The Old Town Hall is a historic former municipal building at 90 Post Road East in

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. It ws completed in 1909 as the town's first purpose-built municipal office building. In 1908 the lot was acquired by the town and plans for the new building were solicited from architects. The building committee selected the proposal of

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of New Haven. Proposals were also received from Meloy & Beckwith, Ernest G. Southey and John R. Taylor of Bridgeport. The architectural design of the building is unusual for using cobblestones within a design that is, overall,

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in style. The building contract was let to Ralston & St. John of Westport and the completed building was first used for

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in May 1909. and In 1979 Westport moved its municipal offices to a rehabilitated grade school building on Myrtle Avenue. The building is currently occupied by Don Memo, a Mexican restaurant, and Walrus Alley, a southern-style BBQ restaurant and bar. The building was listed on the

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in 1982.

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National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Neoclassical architecture in Connecticut Government buildings completed in 1908 Cobblestone architecture Buildings and structures in Westport, Connecticut Town halls in Connecticut 1908 establishments in Connecticut {{Connecticut-NRHP-stub

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