Westport Historical Society Inc

The society, with community preservation act funding, became owners of the cadman-white-handy house (handy house) a property registered with the national register of historic places. This property has a preservation restriction on the building and 2.2 acres of the property. In addition there is a grant agreement between the town of westport and the society in which the property will be maintained and preserved for the benefit of the public. It is also subject to right-of-first-refusal by the town of westport with no payment required.

Bell schoolhouse: bell school ca. 1841 was so named because of a bell in its tower. The original name of the school was sandy hill academy. In the early 1900s bell school was renamed alumni hall with a library on the second floor and a community hall on the first floor. During the westport fair and cattle show held at the head from 1911-1930, bell school was used as an agricultural hall for fair exhibits. The westport fair and cattle show was the forerunner of the present westport agricultural fair. Presently the bell school is the home of the westport historical society. This property was deeded to the organization subject to covenants to use the property for antiquarian and/or historical purposes and to maintain the property and its belfry within specific dimensions. Bell school cannot be sold but must be transferred to another antiquarian or historical society,without charge.