District Overview Inventory List District Map

Jesup Road Historic District

LHD boundaries as described are approximate and subject to change. Consult the LHD Study Report on file with the relevant local district commission or municipal authority to verify district boundaries and whether a specific property, particularly one in proximity of a boundary line, is within the district. Also note that LHD boundaries may differ from those of State or National Register Districts.

Town:
Westport
Year of Establishment:
1981
District Authority:
Westport Historic District Commission
Link to Commission or Municipal Website:
District Character:
Urban Neighborhood
Features:

Buildings, Open space

Architectural Style:

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

Era:
19th Century, 20th Century

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.

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

[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.

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