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HPX - September/October 2008 - Osborn House, 909 King's Highway West, Southport
Individually listed on the National Register of
Historic Places, the Captain John Osborn House sits among other historic houses
on rural King's Highway West, a section of the road between New York and Boston
that was used for monthly mail service as early as 1672. The original
core of the house, dating from the late 1680s, is two-over-two rooms, with
a central chimney on the ground floor. Built in compatible style, two
newer wings with a modern kitchen and bedrooms, date from the 1950s.
Historic homes like this are always in danger of demolition due to the desirability
of the lot, especially in Fairfield
County.
Contact: Hope
R. Kern, GRI (203) 259-5048 or Mike DeLorenzo, GRI, CRS (203) 218-2719 at
Munson Real Estate or hrkern@optonline.net

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