{"id":562,"date":"2006-06-30T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2006-06-30T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/?p=562"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:08:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:08:49","slug":"30-highland-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/index.php\/2006\/06\/30\/30-highland-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaret Hoyt Smith House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/30_Highland_Avenue_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"30 France Street\" title=\"30_Highland_Avenue_300x300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/30_Highland_Avenue_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/30_Highland_Avenue_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-1787\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>LOST<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Margaret Hoyt Smith House, 30 Highland Avenue<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>The Margaret Hoyt Smith House, an 1870 Victorian at 30 Highland Avenue in Rowayton, was demolished at the end of June 2006 to make way for twelve upscale homes. The house was the residence of Margaret Hoyt Smith, the first woman architect in Norwalk, designer of many significant structures throughout the state. Architecturally, this fine old house represented the classic Victorian style that is fast disappearing all over the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The developer, while not keen on demolition of the well-built and elegant home, was not able to incorporate the existing Victorian-era home with the more modern architecture of the new homes planned for the site. The only option was to move the house. The Norwalk Preservation Trust and the Rowayton Civic Association worked to find a site and a way to move the large 3500 square foot structure. This proved unfeasible. Even though a site and a willing owner were found within a reasonable distance, the large house could not be moved down Highland Avenue without the loss of the mature trees that lined the street. 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