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Westport Connecticut
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Westport Photo Tour
Country Living
Associates-Westport
616 Post Rd East
Westport, CT 06880
203-221-0666
800-568-7927
westport@country-living.com
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Just one hour
from Manhattan, Westport began its second renaissance when the era of
mills and farms ended. Famous writers, artists and theater people set
the pace. Seeking a retreat from the noise and bright lights of New
York, they found another world just "up the mainline" (railroad) into
Connecticut. Here by the seacoast and the green woods was an escape. The
images of the town defined a lifestyle, invented a new vocabulary and
forever fixed Westport in the American imagination.
Now a
town of more that 26,000 inhabitants, Westport’s creative arts community
influences the town’s sophisticated cosmopolitan atmosphere. Along with
its appealing combination of seashore, and country charm, Westport,
which includes Saugatuck, offers a diversity of cultural and
recreational pursuits that include several theaters, a nature center,
expansive library, museums, public and private clubs and an array of
outdoor activities and seasonal events.
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Population
26,275 |
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Area
22.4 square miles
CERC Town Profile
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Schools
Public Schools
The entire
community is included in the schooling enterprise and working with
teachers, students and administrators on leadership councils to improve
the quality of education. Westport students in elementary, middle, and
high school score above the state averages, and a host of advanced
placement courses are available at the high school level. Ongoing
technological improvements have made the Internet now accessible to
classrooms. The Board of Education and the community will provide the
physical and financial resources that the staff will need to transform
the schools to 21st century purposes.
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Elementary Schools (Grades
K-5)
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Coleytown Elementary
School
65 Easton Avenue 203-341-1700
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Greens Farms
17 South Morningside Drive 203-222-3600
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Kings Highway
Elementary
125 Post Road West 203-341-1800
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Long Lots Elementary
School
13 Hyde Lane 203-341-1900
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Saugatuck Elementary
School
170 Riverside Avenue 203-221-2900
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
High School (Grade 9-12)
Schools – Private
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Greens Farms Academy
(Grades K-12)
35 Beachside Avenue - Greens Farms, CT 203-256-0717
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St. Paul Christian
School
41 Easton Road 203-227-7920
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Landmark Academy
(Grades PreK-8)
11 Burr Road 203-226-6982
School Profile 2005-2006
Adobe
Portable
Document Format
(PDF) file.
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Medical
Facilities
Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s, Norwalk and Stamford Hospitals all within a
ten to twenty minute car drive.
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Recreation
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Compo Beach
The town’s largest beach with many picnic tables and cooking grills;
extensive playground area and marina.
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Longshore Country
Club
Waterfront facility for town residents with beach swimming, pools,
18-hole golf course, tennis courts, boating facilities, playground,
Ice skating rink, special programs.
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Levitt Pavilion for
the Performing Arts
Outdoor venue presenting over 50 nights of entertainment free to the
public.
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Earthplace
62-acre sanctuary with trails, museum and nature science exhibits
and aquarium.
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Rolnick Observatory
Wednesday and Thursday evenings open free to the public, weather
permitting.
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Sherwood Island State
Park
274 acres with a mile-and-a-half long beach; two large picnic
groves. Swimming, fishing, field sports, picnicking, concessions.
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Winslow Park
19.5 acre site in a natural state.
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Volunteer Services
Lions Club, Masonic Lodge,
Rotary Club, Sons of Italy, United Way,
Welcome Wagon, Westport Senior Center, Westport Woman’s Club, Interfaith
Housing, Westport Young Women's League.
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Transportation
Metro North Commuter Railway,
I-95 or Merritt Parkway; 60 minutes to New York City, 35 minutes to New
Haven. Some local bus service is available. |
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Accommodations
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The Inn at Longshore
203-226-3316
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The Inn at National
Hall 203-221-1351
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The Westport Inn
203-259-5236
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Historical Sites
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The Inn at National
Hall: c. 1873 is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places and located on the Saugatuck River.
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Wheeler House: c.
1795 houses the Westport Historical Society. Restored Victorian
home with changing exhibits. Museum of Westport history in the
Bradley-Wheeler Barn is the only documented octagonal cobblestone
barn in the state. Archives, genealogical, and historic house
research.
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