Peter Barlow is 94 years old. He lives in eastern Connecticut.
But he has never forgotten his long and deep Westport roots. Peter writes:
Here’s a house a few Westporters might remember — but not many.
At one time it was one of the elegant estates. It was high above the Saugatuck River, on the eastern side between Bridge Street and the railroad. And the beautiful grounds probably extended to South Compo Road.
I don’t know who lived there in the 1930s or ’40s. But apparently times became less good, and this addition, too close and too different, was built.
(Photo/Peter Barlow)
But the real disaster for the house was the building of I-95 (the Connecticut Turnpike) a few feet away.
In the early ’60s 2 of my friends moved in and tried to fix it up. It was then known as 20 Saxon Lane.
We had some good times there. Lots of artists and musicians came. But it couldn’t last.
The town tore the house down. The grounds are a parking lot for town trucks and snow plows.
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