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20 Maplewood Avenue: The Sequel

Posted on March 20, 2014 | 37 comments

Maplewood Avenue is a great neighborhood, filled with older homes. Residents love the streetscape, and work hard to protect it.

In 1996, Bill Dohme — a restoration builder — and his wife wanted to expand their home, at 20 Maplewood Avenue. They drew up plans that kept the body — and historical integrity — of the house intact. But other expenses put the remodeling on hold.

20 Maplewood Avenue last year…

Right after Memorial Day last year, the Dohmes sold their house. Knowing that teardowns are rampant all over Westport, they made the remodeling plans available to the new owner.

In February — hearing that 20 Maplewood would be torn down — Bill gave the plans to the Historic District Commission. He hoped they’d meet with the new owner, and urge him to reconsider.

It did not happen. On Tuesday, the bulldozers moved in.

Yesterday, they were done.

…and today.

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Posted in People, Places, Real estate

Tagged Bill Dohme, Historic District Commission

Knock ‘Em Down! (Update Added)

Posted on May 14, 2013 | 17 comments

I apologize for posting this so late. It’s been a busy day.

The wooden house next to Terrain — in its Curran Cadillac days, before it was spruced up.

But not as busy as the Historic District Commission’s night will be.

Meeting at 7 this evening (Town Hall, Room 201), they’ll comment on an application from Terrain to demolish the 19^th century wooden building at the corner of Crescent Road (opposite the firehouse), and replace it with 9 parking spots.

UPDATE: Apparently the request by Terrain has been withdrawn. Tonight is their 1-year anniversary dinner. Maybe it’s bad form to have a private dinner with New York media on the same night as a teardown request?

But that’s ~~just a warm-up~~ okay. The agenda also includes:

To take such action as the meeting may determine to reconsider waiving the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 44 Spicer Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 60 West Parish Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 12 Harding Lane.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 6 Rebel Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 46 Partrick Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application for the house and garage at 8 Compo Hill Avenue c. 1920 identified on the Historic Resources Inventory.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 35 Church Lane, identified on the Historic Resources Inventory as the Kemper-Gunn House c. 1890.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 121 Imperial Avenue.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 28 Turkey Hill Road South.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 6 Harbor Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 37 Evergreen Parkway, identified on the Historic Resources Inventory c. 1915.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 4 Jackie Lane.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at One Lantern Hill Road.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 7 Grist Mill Lane.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 15 Appletree Trail.
To take such action … to waive the balance of the delay period for a demolition permit application at 28 Maple Avenue.