National Hall Historic District
- Address: Riverside Ave, Wilton and Post Rds
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1807/00/00 | The Connecticut Turnpike Co builds a bridge (lost, site near Post Rd bridge) linking the village of Saugatuck to the east bank of the Saugatuck River. Toll charges range from 25 cents for 2-horse stages and pleasure carriages, to 2 cents for each animal. | |||||
| 1820/00/00 | The Davis Taylor House is built at 35 Post Road c 1820. Later it will be the residence of Hezekiah Nichols, the manager of the Westport Hotel, located on the east bank of the river on the Post Road (lost). | |||||
| 1820/00/00 | 18 Post Road West is built as early as 1820. | |||||
| 1830/00/00 | 14 Post Road West is erected c 1830, probably for Daniel Platt. Platt owns a store and wharf on the west bank and operates a carriage shop on Riverside Avenue. | |||||
| 1837/00/00 | Thomas Whitlock sells 18 Post Road West to Davis Taylor, William Burwell and Samuel Gorham III. As early as 1830, Davis Taylor was the proprietor of a hat shop on the west bank and contemporary advertisements suggest that he also ran a general store. | |||||
| 1843/00/00 | The Daniel Platt House is built at 25 Post Road. | |||||
| 1853/00/00 | Horace Staples | Work | Staples renames the Saugatuck Bank to First National Bank and moves it to 8 Post Road. The frame Federal-style structure (lost) once stood adjacent to the present National Hall. | |||
| 1875/00/00 | William Edgar Mash buys the Davis Taylor House. Nash owned a drug store for many years and was active in the local Library Association, the Willowbrook Cemetery Association, the State Street Railroad Co and the Westport Electric Light and Water Co. | |||||
| 1880/00/00 | 8 Post Road, an Italianate commercial building with a brick facade, is probably built c 1880 for John Burke, who owned the property from 1875 to 1896. | |||||
| 1896/00/00 | John S Jones, the editor of the Westporter-Herald, buys 8 Post Road and published the paper here for a short time. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| National Hall, Westport |
| Particulars for National Hall Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Historic Use | Financial Institution |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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