Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Westport, Connecticut

Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations

May 10, 2017 PAL No. 3332 Submitted to: Barton Partners 700 E Main St #30 Norristown, PA 19401

The Town of Westport (Town) is preparing a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Plan (the Project) for the Saugatuck Station neighborhood of Westport, Connecticut (Figure 1). As part of Task 2 Technical Analysis by the Barton Partners’ team, The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) completed an Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) Update for the Project Study Area, including the development of historic preservation planning recommendations (Figure 2). The Town received a grant award for the Project from the State of Connecticut Office of Policy & Management. All work was conducted in coordination with the Saugatuck TOD Steering Committee (the Committee) and relevant subcommittees.

Past Surveys and Planning Recommendations

The Saugatuck neighborhood has been identified as a place of distinctive history and character in town planning documents and by the Westport Historic District Commission (HDC) at least since the 1980s.

The Saugatuck neighborhood, including sections outside the Study Area, was recommended as potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) and the State Register of Historic Places (State Register) in the report for a historic resources survey of Saugatuck completed in 1986/1987. The nomination boundaries were described as the area along the Saugatuck River from the railroad, including Railroad Place on the south, and along both sides of Riverside Avenue north to Raymond Place and 375–377 Riverside Avenue (Bedford and Lucas 1987).

HDC files indicate that 61 properties in the Study Area have been previously surveyed. One property was surveyed in 1982–1984, 58 properties were surveyed in 1986/1987, and two were surveyed in 1988. In 1986/1987, the entire Saugatuck area was surveyed including properties in the Study Area and properties on the west side of Saugatuck Avenue and north from the Riverside-Treadwell- Saugatuck avenues intersection to approximately Raymond Place (Bedford and Lucas 1987).

The Westport Historic Districts and Properties Handbook of 1996 (1996 Handbook) recommended that a National Register nomination be prepared for Saugatuck, including the Riverside Avenue/Saugatuck Avenue vicinity, the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, the Saugatuck Bridges, and Bridge Street/Imperial Avenue vicinity (Gibbs 1996:1-5, 1-16) (see Figure 2). The two

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bridges over the Saugatuck River abutting, but outside, the Study Area east boundary––the Route 136/Bridge Street Bridge and the Amtrak Railroad Bridge––were listed individually in the National and State Registers in 1987. A nomination is currently being prepared for the Bridge Street/Imperial Avenue Historic District by PAL as a consultant for the Town.

The Westport Historic Districts and Properties Handbook Part II, Recommendations for Future Action update prepared in 1997 reiterated the 1996 recommendations for Saugatuck (PAL 1997).

In 2008, the Westport completed a Recommendations Report for Potential Historic Districts, which included recommendations for two local historic districts of residential streets in Saugatuck: Riverside Avenue/Raymond Place and Franklin Street/Saugatuck Avenue (Associated Cultural Resources Consultants 2008).

The Westport Historic Commission Handbook of 2009 (2009 Handbook), which updated the 1996 Handbook and incorporated the intervening reports, referenced Saugatuck as an identifiable area with a distinct sense of history and place that is worthy of protection and noted the establishment of a General Business District/Saugatuck (GBD/S) zoning district requires the input of the HDC. The GDB/S covers two areas of recent development, one on both sides of Riverside Avenue between Interstate 95 and Ketchum Street, and one roughly between the north side of Ketchum Street, Franklin Street, and Riverside Avenue. The purpose of the GDB/S, as stated in the zoning regulations, is to “encourage residential development including affordable housing in addition to the commercial, office, and retail currently allowed … to enhance and conserve the area’s aesthetic appeal and historic scale massing and character, pedestrian access, and recreational water-related uses and views while limiting the intensity of development…” The Saugatuck regulations provide certain relief for design in the interest of maintaining the historic character of the area (Gibbs 2009:2-5, 3-5, 4-6, 4-20).

The 2009 Handbook noted Saugatuck as an area deemed eligible by the HDC for designation as a Local Historic District, and recommended Saugatuck for Historic Design District zoning designation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. It also noted that the HDC has authority to recommend properties for nomination to the National Register (Gibbs 2009:5-2, 5-3, Appendix E).

The 2007 Westport Town Plan of Conservation and Development (Plan) identified Saugatuck as the area lying between the east side of Saugatuck Avenue and the Saugatuck River that extends south from the Saugatuck-Riverside-Treadwell avenues intersection to Ferry Lane. The Plan focused on improving the appearance and functioning of commercial areas and minimizing negative influences on neighboring residential quality of life. In Saugatuck, the Plan emphasized the development as a transit hub with commercial and parking facilities and the impact of traffic congestion. The Plan recommended “that future development be configured so that Saugatuck Center maintains its existing character and a similar scale of its buildings and streetscapes” (Town of Westport 2007:7-12) while continuing to provide small-scale business, riverfront access, housing, and transit services. The Plan recommended consideration of adoption of a new zoning district or overlay zone in Saugatuck as a Village District (Town of Westport 2007:7-1, 7-11, 7-12, 7-17). The Plan is currently being updated.

Methodology

The HRI Update for the Saugatuck Study Area was conducted in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Identification (NPS 1983) and National Register Bulletin 24, Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning (NPS 1985). It followed the procedures and requirements of the HDC and the Connecticut Commission on Cultural and Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 3 of 37

Tourism/State Historic Preservation Office. The scope of specific tasks was determined by the resources available to support an HRI Update.

PAL’s initial estimate was for 45 previously surveyed properties in the Study Area; however, on closer review, there are 61 properties. The discrepancy was due to the enlargement of the Study Area between the writing of the proposal and the execution of the contract and to differences between the town assessor’s parcel information (where multiple addresses might now be on one parcel) used for the original count and the HRI list and street addresses encountered during fieldwork.

During scope negotiations, the Town and PAL agreed that PAL would select 10 properties for additional research, description observations, and completion of a new updated HRI form. PAL reviewed and assessed the Town’s existing HRI properties in the Study Area and selected 10 key and representative properties for new forms based on the contexts of the character of Saugatuck and the anticipated possible Project impacts. The criteria considered architecture, location, historical importance, relationship to each other in a streetscape, integrity, and potential threats. PAL provided the list of 10 selected properties to the Town for review and confirmation (see Results below).

Archival Research

PAL received and reviewed a copy of the 1986/1987 survey, all earlier and later inventory forms from the HDC, and relevant past preservation reports and Town plans. PAL conducted archival research to complete the inventory forms for the 10 selected properties and to identify historic contexts using the collections of the Connecticut State Archives and Library, Westport Public Library, and Westport Historical Society. PAL received and reviewed information regarding the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Mill of Connecticut inventory, which included five properties in Saugatuck (CTHP 2017). Online sources such as Ancestry.com were also consulted. Among the documentary sources reviewed were historical maps, town records, town and regional histories, historic directories, historical photographs, public safety inspection records, genealogy and census records, and newspapers and organizational records. Individuals knowledgeable about the history of Saugatuck and of specific historic properties were identified and interviewed if available.

Fieldwork

PAL conducted a field survey from the public way of previously surveyed properties to observe and note whether changes had occurred since the 1986/1987 survey and to take high-quality digital photographs. Property locations were verified on field maps. Fieldwork for the 10 properties selected for new forms also included inspection to note existing conditions, style, materials, notable features, and setting.

Results

PAL assessed the existing HRI forms for the Study Area, conducted an update survey, including the significance and planning recommendations in this report, and consulted with the Project team and Town about the Saugatuck TOD Plan as it may affect and integrate historic properties. PAL updated the HRI information for a total of 61 resources (Tables 1 and 2; Figure 3a and 3b). Inventory form continuation sheets with new photographs and brief statements of any noticeable changes since the original survey were prepared for 51 properties (Appendix A). New updated inventory forms with a new description and research integrated into a historical narrative were prepared for the 10 properties (Appendix B) selected for new inventory forms. These properties are along Railroad Place and Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 4 of 37

Riverside Avenue near the train station and on Riverside Avenue at the intersection with Bridge Street in the areas that may be significantly affected by the Project, as follows:

 16 Railroad Place  20 Railroad Place  22–24 Railroad Place  36–38 Railroad Place  43 Railroad Place  99–101 Franklin Street (also known as 44–54 Railroad Place and now 40 Railroad Place)  535 Riverside Avenue  545 Riverside Avenue  611–615 Riverside Avenue  616 Riverside Avenue

Current Character

The Saugatuck TOD Project Study Area, in the south part of the Saugatuck neighborhood in Westport, is a mixed-use area bounded on the south by the Amtrak Northeast Corridor railroad, on the east by the Saugatuck River, on the north by the angled intersection of Riverside and Saugatuck avenues, and on the west by Saugatuck Avenue. The Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) bisects the Study Area from west to east. Saugatuck Avenue on the west edge of the Study Area is a north–south through route with ramp connections to Interstate 95. Riverside Avenue begins south at Railroad Place and connects with Saugatuck Avenue at the north end of the Study Area. Access east across the Saugatuck River is from Riverside Avenue on Bridge Street.

The building stock generally consists of nineteenth- and twentieth-century single- and multi-family residences, commercial buildings, and former industrial buildings that have been converted for commercial use. The west bank of the Saugatuck River is lined with waterfront boat-related uses, as it was historically. The south end is defined by the railroad and adjacent commercial uses.

The area of Saugatuck south of Interstate 95 along Riverside Avenue and Railroad Place comprises predominantly nineteenth- and twentieth-century commercial and light industrial buildings oriented to the railroad and the river. A small park and surface parking lots are along the west side of the Study Area.

The area of Saugatuck immediately north of Interstate 95 along Riverside Avenue is predominantly commercial, and the remainder of the area, along Saugatuck Avenue, Franklin Street, and the north end of Riverside Avenue to the north boundary of the Study Area, has predominantly nineteenth- and twentieth-century residential buildings with scattered commercial and institutional uses. Both sides of Franklin Street and the south end of Saugatuck Avenue, as well as the east side of Riverside Avenue north of Bridge Street, all retain many historic properties. The portion of Riverside Avenue between Ketchum Street and Interstate 95 has been altered with early twenty-first-century residential condominiums and retail construction. The Westport Rowing Club has been built on the site of a former shipyard on the Saugatuck River north of the Bridge Street-Riverside Avenue intersection.

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History and Significance

The Saugatuck neighborhood is one of the earliest areas settled in Westport and was its first town center. The area served as a major maritime and manufacturing center due to its proximity to the mouth of the Saugatuck River and continued to serve this purpose with the construction of the New York and New Haven Railroad in 1848. Saugatuck has a long history of association with transportation in the form of river, road, and railroad. See Historical Images below.

The Saugatuck neighborhood of Westport has historically been a predominantly commercial and light industrial center for the town, with modest residential architecture concentrated in the northern portion of the neighborhood. Due to its proximity to the mouth of the Saugatuck River, and Long Island Sound, Saugatuck quickly became a center of shipbuilding and a thriving port with wharves and shipyards along the river shore. The port predominantly shipped grain and agricultural products and imported sugar, molasses, cotton, and lumber from as far south as Texas and from the West Indies. With the arrival of the New York and New Haven Railroad (later New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad [NYNH&H]) in 1848, Saugatuck expanded its role as the center of manufacturing and transportation in Westport, with arriving and departing freight and passengers. A horse trolley ran along Riverside Avenue and connected the center of town (to the north) with the railroad station (Klein 2010:66–67; Bedford and Lucas 1987; Gibbs 2009).

In the 1880s, the railroad gained new prominence as commuter lines from New York City ran north toward Westport, allowing the New York elite to enjoy the shoreline of Westport and Long Island Sound (Gibbs 2009). By the mid-twentieth century, automobiles had gained prominence, with parking lots, including Morton’s Parking Lot (now 606 Riverside Avenue), constructed to cater to commuters departing from the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station.

Merchants, maritime workers, and factory owners initially settled Saugatuck and, in the mid- nineteenth century, Irish immigrants working on the railroad moved into the area for a short time, earning Saugatuck the nickname “Little Dublin” (Sven Selander, personal communication 2017). Many Irish immigrants were not in Saugatuck long, soon moving on to other occupations, including farming and domestic service. In the late nineteenth century, Italian immigrants also were employed by the railroad. Many stayed in the area, and Saugatuck became known as “Little Italy” throughout the twentieth century (Robert Mitchell, personal communication 2017). Throughout the early to-mid- twentieth century, a strong ethnic neighborhood developed between Saugatuck Avenue and Riverside Avenue, north of Charles Street. St. Anthony’s Hall (37 Franklin Street) was constructed, as was the Sons of Italy building (520 Riverside Avenue, no longer extant). In 1953, the Connecticut Turnpike (now Interstate 95) construction bisected the neighborhood and disrupted much of the Italian community’s social fabric.

Areas of particular importance to the development of Saugatuck are the area immediately north of and including the railroad corridor, encompassing Railroad Place and the east side of Riverside Avenue extending to the Saugatuck River north to Interstate 95; the east side of Riverside Avenue immediately adjacent to the Saugatuck River Bridge; and the west side of Saugatuck from Interstate 95 on the south to Treadwell Avenue on the north, encompassing Saugatuck Avenue, Franklin Street, and the northern portion of Riverside Avenue, north of Ketchum Street.

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Recommendations

In 1987, the area along the Saugatuck River, that extends north from the railroad (including Railroad Place) and along Riverside Avenue to Raymond Place on the north was recommended eligible for listing in the National Register as an intact late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century mixed-use neighborhood (Bedford and Lucas 1987). This recommendation was reaffirmed in 1996 and 1997 with the preparation of the Westport Historic Districts and Properties Handbook and Recommendations for Future Action (Gibbs 1996; PAL 1997). The 2009 Handbook update recommended Saugatuck for designation as a local historic district and for Historic Design District zoning. In 2007, the Westport Plan of Conservation and Development recommended the establishment of a Village District in Saugatuck to protect and preserve the character and scale of the area, while allowing for new development (Westport 2007:7-12).

On the basis of the observations and information collected in the HRI Update completed for the Saugatuck TOD Project, PAL recommends the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, comprising two buildings, and two areas in Saugatuck as eligible for listing in the State and National Registers and/or as local historic districts (Figures 4, 5a and 5b). The remaining locations within the Study Area are characterized mostly by large parking lots, Interstate 95, and late twentieth- to early twenty- first-century development. The recommended properties are the following:

 The Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, 43 Railroad Place (Photos 1 and 2), consisting of two mirror image Italianate-style eastbound and westbound stations built in 1891, is recommended individually eligible for listing on the National Register. It is eligible under Criterion A in the area of Community Planning and Development at the local level for its association with the NYNH&H Railroad and the subsequent development of southern Saugatuck around Railroad Place. The well restored train station is also potentially eligible for listing under Criterion C in the area of Architecture as a good example of late nineteenth- century railroad station architecture.

 The Railroad Place-Riverside Avenue area (Photos 3–6) stretches west–east along Railroad Place and extends south–north along the east side of Riverside Avenue to Interstate 95. This area is recommended eligible at the local level under Criterion A in the area of Community Planning and Development as a commercial and industrial district that developed in the mid-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries along the Saugatuck River and largely as a result of the presence of the NYNH&H Railroad. The area is also recommended eligible at the local level under Criterion C in the area of Architecture as a distinctive group of buildings reflecting mid-nineteenth- to mid-twentieth-century architectural styles as employed in commercial, industrial, and mixed use buildings. The area includes the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station of 1891 and the continuous row of one- and two-story wood-frame vernacular and Queen Anne and Italianate-style commercial buildings and a two-story brick warehouse dating from the 1860s to 1930s that define the small scale of Railroad Place. It also includes the larger freestanding masonry buildings on the east side of Riverside Avenue that reflect nineteenth-century industry in a three-story brick vernacular mill adjacent to the Saugatuck River (and early- to mid-twentieth-century commercial, automobile-related development in two Colonial Revival-style brick commercial buildings (601, 609, and 611–615 Riverside Avenue). This area was the core of Saugatuck historic transportation and commercial activities and remains so today. This area is also recommended eligible for listing as a local historic district. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 7 of 37

The remainder of the block immediately north of Railroad Place and west of Riverside Avenue bounded by Franklin Street and Charles Street is excluded because it contains a mix of open lot and shed parking, sites of demolished buildings, and two large late twentieth- century commercial buildings. The one historic house at 91 Franklin Street is isolated from Railroad Place by a parking lot.

 The Saugatuck Avenue-Franklin Street-Riverside Avenue area (Photos 7–12) extends north along Saugatuck Avenue and Franklin Street from Interstate 95 and north on Riverside Avenue from Ketchum Street to the intersection of Saugatuck, Riverside, and Treadwell avenues. The east boundary is the Saugatuck River. The west boundary likely includes the residences on the west side of Saugatuck Avenue, and the north boundary likely extends to Raymond Place because detailed examination of these areas was outside the scope of this HRI Update. The Saugatuck Avenue-Franklin Street-Riverside Avenue area is recommended eligible at the local level under Criterion A in the area of Community Planning and Development as a distinctive group of buildings in a primarily residential district that developed as a result of the Saugatuck River waterfront; the configuration of local road networks, including Bridge Street over the Saugatuck River; and the presence of the NYNH&H Railroad south of the area (see Railroad Place-Riverside Avenue area). The area is also recommended eligible at the local level under Criterion C in the area of Architecture as a relatively intact collection of mid-nineteenth- to mid-twentieth-century residential, commercial, and light industrial buildings which reflect changing architectural styles. This area is also recommended eligible for listing as a local historic district.

The Saugatuck Avenue-Franklin Street-Riverside Avenue area is the north end of the former village of Saugatuck and is composed of residential, commercial, and a few institutional resources dating from the early nineteenth century and mostly from circa (ca.) 1850 to the 1940s. It includes Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Shingle, Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival, Arts and Crafts, and Cape Cod-style buildings. The houses at 436 Riverside Avenue (1800) and 430 Riverside Avenue (1835) are among the earliest. Notable properties include the Franklin Raymond House (1900), 422 Riverside Avenue; Rebecca Denmead House (1850), 471 Riverside Avenue; Denmead/Rice House (1890), 481 Riverside Avenue; Rufus Wakeman House (1870), 535 Riverside Avenue: Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory (ca. 1896), 535 Riverside Avenue; Bridge Square (ca. 1900), 545 Riverside Avenue; and the Saugatuck Fire Station (1921), 555 Riverside Avenue.

Franklin Street between Interstate 95 and Saugatuck Avenue is an intact collection of modest nineteenth- and early twentieth-century multi- and single-family residences, along with Saint Anthony’s Hall, and is the most intact remains of the core of the historic Irish and Italian communities. The group includes Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Arts and Crafts-style buildings. Notable buildings include two houses built by John Quinlan at 18 Franklin Street (1856) and 30 Franklin Street (1860) and the Jeremiah Laughlin House (1860) at 26 Franklin Street. The south extent of the neighborhood extending to Charles Street and Railroad Place was demolished for construction of Interstate 95. The west side of the area along Saugatuck Avenue is lined with residential building and contains Doscher Plane & Tool Company (1885), 10 Saugatuck Avenue; Fairchild Coffin and Furniture (1890), 25 Saugatuck Avenue; and Williams Saloon & Livery (1889), 41 Saugatuck Avenue (see Associated Cultural Resource Consultants 2008: Districts 65 and 66).

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The previously surveyed individual properties in the Project Study Area that are recommended for fully updated HRI documentation in the future are as follows

 A group of four approximately contemporaneous single- and multi-family residences along Franklin Street. One of the best preserved is at 26 Franklin Street (the Jeremiah Laughlin House). According to the 1986/1987 survey form, it was owned by an Irish laborer, then an Italian family, which demonstrates the continuum of ethnic neighborhoods in this part of Saugatuck.  471 Riverside Avenue – Rebecca Denmead House was constructed for Denmead ca. 1850 on land she purchased. Denmead was an English immigrant, who came to the United States with her husband, Stephen, a shoemaker. There is little other information about Denmead or the property’s subsequent owners.  481 Riverside Avenue – Denmead/Rice House was constructed ca. 1890 for Sarah J. Holbrook, on land subdivided from 471 Riverside Avenue. There is little information about who the house was constructed for or its subsequent history.  530 Riverside Avenue – Rufus Wakeman House was constructed ca. 1870 across from the Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory. The building has been altered by conversion into a restaurant.  544 Riverside Avenue – Mary and Edward Smith House was constructed ca. 1890 by machinist Warren Rogers and subsequently owned by the Smiths. There is little information about Warren Rogers.  555 Riverside Avenue – Saugatuck Fire Station was constructed in 1921 to replace a hose house at Bridge Square, one of the only civic buildings in Saugatuck.  25 Saugatuck Avenue – Fairchild Coffin and Furniture was initially part of a larger estate that has been altered. John Fairchild was a skilled carpenter who built several other houses in the area, including 484 and 490 Riverside Avenue (the John Fairchild House).  190 Saugatuck Avenue – Gault Coal Side Track & Trestle was built in 1913 adjacent to the railroad as part of the Gault family’s Westport-based long-time hauling, coal, building materials, and energy supply company, which started in 1863 and is still in business.

There are 14 buildings that have not been previously surveyed and that are at least 50 years old (based on aerial images and assessor data) in the Project Study Area. Examples of the buildings that may warrant survey in the future and are included within areas recommended as historic districts are

 601 Riverside Avenue, which was once the post office in Saugatuck (Mitchell 2017).  37 Franklin Street – St. Anthony’s Hall, Italian social club, which is now a design firm office.  31 and 35 Franklin Street and 19 Ketchum Street, which are associated with the Italian neighborhood that once extended south to Charles Street.

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References

Associated Cultural Resources Consultants 2008 Recommendations Report for Potential Historic Districts. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

Barton Partners 2017 Saugatuck Transit Center Exhibit D – Study Area. Prepared for Town of Westport, CT.

Bedford, Steven, and Nora Lucas 1987 Historic and Architectural Survey of the Saugatuck/Riverside Avenue Area, Westport, Connecticut. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

Beers, Frederick W. 1867 Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ellis & Soule Beers, New York, NY.

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation (CTHP) 2017 Making Places: Historic Mills of Connecticut. Electronic resource, http://cttrust.org/cttrust/page/making-places-historic-mills-of-connecticut, accessed May 2017.

Gibbs, James 1996 Westport Historic Districts and Properties Handbook. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

2009 Westport Historic District Commission Handbook, 3rd Edition. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

Keystone Aerial Survey, Inc. 1970 Aerial photographic survey of Connecticut. On file, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT.

Klein, Woody 2010 Westport, Connecticut. Westport Historical Commission, Westport, CT.

National Park Service (NPS) 1983 Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Identification. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

1985 National Register Bulletin 24, Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Potts, Eve 1985 Westport: A Special Place. Westport Historical Society, Westport, CT.

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The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) 1997 Westport Historic Districts and Properties Handbook – Part II: Recommendations for Future Action. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

Robinson Aerial Surveys, Inc. 1951– Aerial photographic survey of Connecticut. On file, Connecticut State Library, 1952 Hartford, CT.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 1891 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

1896 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

1901 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

1910 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

1923 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

1940 Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY.

Scheffler, William L. 1998 Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Press, Charleston, SC.

Westport, Town of 2007 Plan of Conservation and Development. On file, Westport Historic District Commission, Westport, CT.

Personal Communications

Robert Mitchell, Westport, CT, resident; interview with Gretchen Pineo, May 2 and 5, 2017.

Sven Selander, Westport, CT, resident; interview with Gretchen Pineo, May 3, 2017.

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FIGURES

Figure 1. Location of the Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Study Area on the USGS Norwalk South 1985 and Sherwood Point 1975 topographic quadrangles, 7.5-minute series. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 12 of 37

Figure 2. Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Project Study Area (Barton Partners 2017). Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 13 of 37

Figure 3a. Historic Resources Inventory Update Survey Results, South of Interstate 95. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 14 of 37

Figure 3b. Historic Resources Inventory Update Survey Results, North of Interstate 95. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 15 of 37

Figure 4. Recommendations Overview, Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Project. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 16 of 37

Figure 5. Recommendations, South of Interstate 95, Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Project. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 17 of 37

Figure 6. Recommendations, North of Interstate 95, Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Project. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 18 of 37

PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1. Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, westbound terminal, looking southeast.

Photo 2. Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, eastbound terminal, looking southeast. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 19 of 37

Photo 3. Shops at Railroad Place, left to right 30, 22–24, 20, and 16 Railroad Place, looking northeast.

Photo 4. Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company, 99–101 Franklin Street, looking northeast. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 20 of 37

Photo 5. Saugatuck Manufacturing Company (left) and former Westport Post Office (right) 611–615 Riverside Avenue, looking northeast.

Photo 6. Riverside Avenue from Railroad Place, looking north. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 21 of 37

Photo 7. Franklin Street looking north near Interstate 95 overpass.

Photo 8. Multi-family housing at 30 Franklin Street, looking southwest. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 22 of 37

Photo 9. Bridge Square, looking east toward Bridge Street.

Photo 10. Riverside Avenue, looking north near the Saugatuck Fire Station, 555 Riverside Avenue. Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 23 of 37

Photo 11. Modern infill, corner of Ketchum Street and Riverside Avenue, looking southwest.

Photo 12. Modern infill, east side of Riverside Avenue near Ketchum Street, looking southeast.

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HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND IMAGES

Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, ca. 1950 (image courtesy Debbie Rosenfield).

Railroad Place and the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station, ca. 1950 (image courtesy Debbie Rosenfield). Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 25 of 37

Saugatuck Manufacturing Company (611–615 Riverside Avenue) and Riverside Avenue, looking north, ca. 1880 (Potts 1985:146).

Old Saugatuck Post Office (right), 20 Railroad Place (center), 22–24 Railroad Place (left), ca. 1915 (Scheffler 1998:23). Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 26 of 37

Right to left: Saugatuck Post Office, 20 Railroad Place, 22–24 Railroad Place, 36–38 Railroad Place, ca. 1930 (Scheffler 1998:23).

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1867 map inset showing Saugatuck (Beers 1867).

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1901 showing Riverside Avenue, Franklin Street, and Saugatuck Avenue (then Field Road) near Ketchum and Bridge streets (Sanborn 1901).

1901 showing Railroad Place area north to Charles Street (Sanborn 1901).

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Saugatuck as it appeared in 1951, prior to the construction of Interstate 95 (Robinson Aerial Surveys, Inc. 1951–1952).

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Saugatuck as it appeared in 1970 (Keystone Aerial Survey, Inc. 1970). Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 31 of 37

Table 1. Westport Historic Resource Inventory 2012 List of Properties within the Saugatuck TOD Project Area. Properties in Italics have been demolished. HRS Street Ext. Street Building Name Map Lot Date Style Local State National National National Survey Local National C/NC Demolished Comments Neg # ID No. Name Historic Register Register Historic Register Historic Register Property Listed Listed Landmark Eligible District District 0304 1 Franklin Rice House 5303 278 1885 Stick Style Saugatuck altered Street (altered) (1987); 33:19 HDC 0305 7 Franklin Maiorano House 5303 1910 Saugatuck demolished Same as no Street (1987); inventory photo HDC number 0807 0306 9 Franklin Anastasia House 5303 268 1907 Saugatuck highly altered 33:20 Street (1987) 0307 10 Franklin Capasso House 5303 259 1900 Saugatuck altered 22:1 Street (1987) 0308 16 Franklin Angelo 5303 258 1860 Saugatuck altered Street DeMattio House (1987); 33:18 HDC 0309 18 Franklin John Quinlin 5303 258 1860 Saugatuck altered Street House (1987); 33:17 HDC 0310 26 Franklin Jeremiah 5303 261 1860 Saugatuck altered 33:16 Street Laughlin House (1987) 0311 30 Franklin John Quinlin 5303 262 1856/1 Saugatuck Street House 870 (1987); 33:15 #2 HDC 0312 34 Franklin Pasquale 5303 263 1903 Saugatuck Street Mariano House (1987) 33:14 #2 0313 38 Franklin House 5303 264 highly altered; 33:13 Street addition 0314 44 Franklin Pasquale Gilberti 5303 276-X 1907 Saugatuck Street House (1987); 33:12 HDC 0315 48 Franklin Arciola House 5303 277-X 1916 Bungalow Saugatuck Street (1987); 33:11 HDC 0316 91 -93 Franklin Julia Fitch 5304 222 1863? Saugatuck Street House 1879? (1987); 21:27 HDC 0317 97 Franklin Migliorese 5304 223 1910 Saugatuck demolished no Street Apartment Bldg. (1987); photo HDC 0318 99 -101 Franklin Saugatuck Grain 5304 224, 1930 Industrial Saugatuck 44-54 Railroad 33:6, Street Building/Joseph 225 (1987) Place 7, 8, 9 Mortin Building 0405 39 Indian Hill Carl Bruno 5267 16 1919/1 Vernacular CHC altered 18:3 Road Dolge Company 947 (20th.c.) (1988) 0744 16 Railroad Old Post Office 5304 227 1915 Vernacular Saugatuck Place (1987); 33:3 HDC

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HRS Street Ext. Street Building Name Map Lot Date Style Local State National National National Survey Local National C/NC Demolished Comments Neg # ID No. Name Historic Register Register Historic Register Historic Register Property Listed Listed Landmark Eligible District District 0745 20 Railroad House 5304 227 1860 Italianate Saugatuck Place (1987); 21:17 HDC 0746 22 -26 Railroad House 5304 227 1860 Italianate Saugatuck Place (1987); 33:4 HDC Railroad Early 20th c. Saugatuck 0747 30 House 5304 227 1935 21:19 Place commercial (1987) Saugatuck Railroad 0748 36 -38 House 5304 226 1865 Italianate (1987); 21:20 Place HDC Railroad Commercial Colonial Saugatuck 0749 40 5304 225 1927 21:21 Place Building Revival (1987) 0750 42 Railroad House 5304 225 1927 Vernacular Saugatuck 21:22 Place (1987) Saugatuck Saugatuck Railroad 0751 43 Railroad Station 5304 2RR 1880 Italianate (1987); 33:5 Place HDC Riverside Rebecca Saugatuck 0801 471 5303 192 1850 Italianate 20:12 Avenue Denmead House (1987) Riverside Denmead/Rice Saugatuck 0802 481 5303 191 1890 Vernacular 20:13 Avenue Property (1987) Saugatuck Riverside 0803 484 House 5303 274 1880 Italianate (1987); 20:15 Avenue HDC Riverside Olmsted/Punzelt Saugatuck 0804 485 5303 190 1880 Italianate 20:14 Avenue House (1987) John Fairchild Saugatuck Riverside 0805 490 House 5303 273 1890 Vernacular (1987); 20:11 Avenue HDC William T. Saugatuck Riverside 0806 500 Williams House 5303 276 1893 (1987); 20:10 Avenue HDC Saugatuck demolished no Riverside 0807 518 House 5303 278 1855 (1987); 1997 photo Avenue HDC Saugatuck demolished no Riverside 0808 521 Shipways 5303 189 1925 (1987); 1999 photo Avenue HDC Rufus Wakeman Saugatuck Riverside 0809 530 House 5303 279 1870 (1987); highly altered 32:34 Avenue HDC Judge Austin Saugatuck Riverside Colonial 0810 541 Wakeman 5303 186 1893 (1987); 32:36 Avenue Revival Headquarters HDC Mary & Edward Saugatuck Riverside 0811 544 Smith House 5303 281-A 1890 (1987); renovated 2000 32:32 Avenue HDC Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 33 of 37

HRS Street Ext. Street Building Name Map Lot Date Style Local State National National National Survey Local National C/NC Demolished Comments Neg # ID No. Name Historic Register Register Historic Register Historic Register Property Listed Listed Landmark Eligible District District Saugatuck Riverside Hedenbury Tin 0812 545 5303 185 1875 (1987); 32:35 Avenue Shop HDC Saugatuck Fire Saugatuck Riverside Colonial 0813 555 Station 5303 184 1921 (1987); 32:33 Avenue Revival HDC Sons of Italy Mediterranean Saugatuck Riverside 0814 580 Building 5304 210 1929 Revival (1987); highly altered 21:28 Avenue HDC 0815 581 Riverside House 5304 207 1932 Tudor Revival Saugatuck highly altered 33:10 Avenue (1987) ca. Saugatuck Riverside Morton Parking 0816 600 5304 220 1925 (1987); 33:2 Avenue Lot HDC 206, Saugatuck Riverside 0817 611 -615 Button Factory 5304 206D 1860 (1987); 33:1 Avenue HDC Saugatuck Riverside 0818 616 House 5304 220 1870 (1987); 32:37 Avenue HDC Doscher Plane & Saugatuck Saugatuck 0852 10 Tool Co. 5303 241 1885 (1987); altered 32:24 Avenue HDC 0853 11 Saugatuck House 5303 275 1957 HDC altered 20:18 Avenue Saugatuck Fairchild Coffin Saugatuck 0854 25 5303 273 1890 altered 32:23 Avenue & Furniture (1987) John Tedesco 242, Saugatuck no Saugatuck 0855 30 House 5303 243 1920 (1987); demolished photo Avenue HDC Samuel Montano Saugatuck Saugatuck 0856 38 House 5303 244 1925 (1987); 32:25 Avenue HDC Williams Saloon Saugatuck Saugatuck 0857 41 & Livery Stable 5303 272 1899 (1987); altered 32:26 Avenue HDC Saugatuck Saugatuck Owen Rice 0859 53 5303 271 1884 (1987); 20:24 Avenue House HDC Emiddio Cioppa Saugatuck Saugatuck 0862 67 House 5303 260 1920 (1987); altered 21:11 Avenue HDC Saugatuck Saugatuck John Valenti 0863 83 5303 257 1918 (1987); altered 21:10 Avenue House HDC 0864 87 Saugatuck House 5303 256 1918 Saugatuck 21:6 Avenue (1987) Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 34 of 37

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Table 2. Historic Resource Inventory Survey Update Results. HRS Street Street Building Name National Register Comments ID No. Name Recommendation Franklin NRDIS-2 0304 1 Rice House Demolished Street Franklin NRDIS-2 Demolished 0305 7 Maiorano House Street 0306 9 Franklin Anastasia House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 Street 0307 10 Franklin Capasso House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 Street Franklin Angelo DeMattio House NRDIS-2 0308 16 Altered since 1987 Street Franklin NRDIS-2 0309 18 John Quinlin House Altered since 1987 Street Franklin Jeremiah Laughlin House NRDIS-2 0310 26 Altered since 1987 Street Franklin John Quinlin House #2 NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0311 30 Street 1987 Franklin NRDIS-2 Not surveyed 31 Street Franklin Pasquale Mariano House #2 NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0312 34 Street 1987 Franklin NRDIS-2 Not surveyed 35 Street Franklin St. Anthony’s Hall NRDIS-2 Not surveyed 37 Street 0313 38 Franklin House NRDIS-2 Demolished Street Franklin Pasquale Gilberti House NRDIS-2 Altered since 0314 44 Street 1987 Franklin NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 0315 48 Arciola House Street Rear (93 Franklin Franklin St) demolished; 91 0316 91-93 Julia Fitch House Street Franklin St altered since 1987 Franklin Migliorese Apartment Bldg. Demolished 0317 97 Street Saugatuck Grain NRIDS-1 Altered since Franklin 0318 99-101 Building/Joseph Mortin 1987; also 44-54 Street Building Railroad Place Indian Hill Carl Bruno Dolge Company NRDIS-1 0405 39 Altered since 1988 Road Ketchum NRDIS-2 19 Not surveyed Street Railroad NRDIS-1 Altered since 0744 16 Old Saugatuck Post Office Place 1987 Railroad NRDIS-1 Altered since 0745 20 Commercial Building Place 1987

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HRS Street Street Building Name National Register Comments ID No. Name Recommendation Railroad NRDIS-1 Altered since 1987 0746 22-26 Commercial Building Place Railroad NRDIS-1 Altered since 0747 30 Commercial Building Place 1987 Railroad NRDIS-1 Altered since 0748 36-38 Commercial Building Place 1987 Railroad Commercial Building NRDIS-1 Altered since 0749 40 Place 1987 0750 42 Railroad Commercial Building NRDIS-1 Altered since Place 1987 Railroad Westport-Saugatuck Railroad NRIND, NRDIS-1 Restored 2012 0751 43 Place Station Riverside Rebecca Denmead House NRDIS-2 Altered since 0801 471 Avenue 1987 Riverside Denmead/Rice Property NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 0802 481 Avenue Riverside NRDIS-2 Altered since 0803 484 House Avenue 1987 Riverside Olmsted/Punzelt House NRDIS-2 Altered since 0804 485 Avenue 1987 Riverside John Fairchild House NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0805 490 Avenue 1987 Riverside William T. Williams House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 0806 500 Avenue Riverside NRDIS-2 Demolished 0807 518 House Avenue Riverside NRDIS-2 Demolished 0808 521 Shipways Avenue Riverside Rufus Wakeman House NRDIS-2 0809 530 Altered since 1987 Avenue Riverside Rufus Wakeman Mattress NRDIS-2 Altered since 0810 535 Avenue Factory 1987 Riverside Mary & Edward Smith House NRIDS-2 Unaltered since 0811 544 Avenue 1987 Riverside NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0812 545 Bridge Square Avenue 1987 Riverside Saugatuck Fire Station NRDIS-2 Altered since 0813 555 Avenue 1987 Riverside Sons of Italy Building 0814 580 Demolished Avenue 0815 581 Riverside House Demolished Avenue Riverside Altered since 1987 0816 600 Morton Parking Lot Avenue Riverside NRDIS-1 Not surveyed 601 Avenue 611- Riverside Saugatuck Manufacturing NRDIS-1 Altered since 0817 615 Avenue Company 1987 Report Saugatuck Transit Oriented Development Plan Historic Resources Inventory Update and Recommendations page 37 of 37

HRS Street Street Building Name National Register Comments ID No. Name Recommendation Riverside NRDIS-1 Unaltered since 0818 616 House Avenue 1987 Saugatuck Doscher Plane & Tool Co. NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0852 10 Avenue 1987 0853 11 Saugatuck House NRDIS-2 Demolished Avenue Saugatuck Fairchild Coffin & Furniture NRDIS-2 0854 25 Altered since 1987 Avenue Saugatuck John Tedesco House NRDIS-2 Demolished 0855 30 Avenue Saugatuck Samuel Montano House NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0856 38 Avenue 1987 Saugatuck Williams Saloon & Livery NRDIS-2 0857 41 Altered since 1987 Avenue Stable Saugatuck NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 0859 53 Owen Rice House Avenue Saugatuck Emiddio Cioppa House NRDIS-2 0862 67 Altered since 1987 Avenue Saugatuck NRDIS-2 Unaltered since 0863 83 John Valenti House Avenue 1987 0864 87 Saugatuck House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 Avenue Saugatuck Pasquale Mairano House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 0865 91 Avenue 0866 95 Saugatuck House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 Avenue 0867 103 Saugatuck House NRDIS-2 Altered since 1987 Avenue 0868 105 Saugatuck House NRDIS-2 Unaltered since Avenue 1987 Saugatuck NRDIS-2 0869 107 House Demolished Avenue Saugatuck NRDIS-2 Altered since 0870 111 House Avenue 1987 Saugatuck Altered since 0871 180 House Avenue 1987 Saugatuck Unaltered since 0872 182 House Avenue 1987 Saugatuck Leonard Gault Coal Yard--Shed, Unaltered since 0873 190 Avenue Side Track & Trestle 1988

Key: NRIND – Recommended individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places NRDIS-1 – Recommended eligible for listing in the National Register as part of a Railroad Place–Riverside Avenue Historic District NRDIS-2 – Recommended eligible for listing in the National Register as part of a Saugatuck Avenue-Franklin Street-Riverside Avenue Historic District

APPENDIX A HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY CONTINUATION SHEET UPDATES

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 1 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

This inventory form continuation sheet was prepared in May 2017 by The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as an update to the existing 1987 Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form for the property (Bedford and Lucas 1987).

This building was demolished ca. 1988 and the property is now part of a large parking lot associated with 518 Riverside Avenue.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 1 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View northeast of former location of 1 Franklin Street, now a parking lot.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 7 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

This building was demolished ca. 1988 and the property is now part of a large parking lot associated with 518 Riverside Avenue.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 7 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View looking east of former location of 7 Franklin Street, now a parking lot.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 9 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building at 9 Franklin Street has been clad with vinyl siding.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 9 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southwest elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 10 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

The building remains largely unchanged from its 1987 appearance, with the exception of new windows in the enclosed porch and the addition of shutters on the facade.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 10 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with vinyl siding.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 16 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 18 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with vinyl siding.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 18 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 26 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with vinyl siding, the enclosed porch has had a small number of windows replaced with multi-pane windows, and two-over-two, double-hung sash have been replaced with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 26 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and north elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 30 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from 1987. The original form states that the building is clad with wood clapboards, but field verification and assessor’s records indicate it is clad with asbestos shingles.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 30 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 34 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 34 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and south elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 38 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

The original building at 38 Franklin Street appears to have been demolished and subsequently replaced with the current building ca. 1990.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 38 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and south elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 44 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the east (facade) elevation has been clad with vinyl siding, a new entry porch has been constructed, and a projecting bay centered on the second story of the facade has been removed. Additionally, gable detailing has been removed.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 44 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and south elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 48 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with vinyl siding.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 48 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and south elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 91 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the chimney has been removed; windows replaced with six-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash; the center entrance replaced; and the building clad with wood shingles. The rear portion of the building, recorded in the 1986/1987 survey as 93 Franklin Street, was demolished ca. 2003 after being damaged by fire.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 91 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. ______. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 93 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south and west elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 97 Franklin Street, Westport, CT

This building was demolished sometime after 1987. The property is now a parking lot.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 97 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View facing southeast.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 39 Indian Hill Road, Westport, CT

This inventory form continuation sheet was prepared in May 2017 by The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as an update to the existing 1988 Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form for the property (McCahon 1988).

Since 1988, the former disinfectant manufacturing plant at the south end of the site has been demolished and replaced with an open-sided, shed-roof storage structure for the Gault Stone company yard.

SOURCES

McCahon, Mary E. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 39 Indian Hill Road, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1988. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of north elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 39 Indian Hill Road, Westport, CT

View of west elevation.

View of south addition, constructed in 1997.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 30 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

Since 1987 the facade has been altered by the removal of awnings over the windows and entrances.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 30 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southeast elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 40 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the cornice has been altered with a smaller signboard and the addition of a bracketed projecting cornice.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 40 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southeast elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 42 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

Since 1987 the facade has been altered with a reconfiguration of the storefront, relocation of the entrance from the east bay to the center, flanked by large, six-light windows. The parapet has been replaced as well with a larger parapet clad with rounded shingles and ornamented with a bracketed projecting cornice, giving the illusion of a gable roof.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 42 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 42 Railroad Place, Westport, CT PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southeast elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 471 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with vinyl siding and the porch has been altered by the removal of ornate scrolled brackets and supports, as well as the balustrade around the porch. The porch is now supported by simple turned posts.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 471 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of west and south elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 481 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been clad with board and batten siding, the entry porch has been altered, and windows appear to have been replaced with six-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 481 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and southwest elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 484 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the windows have been replaced with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 484 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 485 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been raised from one-and-one-half to a full two stories, and windows replaced with nine-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash. An enclosed rear porch has been constructed on the east elevation, and the porch has been altered to have fieldstone footings or veneer, and the balustrade removed.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 485 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 490 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 490 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 500 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the windows have been replaced with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash and horizontally sliding vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 500 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and northwest elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 518 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

In 1998 the building documented in 1987 was demolished and replaced with the current building. The lot extends west to the former lots of 1 and 7 Franklin Street, both of which were also demolished (see 1 Franklin Street and 7 Franklin Street).

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 518 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and northwest elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 521 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Ca. 2000 the buildings on the site were demolished and replaced with the current building, the Saugatuck Rowing Club.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 521 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southwest elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 530 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987 the building has been clad with wood clapboards and windows replaced with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 530 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 544 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 544 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 555 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the vertical lift doors have been replaced.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 555 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of west elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 580 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

The Sons of Italy building, formerly on this site, was demolished ca. 2009 and replaced with the current complex of buildings.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 580 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of former Sons of Italy site, looking west.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 581 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

The building formerly on this site, a one-story, Swiss Chalet-style building, was demolished ca. 2009 and replaced with the current complex of buildings.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 581 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View facing southeast.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 600 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, two smaller parking sheds along the south edge of the property have been demolished.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 600 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast and southeast elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 10 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 10 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east and west elevations.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 11 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

This inventory form continuation sheet was prepared in May 2017 by The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as an update to the existing 1984 Westport Historic District Commission Historic Resources Inventory Buildings and Structures form for the property (Flora and McWeeney 1982– 1984).

The former Gulf station on this site was demolished ca. 1985 and replaced with the current building.

SOURCES

Flora, Alexa and Lucinda McWeeney. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 472 Riverside Avenue or 11 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1982-4. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest elevation.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 25 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987 the southern portion of the first story of the west elevation has been altered by the replacement of full height, single-pane windows with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash and an entry door.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 25 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest elevation.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 30 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

This building was demolished sometime after 1987.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 30 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View northwest of former location of 30 Saugatuck Avenue.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 38 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 38 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of southeast and southwest elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 41 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been altered by the replacement of single-pane windows with one-over-one, double-hung aluminum storm windows in the second story enclosed porch, and large, multi-pane storefront windows and six-over-six, double-hung wood sash in the projecting bay on the first story.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 41 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

. View of northwest and northeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 53 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

After 1987, a two-story addition was constructed on the east elevation.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 53 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of west and south elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 67 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

After 1987, the building was altered with the addition of a new facade on the north elevation, consisting of a center entrance flanked by large, plate glass windows, and topped with an exaggerated projecting cornice. Windows in the center of the first story of the east elevation have been removed.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 67 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of north and east elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 83 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 83 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and northeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 87 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been altered by the application of vinyl siding, the enclosure and fenestration of the entry porch, and the replacement of windows throughout the remainder of the building. Windows in the porch consist of six-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash, with six-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash throughout the rest of the building.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 87 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest elevation.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 91 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987 the building has been altered by the installation of one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash throughout much of the building.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 91 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and southwest elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 95 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been altered with the replacement of numerous windows. On the first story, windows were replaced with six-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash. Second story and gable peak windows were replaced with one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash, and the windows in the second story enclosed porch were replaced with large, single-pane windows.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 95 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and northeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 103 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been altered by the application of vinyl siding, the removal of the front entry porch, and replacement of windows with six-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 103 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and northeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 105 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building is unchanged from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 105 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and northeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 107 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building at this location was demolished ca. 1991 and replaced with the current building.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 107 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest elevation.

HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY – BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

CONTINUATION SHEET 111 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

Since 1987, the building has been altered by the application of vinyl siding. Additionally, the facade has been altered by the replacement of an enclosed entry porch with the current porch, which consists of a narrow, hip roof overhang with a gable pediment, supported by square posts seated on a stone knee wall.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 111 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northwest and southwest elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 180 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building has been significantly altered since 1987. The walls are now clad with fiber cement board and shaped shingles, the fenestration pattern has been altered with the installation of single and triple four-over- four, double-hung vinyl sash, and the entrance has been moved to the center of the east elevation of the main block, and filled with a six-panel door flanked by three sidelights. All window and door openings are topped with projecting molded cornices.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 180 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of Southeast elevation.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 182 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

This building is unaltered from its 1987 appearance.

SOURCES

Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 182 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of Northeast and Southeast elevations.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 190 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT

The building appears to be unchanged from its 1988 appearance.

SOURCES

McCahon, Mary E. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 190 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1988. Westport HDC files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of east elevation. APPENDIX B HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY NEW FORM UPDATES

HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY - BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Please send completed form to: National Register and State Register Coordinator, Connecticut CommissionState Historicon Culture Preservation & Tourism, Office, OneDepartment Constitution of Economic Plaza, and 2nd Community Floor, Hartford,Development, CT 06103 One Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hartford CT 06103 * Note: Please attach any additional* Note: Please or expanded attach any informationadditional or onexpanded a separate information sheet. on a separate sheet.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company (aka 99-101 Franklin St/44-54 Railroad Pl) Street Address or Location ______40 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Hanes Realty Corporation Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Commercial Historic Use: ______Grain warehouse, storefronts Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Commercial spaces Style of building ______Colonial Revival Date of Construction ______1917 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): ✔✔Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding ✔ Concrete (Type ______)CMU Cut Stone ( Type ______) ✔ Other ______vertical board Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon ✔ Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) Gable ✔ Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel ✔ Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle ✔ Roll Asphalt Tin Slate Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______1-2 Approximate Dimensions ______Structural Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______Windows replaced, grain elevator removed

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 40 Railroad Place (aka 99-101 Franklin Street/44-54 Railroad Place), Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______North and west elevation; south and west elevation. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 40 Railroad Place (aka 99–101 Franklin St/44–54 Railroad Pl), Westport, CT.

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS Set at the corner of Franklin Street and Railroad Place, immediately north of the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station. Part of a larger block of commercial buildings connected via party walls.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company is a two-story, west- and south-facing, three-bay-by-eight-bay, Colonial Revival-style brick building, topped with a flat roof clad with rolled rubber. A one-story, one-bay- by-five-bay, wood-frame addition, topped with a shed roof, projects off the center of the north elevation. The addition, which is seated on concrete blocks, is clad with wood clapboards and vertical board siding. The south elevation consists of seven asymmetrically spaced storefronts occupied by professional offices, coffee shops and restaurants, and small stores. The storefronts generally consist of recessed entrance doors flanked by large, plate glass windows, some with false muntins. The west elevation has a center entrance filled with a pair of glass commercial doors topped with a multi-light transom. The entrance has a wide Colonial Revival- style surround. Fenestration consists of evenly-spaced, paired six-over-six vinyl replacement windows. Windows on the west elevation have stone sills and projecting lintels.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The assessor’s address of this building is now 40 Railroad Place, along with 40 Railroad Place and 42 Railroad Place, combined as a single property under one ownership. The building was initially recorded as 99–101 Franklin Street and 44–54 Railroad Place.

The Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company building was constructed ca. 1917 for Joseph Morton and Edward W. Hubbel, insurance agents who ran their business out of the building until 1929 when it was sold to the Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company. In the early twentieth century, Westport had a thriving, although short-lived, grain business, and grain grown locally was shipped out from this building. The wood-frame addition to the north was likely constructed ca. 1929 to protect a railroad siding that extended to the Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company. It facilitated loading grain onto railroad cars. Between 1966 and 1970, the building was converted into storefronts and the Saugatuck Grain and Supply Company was no longer in operation. Today the building is occupied by small retail stores, professional offices, and cafes.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 99–101 Franklin Street, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. ______. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 44–54 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Mitchell, Robert. Personal communication, 2017. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 40 Railroad Place (aka 99–101 Franklin St/44–54 Railroad Pl), Westport, CT. PHOTOGRAPHS

View of the south and west elevations.

View of the north and west elevations. HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY - BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Please send completed form to: National Register and State Register Coordinator, Connecticut CommissionState Historicon Culture Preservation & Tourism, Office, OneDepartment Constitution of Economic Plaza, and 2nd Community Floor, Hartford,Development, CT 06103 One Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hartford CT 06103 * Note: Please attach any additional* Note: Please or expanded attach any informationadditional or onexpanded a separate information sheet. on a separate sheet.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Desi's Building Name (Historic) ______Old Saugatuck Post Office Street Address or Location ______16 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Hanes Realty Corporation Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Convenience Store/Residence Historic Use: ______Post Office Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Convenience store on first story Style of building ______Vernacular Date of Construction ______ca. 1900 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) ✔ Other ______Vinyl Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed ✔ Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle ✔ Roll Asphalt Tin Slate Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______2 Approximate Dimensions ______21x32.5 Structural Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good ✔ Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______second story and storefront added, vinyl siding, windows replaced

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______South, southeast, and east elevations. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The Old Saugatuck Post Office is sited at the street edge on the northwest corner of the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Railroad Place. It is the easternmost building in a larger block of commercial buildings, some of which are connected with party walls. The Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station is to the south.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The Old Saugatuck Post Office is a southeast-facing, two-story, two-bay-by-two-bay, wood-frame, vernacular building constructed ca. 1900. The building is topped with a shallow hip roof. The walls are clad with vinyl siding and the roof is covered with rolled asphalt. A storefront entrance is centered in the southeast (facade) elevation and an entrance to the apartment on the second floor is at the west end of the south elevation. The storefront consists of a slightly-recessed, fully-glazed door with a wood surround, flanked by plate glass windows. A large awning protects the entire southeast elevation at the first story. The second story is lit by a large picture window in the southeast elevation and one-over-one, double-hung aluminum sash.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The assessor’s address of this building is 16 Railroad Place, along with 616 Riverside Avenue, 20 Railroad Place, 22–24 Railroad Place, and 30 Railroad Place, combined as a single property under one ownership.

The Old Saugatuck Post Office was constructed ca. 1900 as a small, one-story, wood-frame building. By 1931, it had been expanded to two stories, and by 1950 the post office was converted to commercial space; the facade may have been altered with a storefront at that time. The awning over the entrance was altered from a small, semi-circular overhang to a wider, rectangular overhang sometime in the late 20th century. Today the building is occupied by a small convenience store.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south, southeast, and east elevations.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______20 Railroad Place Street Address or Location ______16 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Hanes Realty Corporation Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Commercial/Residential Historic Use: ______Commercial/Residential Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Commercial space Style of building ______Gothic Revival Date of Construction ______ca.1865 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard ✔ Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) ✔ Other ______brick veneer Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______2 Approximate Dimensions ______32x51 Structural Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good ✔ Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______Replacement storefront windows, bargeboard removed

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 16 Railroad Place (aka 20 Railroad Place), Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______South elevation. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place (aka 20 Railroad Place), Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The building at 16 Railroad Place (aka 20 Railroad Place) is seated at the street edge, across from the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station. It is part of a larger block of commercial buildings attached by party walls.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The building is a Gothic Revival-style, south-facing, two-story, two-bay-wide, wood-frame building, topped with an end gable roof. The walls are clad with brick veneer at the first story and asbestos shingles on the second story; the roof is clad with asphalt shingles. The first story consists of a large storefront with a recessed entrance in the center. The entrance consists of a wood-frame, fully-glazed commercial door, flanked by large, plate glass windows. A narrow, shed roof overhang, clad with painted shingles, shelters the storefront. The second story is lit by paired one-over-one, double-hung aluminum sash; a four-light, diamond-shaped window is in the gable peak. A fragment of bargeboard is in the gable peak.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The assessor’s address of this building is 16 Railroad Place, along with 616 Riverside Avenue, 16 Railroad Place, 22–24 Railroad Place, and 30 Railroad Place, combined as a single property under one ownership.

The building was most-likely constructed ca. 1865 for brothers Elonzo and Jonathan Wheeler, possibly as speculative real estate. The Wheelers lived nearby and owned a factory at 611–615 Riverside Avenue. The building was initially constructed in the Gothic Revival style with decorative bargeboard along the gable and eaves, and clad with board-and-batten siding. A wide, one-story, flat-roof porch sheltered the recessed entrance, which was flanked by large, multi-pane storefront windows (Scheffler 1998:23). A small, one story tall, one bay wide addition projected off the west elevation; by 1910 the addition was no longer internally accessible from this building, having been connected to the adjacent building, historically known as 22-24 Railroad Avenue. A later, undated image shows the gable bargeboard remained extant after the post office (16 Railroad Place) was expanded to two stories by 1931. Today the building has only a small fragment of bargeboard at the gable peak. The space has been occupied by numerous retailers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and continues to be used as retail space.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 20 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport, CT: Westport Historical Society, 2010. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place (aka 20 Railroad Place), Westport, CT

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south elevation.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______22-24 Railroad Place Street Address or Location ______16 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Hanes Realty Corporation Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Commercial Historic Use: ______Commercial Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Commercial space Style of building ______Italianate Date of Construction ______1891-1896 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard ✔ Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten ✔ Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel ✔ Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle ✔ Roll Asphalt Tin Slate Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______1-2 Approximate Dimensions ______28.5x40.5 Structural Condition: Excellent Good ✔ Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good ✔ Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______Storefront and residential entrances altered, front porch removed

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 22-24 Railroad Place (aka 16 Railroad Place), Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______South elevation Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place (aka 22–24 Railroad Place), Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS Seated at the street edge of Railroad Place, across from the Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station. Part of a larger block of commercial buildings attached by party walls.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The building is a south-facing, two-story tall, four-bay wide building topped with a shed roof with a projecting cornice with bracketed eaves and a diamond patterned frieze. A small, one-bay extension from the east elevation connects the second story the adjacent building to the east (historically known as 20 Railroad Place); the first story of this bay was likely constructed by 1865 as part of the adjacent building; the extension was constructed after ca. 1930. Two storefronts with recessed entrances and wide, plate glass display windows are on the first story; two doors leading to the second story are at the west end of the south elevation. A narrow, shed roof overhang clad with painted shingles shelters the storefronts. Three pairs of one-over-one, double-hung windows, two with wood surrounds and projecting cornice, light the second story.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The assessor’s address of this building is 16 Railroad Place, but historically known as 22–24 Railroad Place, along with 616 Riverside Avenue, 16 Railroad Place, 20 Railroad Place, and 30 Railroad Place, combined as a single property under one ownership.

This building was constructed between 1891 and 1896, first appearing on the 1896 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map and occupied by a meat dealer. By 1901, the building was occupied by a market and in 1910 it was a general store. By 1910, the eastern bay, which was likely constructed concurrently with the 20 Railroad Place, was only accessible from this building, and no longer internally accessible from 20 Railroad Place (Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 1891, 1896, 1910). In 1915, the building appeared on a postcard along with the Saugatuck Post Office and 20 Railroad Avenue. At that time the building had a one story, flat-roof porch with angled brackets sheltering a single storefront with a recessed entrance; an entrance to the second story was at the west end. A one-story storefront was on the east end of the building, abutting 20 Railroad Place. A ca. 1930 postcard shows that the second story addition connecting this building to and 22–24 Railroad Place had not yet been constructed (Scheffler 1998:23). Throughout the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the first story of the building has been used for various commercial purposes, and the second story used as an apartment. The building continues to be used for these purposes.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 22–24 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport Historical Society, Westport, CT, 2010. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Railroad Place (aka 22–24 Railroad Place), Westport, CT

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south elevation.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______Street Address or Location ______36-38 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Tiger Wynn LLC Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Restaurant Historic Use: ______Commercial Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Restaurant Style of building ______Vernacular Date of Construction ______ca. 1910 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) ✔ Other ______Vinyl Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed ✔ Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______1-3 Approximate Dimensions ______37x66 Structural Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______vinyl siding, storefront altered

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 36-38 Railroad Place, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______South and east elevations. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 36–38 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The building at 36–38 Railroad Place is seated at the street edge on the north side of Railroad Place, across from the Westport-Saugatuck railroad station. Part of a larger block of commercial buildings attached by party walls.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The building is a vernacular, south-facing, three-story, one-bay-by-two-bay, wood-frame building topped with a hip roof. The walls are clad with vinyl siding and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. A one- story addition topped with a flat roof projects from the west elevation, and a two-story addition topped with a gable roof projects from the north elevation. The first story, occupied by a restaurant, has a recessed entrance near the east end of the building, which consists of a fully-glazed, wood-frame commercial door. Fenestration on the first story consists of wide, wood-frame openings filled with wood-frame plate glass windows that are hinged to allow the dining room to be open to the outside. Fenestration on the upper stories consists of evenly- spaced, one-over-one, double-hung vinyl sash flanked with vinyl shutters.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The building at 36–38 Railroad Place was constructed as a grouping of three storefronts, two in the two-story portion of the building and one in the one-story portion of the building to the west. By 1937, the building was occupied by the West-Tuck Lunch restaurant and Wanderer’s Athletic Club. The West-Tuck Restaurant occupied the space until at least 1960, and the first story has remained in use as a restaurant through the present day.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 36–38 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ellis & Soule Beers, New York, NY, 1867. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport Historical Society, Westport, CT, 2010. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. Price & Lee Company, New Haven, CT, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 36–38 Railroad Place, Westport, CT PHOTOGRAPHS

View of south and east elevations.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station (east- and westbound) Building Name (Historic) ______Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station Street Address or Location ______43 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Town of Westport Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Railroad Station (eastbound and westbound buildings) Historic Use: ______Railroad Station (eastbound and westbound buildings) Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Railroad Station Style of building ______Italianate Date of Construction ______1891 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): ✔ Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding ✔ Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______1 Approximate Dimensions ______81x20.5 Structural Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______Renovated 1936, 2004; Restored 2012

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 43 Railroad Place, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden ✔ Other landscape features or buildings: ______Train platforms, open-sided covered platform shelters, train tracks

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______Westbound terminal north and west elevations; interior west terminal Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 43 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS Sited on the southern street edge of Railroad Avenue, on the north and south sides of the New Haven line of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad. The station consists of the east- and westbound station buildings, with the eastbound station on the south side of the tracks and the westbound station on the north side, and concrete train platforms with open-sided passenger shelters. A group of commercial buildings is to the north on Railroad Place.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station consists of two, one-story, rectangular railroad terminals sited parallel to the railroad tracks. Each is topped with an asymmetric side gable roof with a deep overhang supported by simple brackets. Walls are clad with wood clapboards. Fenestration consists of evenly-spaced 6-over-6 double-hung windows. A plaque in the westbound station indicates the stations were renovated in 1936 and restored in 2012. In 2003–2004, both station buildings were upgraded for ADA compliance. In 2007, a glass and steel structure leading to an underground pedestrian crossing was constructed between the east and west stations. According to a 2007 Visual Inspection Report prepared by the Bureau of Public Transportation, the westbound station was restored ca. 2007. Despite no longer having live ticket agents, the west station retains its original ticket windows (Roy 2007:107; BPT 2007).

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The Westport-Saugatuck Railroad Station was designed in the Italianate style and constructed 1891 for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad (NYNH&H RR), which was chartered in 1844 to create a rail link between New Haven and New York City. In the 1890s, the NYNH&H was carrying so many passengers that it needed to expand service. The third and fourth tracks were added and all grade crossings, except in Bridgeport, were eliminated. The Westport station complex of two buildings, eastbound and westbound, was constructed as part of this track expansion. After World War II and the construction of the Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) in 1958, ridership fell and the NYNH&H slowly went bankrupt until it merged with the Penn Central railroad in 1969. In 1983, after a series of operational changes, the line was taken over by the Metro-North Railroad (Roy 2007:107; Karr 1995:45-50). Today the station continues to serve commuters traveling by rail to New Haven or New York City.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 43 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Bureau of Public Transportation (BPT). Westport Train Station – Visual Inspection Report. Prepared for Connecticut Department of Transportation. On file, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Hartford, CT, 2007. Karr, Ronald. The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Pepperell, MA: Branch Line Press, 1995. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport Historical Society, Westport, CT, 2010. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. Price & Lee Company, New Haven, CT, 1917–1980. Roy, John H. A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Pepperell, MA: Branch Line Press, 2007. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sanborn Map Company, New York, NY, 1891–1940.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 43 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of westbound terminal, north and west elevations.

Interior of westbound terminal, looking west.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 43 Railroad Place, Westport, CT

Eastbound terminal, north and west elevations.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory Street Address or Location ______535 Riverside Avenue Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______535 Riverside LLC Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Restaurant Historic Use: ______Mattress Factory Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Restaurant Style of building ______Vernacular Date of Construction ______ca. 1896 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): ✔ Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______2 Approximate Dimensions ______20x75 Structural Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: ✔ Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______Conversion to a restaurant

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 535 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden ✔ Other landscape features or buildings: ______1 story building to the north, used as a restaurant

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland ✔✔Residential Commercial Industrial Rural High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______West and south elevations of main building and commercial building. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 535 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory is on the east side of Riverside Avenue, on the north side of Bridge Street and overlooking the Saugatuck River. The building is set near the street edge, and is abutted to the north by a one-story, rectangular commercial building constructed ca. 1940. The property is surrounded by a mixed-use area.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory is a vernacular, west-facing, two-story, three-bay-by-six-bay, wood- frame building topped with an end gable roof with gable returns. The walls are clad with wood clapboards and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. A one-story addition with a roof deck projects off the east elevation, overlooking the Saugatuck River. Entrances are in the center of the west elevation and east of center in the south elevation; both entrances are filled with fully-glazed, wood-frame commercial doors. The south entrance is sheltered by an angled awning. A Dutch-door fills a former loading bay opening in the center of the west elevation. Fenestration consists of large, multi-pane, horizontally sliding windows in the first story of the west elevation and six-over-nine, double-hung vinyl sash. Window and door openings on the west elevation and on the first story of the south elevation have molded cornices and wide surrounds; window openings on the second story of the south elevation have wide surrounds.

The adjacent ca. 1940 commercial building is a vernacular, west-facing, one-story, one-bay-by-five-bay, wood-frame building topped with an end gable roof. The walls are clad with wood clapboards and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. An entrance is centered under an awning on the west elevation and is flanked by wide, plate glass commercial windows.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE Local history states that Rufus Wakeman (1843–1916) purchased a mattress factory from the Lees Company in 1862; the 1870 and 1880 Federal censuses indicate that he was a retail grocer at that time. However, by 1896, the Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory was in operation at the northeast corner of Bridge Street and Riverside Avenue. After Wakeman’s death his son Austin took over the company. Austin Wakeman served as First Selectman for Westport, and was a probate judge. Wakeman’s company manufactured mattresses and later cushions for yachts, which were constructed at a shipyard to the north (now the Saugatuck Rowing Club, 521 Riverside Avenue). The mattress factory stayed in operation through ca. 1946, after which time the building was used for various commercial purposes. The building is currently used as a restaurant.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 535 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport, CT: Westport Historical Society, 2010. Mitchell, Robert. Personal Communication, May 2017. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 535 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT PHOTOGRAPHS

West and south elevations of Rufus Wakeman Mattress Factory and commercial building.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Bridge Square Building Name (Historic) ______Street Address or Location ______545 Riverside Avenue Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Mill Pond Farm, Inc. Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Commercial Historic Use: ______Tin shop, fire station Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Commercial space Style of building ______Vernacular Date of Construction ______ca. 1900 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): ✔✔Clapboard Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone ✔ Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______2-3 Approximate Dimensions ______23x135, 134x40 Structural Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______conversion to commercial spaces, south addition

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 545 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______North and west elevations of hose house and mid-20th C addition Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 545 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The northernmost portion of the building, the Saugatuck Fire Department hose house, is at the street edge immediately abutting the Bridge Street bridge, and extends south along the west bank of the Saugatuck River. A later addition extends west to Riverside Avenue. The building is in a mixed-use area.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE Bridge Square consists of an early twentieth-century, wood-frame hose house with early twentieth-century additions, and a mid-twentieth-century addition to the south, composed of multiple buildings which are divided into commercial spaces.

The hose house consists of a vernacular, west-facing, two-story, two-bay-by-two-bay, wood-frame building topped with an end gable roof. Three, two-story tall additions topped with side gable roofs extend to the south. The walls are clad with board-and-batten siding and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. A three-story, square, wood-frame, hose tower is centered in the north bay of the east elevation, topped with a pyramidal roof and weathervane. The building has been divided into multiple storefronts, which are accessed by nine- light, half-panel doors with simple surrounds, and are sheltered by shed roof overhangs. Fenestration consists of large, multi-pane glass commercial windows on the first story, and six-over-six, double-hung vinyl sash in the second story.

The mid-twentieth-century addition consists of four sections topped with end and side gable roofs, all of which are clad with asphalt shingles. The addition is twelve bays wide and four bays deep, and clad with board-and-batten siding and wood clapboards; the westernmost section has brick veneer walls on the first story. Entrances are asymmetrically spaced and consists of nine-light, half-panel doors, some of which are set into recesses. Fenestration consists of large, multi-pane commercial windows at the first story and six- over-six, double-hung vinyl sash in the upper stories. An oval window is in the gable peak of the center portion of the building.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE A building first appears on the 1867 Beers map, and is labeled as a hay press. By the 1880s, Francis Hedenburg (b. 1825) had set up a tin shop on the west bank of the Saugatuck River at the foot of the bridge. By 1900, the tin shop, labeled a blacksmith shop on historic maps, had been rotated 90 degrees and moved slightly west to make room for a small, wood-frame hose house for the Saugatuck Fire Department. This property was later used as a coffin tack factory by the Baynham family, according to local historians. The Baynhams hired local residents to produce coffin tacks as piecework in their homes during the Depression (1929–1939). The rectangular tin shop/blacksmith shop building was oriented north-south and a square outbuilding abutted it to the south. In 1921, a new building was constructed for the Saugatuck Fire Department at what is now 555 Riverside Avenue. Between 1940 and 1951, according to historic maps and aerial photographs, the tin shop/blacksmith shop was removed, and the hose house building was extended to the south. The original tin shop may have been incorporated into the extension of the hose house. In the early 1960s, the southern buildings of the present L-shape configuration of connected buildings were built and/or moved to the site from an unknown place. Today, the entire Bridge Square complex is divided into commercial spaces, occupied by restaurants and retail businesses.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 545 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport, CT: Westport Historical Society, 2010.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 545 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT Mitchell, Robert. Personal Communication, May 2017. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Robinson Aerial Surveys, Inc. Statewide Aerial Survey – Connecticut, 1951-1952. On file, Connecticut State Archives, Hartford, CT. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of the north and west elevations of the Saugatuck Fire Department hose house and addition.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 545 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

View of the north and west elevations of the mid-twentieth century addition.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Wheeler Button Factory Building Name (Historic) ______Saugatuck Manufacturing Company/Westport Post Office Street Address or Location ______611-615 Riverside Avenue Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Dominic, Joseph, and Crescienzo Boccanfuso Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______Offices, Auction House Historic Use: ______Manufacturing, United States Post Office Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Style of building ______Vernacular/Colonial Revival Date of Construction ______ca.1865/1940 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard Asbestos Siding ✔ Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding ✔ Concrete (Type ______)Block Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon ✔ Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable ✔ Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle ✔✔Roll Asphalt Tin Slate Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______1-3 Approximate Dimensions ______64x32, 34x32, 100x109 Structural Condition: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______20th century additions, replacement windows

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 611-615 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House ✔ Shop Garden ✔ Other landscape features or buildings: ______Former carpentry shop, storage buildings to rear

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial ✔ Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______north, south, and west elevations. Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 611–615 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The Saugatuck Manufacturing Company is on the east side of Riverside Avenue, just north of the intersection of Riverside Avenue, Railroad Place, and Ferry Lane. Several buildings which are historically associated with the factory building at 611 Riverside Avenue are now separately owned and are designated 609 Riverside Avenue.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The building at 611–615 Riverside Avenue consists of two connected buildings, the Saugatuck Manufacturing Company (611 Riverside Avenue) and the former Westport Post Office (615 Riverside Avenue). The two buildings are connected by a small, one-story, one-bay-by-two-bay brick addition.

The Saugatuck Manufacturing Company building at 611 Riverside Avenue, constructed ca. 1850, is a west- facing, three-story, seven-bay-by-two-bay, vernacular brick building topped with a side gable roof clad with asphalt shingles. A one-story, concrete block addition projects off the north bay of the west elevation. The entrance is immediately north of the brick connecting addition, and consists of a pair of glass and metal commercial doors sheltered by a semi-circular awning. The north addition is accessed by a fully-glazed, metal-frame commercial door; a large, plate glass window is immediately south of the door. A vertical lift garage door is in the east bay of the north elevation. Fenestration consists of paired, horizontally sliding, single-pane windows with wood sash and one-over-one, double-hung aluminum sash, all with cast stone sills.

The former post office, constructed ca. 1940, is a west-facing, Colonial Revival, one-story, four-bay-by-six- bay, L-shaped, brick building topped with a flat roof with a projecting brick cornice and cast stone coping. The building is accessed by two entrances in the west elevation consisting of fully glazed, metal-frame commercial doors with Colonial Revival-style surrounds. Four groupings of large plate glass windows with metal frames span the west elevation. Decorative panels consisting of slightly projecting brick rectangles with square cast stone elements at the corners are above the groupings of plate glass windows. Small, brick medallions are above each door. A secondary entrance is in the south elevation, consisting of a slightly recessed, fully glazed, wood-frame door set into a wood-paneled recess and topped with a splayed brick lintel.

Behind the Saugatuck Manufacturing Company Building are several current and former industrial buildings, consisting of a large, rectangular, one-story, wood-frame building topped with a compound roof, and three, one-story, wood-frame, open-sided boat storage sheds, all topped with shed roofs.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The Saugatuck Manufacturing Company was constructed ca. 1850 as a foundry. By 1865, the building was taken over by Elonzo Wheeler for use as a button factory. The button factory remained in operation at this location until ca. 1927, after which time it moved to 21 Charles Street (no longer extant). The building was quickly taken over by the Ollendorff Boatyard, which used the large building to the rear of the button factory as a carpentry shop. Ollendorff remained in operation until ca. 1945; the property at 609 Riverside Avenue continues to be used as a boatyard. In the mid-twentieth century, the factory building was used by the Twin- Tex Leather Products company and as a print shop. By ca. 1940, the one-story building at 615 Riverside Avenue was constructed and used for auto sales. By 1950s, the Westport Post Office moved from 16 Railroad Place to 615 Riverside Avenue. In the late twentieth century, 611 Riverside Avenue was occupied by an architect’s office and a steel company, and 615 Riverside Avenue was occupied by car rental companies and the post office. In 2011, the post office was converted for use as offices.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 611–615 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 611–615 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, Saugatuck Mfg. Co. 611 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT. On file, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Hamden, CT. Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut. Westport, CT: Westport Historical Society, 2010. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1980. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940. Scheffler, William L. Westport and Weston in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1998. Town of Westport Building Permits. On file, Town of Westport Building Department, Westport, CT.

PHOTOGRAPHS

View of north and west elevations of Saugatuck Manufacturing Company.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 611–615 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

View of south and west elevations of former Saugatuck Post Office and Saugatuck Manufacturing Company.

GENERAL INFORMATION Building Name (Common) ______Building Name (Historic) ______616 Riverside Avenue Street Address or Location ______16 Railroad Place Town/City ______Westport Village ______Saugatuck County ______Fairfield Owner(s) ______Hanes Realty Corporation Public Private

PROPERTY INFORMATION Present Use: ______office Historic Use: ______Residence, grocery store Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road? Yes No Interior accessible? Yes No If yes, explain ______Style of building ______Italianate Date of Construction ______ca. 1870 Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate): Clapboard ✔ Asbestos Siding Brick Wood Shingle Asphalt Siding ✔ Fieldstone Board & Batten Stucco Cobblestone Aluminum Siding Concrete (Type ______) Cut Stone ( Type ______) Other ______Structural System ✔ Wood Frame Post & Beam Balloon Load bearing masonry Structural iron or steel Other ______Roof (Type) ✔ Gable Flat Mansard Monitor Sawtooth Gambrel Shed Hip Round Other ______(Material) Wood Shingle Roll Asphalt Tin Slate ✔ Asphalt Shingle Built up Tile Other ______Number of Stories: ______2 Approximate Dimensions ______22x32 Structural Condition: Excellent ✔ Good Fair Deteriorated Exterior Condition: Excellent Good ✔ Fair Deteriorated Location Integrity: On original site Moved When? ______Alterations? Yes No If yes, explain: ______siding replaced, roof raised and south wall extended.

FOR OFFICE USE: Town #______Site # ______UTM ______District: S NR If NR, Specify: Actual Potential -1- 16 Railroad Place (aka 616 Riverside Avenue), Westport, CT Historic Resources Inventory PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D) Related outbuildings or landscape features: Barn Shed Garage Carriage House Shop Garden Other landscape features or buildings: ______

Surrounding Environment: Open land Woodland Residential ✔ Commercial Industrial Rural ✔ High building density Scattered buildings visible from site

• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:

See continuation sheet.

• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior) See continuation sheet.

Architect ______Builder ______

• Historical or Architectural importance: See continuation sheet.

• Sources: See continuation sheet.

Photographer ______PAL Date ______4/27/2017 View ______Negative on File ______Name ______Date ______May 2017 Organization ______The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) Address ______26 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860

• Subsequent À eld evaluations: Latitude, Longitude:

Threats to the building or site: None known Highways Vandalism Developers Renewal Private Deterioration Zoning Other ______Explanation ______-2-

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Riverside Avenue (aka 616 Riverside Avenue), Westport, CT

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS The building is at the street edge at the northwest corner of the intersection of Riverside Avenue, Railroad Place, and Ferry Lane. The property is abutted on the south by the Old Saugatuck Post Office (16 Railroad Place), and to the north by an automotive repair shop.

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING OR SITE The building at 616 Riverside Avenue is an Italianate-style, east-facing, two-story, three-bay-by-three-bay, wood-frame building seated on a fieldstone foundation and topped with an end gable roof. The walls are clad with asbestos shingles and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. A one-bay-wide addition topped with a shed roof, projects from the second story of the south elevation and extends south to 16 and 20 Railroad Place. The entrance is centered in the west elevation and consists of a narrow, projecting bay topped with a gable roof filled with a six-panel door. Fenestration consists of six-over-six, double-hung wood sash with simple wood surrounds and narrow, projecting molded cornices. A diamond-pane window is in the center of the west elevation of the south addition.

HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE The assessor’s address of this building is now 16 Railroad Place, along with 16 Railroad Place, 20 Railroad Place, 22–24 Railroad Place, and 30 Railroad Place, combined as a single property under one ownership.

The building first appears on the 1867 Beers map connected to the rear of what may be 20 Railroad Place, facing onto Riverside Avenue. Sanborn maps from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries indicate that it remained primarily a residence, sharing a party wall with 20 Railroad Place. The land the building was constructed on belonged to the locally prominent Wheeler family, who owned the Saugatuck Manufacturing Company on the east side of Riverside Avenue. The property was later inherited by Ann H. Wheeler (1831– 1916) in 1886. Previous documentation indicates that the house was used as a grocery store by Hiram Jelliffe by 1891 (Bedford and Lucas 1987), but is designated as a dwelling on historic maps through the early twentieth century. By the 1930s, Joseph Ryley, a garage attendant who likely worked at Morton’s Parking Space immediately to the north of the property, lived there. The house continued to be used as a residence through ca. 1980, when it changed to commercial use.

SOURCES Bedford, Steven and Nora Lucas. Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory – Building and Structures Form, 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT. On file Westport HDC, Westport, CT, 1987. Beers, Frederick W. Town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Ellis & Soule Beers, 1867. Price & Lee Company. Westport Directory. New Haven, CT: Price & Lee Company, 1917–1990. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1891–1940.

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CONTINUATION SHEET 16 Riverside Avenue (aka 616 Riverside Avenue), Westport, CT PHOTOGRAPHS

View of northeast elevation.