Residents Rally Around Historic West Hartford Home

Several residents and historic properties experts came out to a public hearing Monday night to speak in support of preserving a 1918 Craftsman-style bungalow in West Hartford that is slated to be demolished, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports that developer Reinhard von Hollander has notified the historic district commission that he intends to demolish the existing 2,700-square-foot home at 2022 Albany Avenue and plans on building two new homes, which he has received zoning approval for.

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Town ordinance requires developers to wait 90 days before demolition to give the historic district commission time to assess a property’s historic significance, according to the Courant.

The Courant reports that several workers were at the property on Tuesday removing trees around the home.

Read the full story at the Hartford Courant here.