Posted on November 22, 2011 by Jenny ONeill
Handy House Architectural Study
Handy House Architectural Study
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Handy House Architectural Study
Continue ReadingPosted on May 5, 2011 by Jenny ONeill
The community is invited for a first glimpse of the Handy House on Saturday May 21 1PM to 4PM at 202 Hix Bridge Road. This open house event is the first of many opportunities for the community to visit the Handy House and to learn about plans for the preservation and future use of this […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 21, 2011 by Jenny ONeill
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Continue ReadingPosted on March 21, 2011 by Jenny ONeill
Our flickr photostream of Handy House photographs http://www.flickr.com/groups/1651959@N23/
Continue ReadingPosted on December 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Preserving and protecting Westport’s most significant historical property for the benefit of our entire community Overview of the Project The Westport Historical Society faces an exciting challenge: the opportunity to purchase and preserve – for the benefit of the entire community – one of Westport’s most significant colonial-era houses. Known as the Cadman-White-Handy House (and […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 10, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The Cadman-White-Handy House has attracted the attention of the local press for many years. Included here are links to recent articles and some from several years ago! http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-05/01-04-05/a07lo437.htm http://www.heraldnews.com/highlight/x1005403248/Westports-historic-Handy-House-put-on-the-market http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x1794936149/Historical-Society-wants-to-make-this-very-old-house-its-new-home
Continue ReadingPosted on November 10, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The Cadman-White-Handy House is on both the state register for historic places and the National Register. The State Register listing provides detailed information about the unique architectural features of the house, includes photographs of many of these features, as well as a summary of the significance and history of the property. You can download the document WSP.52 as a PDF.
Continue ReadingPosted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Eleanor Tripp (Mrs. Louis H. Tripp) Interviewed by Mary Giles October 13, 1976 Eleanor, could you tell about the ‘Handy House’ and you. Louis and his wife, Florence, were just riding around Westport and they had in mind buying a boat, and when they came down ‘Handy Hill,’ they saw a sign in front of […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
William Almy, Jr. Interviewed by Mary Giles October 25, 1975 William Almy – “According to the early records of the Almy family here in Westport, William Almy, the sone of Captain Christopher Almy and Elizabeth Cornell, was born October 27, 1665 and died on July 6, 1747. Job, the son of William Almy and Ezra […]
Continue ReadingPosted on October 9, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Handy House National Register nomination part 1 Download file Description Located in the southern part of Bristol County the Cadman-White-Handy House includes the three part, seven bay dwelling built in three stages from ca. 1710 to 1825, related out buildings and approximately two acres of a larger parcel.Situated in the Town of Westport in the […]
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