Town Hall (Westport, Connecticut)

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Town Hall (Westport, Connecticut)
Map showing the location of Old Town Hall
Location90 Post Rd. E., Westport, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°08′27.9″N73°21′37.8″W / 41.141083°N 73.360500°W / 41.141083; -73.360500
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1908
Architect Ernest G. Southey
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 82004343 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 1982

The Old Town Hall is a historic former municipal building at 90 Post Road East in Westport, Connecticut. Built in 1908 as the town's first purpose-built municipal office building, it is unusual architecturally for using cobblestones within a design that is, overall, Classical Revival in style. In 1979 Westport moved its municipal offices to a rehabilitated grade school building at 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT 06880. [2]

The building is currently occupied by Don Memo, a Mexican restaurant, and Walrus Alley, a southern-style BBQ restaurant and bar. [3] [4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. David F. Ransom (November 28, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Town Hall / Old Town Hall". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1980 (see photo key page 13 of text document)
  3. "Don Memo Westport" . Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. "Walrus Alley – Southern Flavors with Yankee Attitude" . Retrieved December 13, 2024.