architectural history, this could be an amazing restoration project!  Unfortunately, we rarely witness this today because few individuals possess an appreciation for architectural history and have a yearning deep in their soul to wrap their arms around a project deeper than they.

   What can you expect from a nation with decades of consistent budget cuts for Arts Programs?  Expect a nation of philistines !

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2. I agree and here’s a link to the architect. It is a house of significance in regards to Modern homes. http://www.chicagobauhausbeyond.org/cbb/mission/keck.htm

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3. Architects: Keck & Keck
   George Fred Keck 1895 – 1980
   William Keck 1908 – 1995

   The architecture firm of Keck & Keck designed modern, award-winning, affordable homes in the Chicagoland area and around the Midwest from 1935-1979

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4. Thanks for the clarification Dan.  No two tear downs are alike.  Enjoy your view!

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5. My wife and I bought this house on the lot next to our own because we did not want a huge house built on the lot; a house that would likely block our souther light and feel overwhelming next to our old farm house.  We are building nothing on the lot and will simply remove the fence between the proerties and enjoy more lawn and a pond in the bargain.
   The house, by the way, is irretrievably moldy and unlivable leaky.
   I also, personally, think it is the ugliest house in Westport.

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6. I guess to an untrained eye it would seem ugly.

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