A Handy House Thanksgiving

  Not much is known about how the holidays were celebrated at the Handy House, however we’ve uncovered that Thanksgiving 1927 was a real hair-raising time! Abbott Smith, who purchased the Hix Bridge Road home in 1911, hosted 48 of his nearest and dearest at one large table out on the front porch, according to […]

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Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House?

The Westport Historical Society has received a $10,000 National Trust for Historic Preservation grant to help answer a $10,000 Question: Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House? This project is part of an innovative process of “opening windows” into the interior of the house to reveal its evolution. Just how old is the Cadman-White-Handy House? […]

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The Cadman-White-Handy House

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 […]

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The Handy House in the news

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

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What is unique about the architecture of the Cadman-White-Handy House?

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.

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