The “baron’s mansion” — the building at the crest of a hill on Baron’s South, the largely overrun park between Compo Road South and Imperial Avenue — was the subject of last week’s Photo Challenge. (Click here to see.)
Built in the 1950s for Baron Walter Langer von Langendorff — the perfume executive behind Golden Shadows, for whom his home was named — it is hardly a “mansion.”
And anyone who has been inside, and seen the linoleum flooring and green wallpaper — knows that taste is, um, subjective.
But the building — and his property, bought by the town 30 years ago, still undeveloped — have long been part of Westport’s history, and imagination.
The park — though not his “mansion,” and other buildings — are open to the public, from dawn to dark. If you’ve never hiked the property, it’s worth a visit.
Dave Eason, Morley Boyd, Lisa Hayes, Sal Liccione, Paul Cahill, Matt McGrath, Seth Braunstein, Seth Schachter, Andrew Colabella, Lynn Untermeyer Miller, Martha Witte and Dana Kuyper have obviously all been there. They correctly identified last week’s Photo Challenge.
What about this week’s? If you know where in Westport you’d see this, click “Comments” below.
(Photo/Ed Simek)
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I believe entrance to Longshore
Longshore entrance
Longshore Entrance.
Sphere atop one of the pedestals at the Compo Rd. entrance to Longshore
Decorative ball at the library?
Decorative ball at Longshore entrance
Entrance column to Longshore.
Entrance to Longshore.
One of two at the entrance to Longshore.
Definitely the entrance to Longshore. There used to be a foo dog behind each of the spheres but they’ve disappeared.
Longshore Entrance
Longshore entrance
Entrance to Longshore
Longshore entrance
Of course! Longshore entrance.
And too bad that those foo dogs are gone.
those dogs were the spiritual guardians of the golf course the Inn the courts and the marina. they should be replaced 🔥
longshore pedestal