Jesup Road Historic District

View of the Town Hall, view northwest; Source - NR
Town:
Westport »
Year of Establishment:
1981
Overlapping Historic Designation(s):
LHD, SR
District Authority:
Westport Historic District Commission
Link to Commission or Municipal Website:
Map:

Map of the historic district retrieved from the Historic District Commission Handbook.

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District Character:
Urban Neighborhood
Features:

Buildings, Open space

Architectural Style:

Federal, Stick, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Neo Classical

Era:
19th Century, 20th Century
General description:

The district includes four properties- three properties on Jesup Road and the Town Hall at Post Road East, which is individually listed in the National Register. The Old Town Hall in Westport, Connecticut, is a 2 1/2 -story, masonry building with exterior cobblestone walls, heavy, quarry-faced brownstone trim, and a high, hipped, slate roof. The building is separated from the street by a front yard or court that is flat but is elevated above the grade of the public sidewalk along the street.

Significance of the district:

Architecture: The Old Town Hall in Westport is an eclectic combination of the use of cobblestones with a Neo-Classical Revival style architectural design.

District Boundary (according to the LHD Study Report, copied in 2010):

The district includes three properties on Jesup Road and one property on Post Road East, as described in the district ordinance.

Sources:

[1] District information retrieved from the town website http://www.westportct.gov/.
[2] Westport Historic Resource Inventories accessed from the town website [http://www.westportct.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=910].
[3] Historic District handbook accessed in the town website [http://www.westportct.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=280].
[4] GIS information retrieved from http://webmap.jws.com/taxmap/viewer.aspx?JWSCONFIG=CT_Westport.
[NR] Ransom David F., Town Hall, National Register Nomination Number- 82004343 NRIS, National Park Service, 1982 - http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/82004343.pdf; http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/82004343.pdf.

Notes:

None

Disclaimer:

Content for this website and district boundaries were compiled from several sources and are subject to change. Boundaries for LHDs may be different from those of State or National Register Districts. To verify the boundaries and particulars of a specific district, consult the LHD study report on file with the respective municipal authority or the State Historic Preservation Office.

Date of Compilation:
12/15/11
Compiler:
Manjusha Patnaik, CT Trust for Historic Preservation