Historical Gulf Street House in Milford Will Be Demolished Today

The Elijah Bryan House on Gulf Street in Milford is being demolished today, the Milford Mirror reports.

The house was expected to be demolished last week but owners were waiting on the demolition permit to be approved.

The owner of the house applied for a demolition permit in June. According to the Milford Mirror, the city’s historian placed a 90-day delay on the demolition to provide concerned parties with time to seek out alternate solutions.

Alice Oliver, chair of the Milford Historical District III Study Committee, has been trying to create a historical district along Gulf Street.

According to Oliver, 15 houses on the street are cited in Connecticut’s historic resources inventory as having significant historical and architectural features. Sixty percent of the houses on Gulf Street are more than 70 years old, while eight houses are between 150 and 242 years old.

Former City Historian Richard Platt told the Mirror the Dutch half gambrel was architecturally significant. Platt added that he hopes the family would give local preservationists a piece of the house as a reminder of the historic building that could remain in city hands.

Oliver said residents fear that the designation of a historical district will be too restrictive. If given the status, commissioners will only have the authority to restrict dramatic changes to the exteriors of the homes that are visible from Gulf Street.

The owners of the home plan to build a new house at the address.

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