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56 CLAPBOARD RIDGE - PETITION AGAINST DEMOLITION!

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3 years ago

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monte petersen
6 years ago

This house is historic and in perfect condition. Nature and wildlife will be damaged if something new and large is constructed on the property.

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Edward Goddard
7 years ago

Many fabulous meals and gallons of beverages were consumed at this residence

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Laura
9 years ago

Beautiful remarkable home! don't destroy something that doesn't need to be knocked down. why not remodel?

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Anonymous
9 years ago

House has been demolished.

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Jane Arnone
9 years ago

Anyone whose family home is bought by greedy developers and razed to the ground should sign this petition.

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LINDA TRIPP RAUSCH
10 years ago

MY BEST FRIEND OWNED THIS FARM FOR MANY YEARS, THEY LOVED AND RESPECTED ITS HISTORY AND ARE HORRIFIED TO HEAR OF ITS ALMOST CERTAIN END. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOMES AND THE UNTHINKABLE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OCCUR. WE SHOULD FIGHT THIS DEVELOPER AS HE HASTENS TO ERASE HISTORY FOR MONETARY GAIN.

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Michelle/Mimi Spreadbury
10 years ago

My family lived in this house for thirteen years while I was a child and a young adult. I learned to drive circling in the front and back driveway. We were very active in the community with schools, churches, hospitals, meals on wheels, and the Bruce Museum. We had many very happy family celebrations that included our English and Pennsylvania grandmothers, all of whom have passed on. My youngest sister was brought home to the nursery which my mother decorated. Our extended French and British family visited many times as well; they got to see the one of the best as well as well loved of the regional historical homes and gardens first hand. I was shocked and surprised to hear that this lovely plaqued home is being torn down that must have seen numerous family memories other than ours over many generations. I remember as a teen when the home was plaqued by the Greenwich Historical Society. It was a great honor. It is heartening to see friends and neighbors that care enough to wish to save this lovely home. Thank you for these efforts and kindly keep us posted.

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Diane C Spreadbury
10 years ago

I had the honor of living in and loving this incredible home for over 13 years. I brought my beautiful youngest daughter home from Greenwich Hospital to her nursery when the house was being repaired by the master craftsman, Chris Kulk, after an unfortunate fire. The beams ,burned in this fire, were painstakingly repaired and pegged as they had been over 130 years before.The third floor was paneled in cherry. All, with great love, was put right again. The house was well used. For years the attic housed auction items for the annual Bruce Museum Renaissance Ball, while the beautiful old barn sheltered as many as five horses and their cat. There were many years of festive Birthday,Thanksgiving and Christmas parties filled with good food,good friends, new babies, laughter and much joy. Somewhere in that time,the house was placked by the Historical society which, I thought, meant that it could not be altered; that it must stay as it was...forever. Forever. So much history has gone on in and around this great house. So much love, and yes, some sadness, but when did we lose sight of beauty and dignity and make the $$ mean more. How has this shallowness crept into our existence? And without understanding the beauty in this piece of history, aren't we just existing? If this is the case, if money is all that is important, then shame on us!

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Whitney Spreadbury
10 years ago Featured

I grew up in this amazing home, while I understand the desire to make room for the new, it is homes like this that make Greenwich a wonderful place to live. There is so much history in this house that ought to be preserved.

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D C Kulk
10 years ago

I spent 7 years of my life maintaining this home in the late 80's and early 90's We preserved the floors replaced shakes with real shakes and even built new wood storms to prevent the character of the house. I put in the split rail horse paddock of genuine black locust. The paddock off the barn was rebuilt The barn which hadn't been used for years was fixed up and became a home for the horses again.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Save our history and heritage - a sin to throw it away

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Why would anyone want to demolish a home like this? This will be a disgrace.

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Debbie Sterling
10 years ago

I hope that this beautiful house and property with its 175 years of history can be saved and appreciated by any of its owners. It should not be torn down. We need to preserve the old homes that give Greenwich it great character, whether large or small.

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Gay Coe
10 years ago

My husband and I have also submitted to Town Hall a written petition also.

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Laurie warren
10 years ago

A travesty to the fabric of our town!

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Debra A McLaughlin
10 years ago

I support preserving Hobby Horse Farm.

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Lisa Beach
10 years ago

We cannot let this beauty be razed!! It's a part of New England culture and history, and is too perfect an example of the glory of the magnificent 19th century home.

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James Moffett
10 years ago

The idiot who wants to demolish this gem should go buy a lot somewhere else, build a new house, and call it Horse's Ass Farm.

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Shelley robinson
10 years ago

Whoa!...please preserve this beautiful example of craftsmanship and passion for the "handmade" rarely seen in contemporary home building.