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Town Hall (Westport, Connecticut)

1908 establishments in ConnecticutBuildings and structures in Westport, ConnecticutCity and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in ConnecticutCobblestone architectureConnecticut Registered Historic Place stubs
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Old town hall, Westport, CT
Old town hall, Westport, CT

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.The building is currently occupied by Don Memo, a Mexican restaurant.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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