Stamford Furniture Store Closing After 66 Years

STAMFORD, CT — After more than 60 years in business, United House Wrecking on Hope Street will close its doors.

Stamford Economic Development Director Thomas Madden confirmed the closure in an email to Patch and noted the store "had quite the history." (To sign up for Stamford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

In light of this, the store has announced a going-out-of-business sale, during which $8 million in home decor "must go." According to family business' website, the sale began Wednesday and everything in the 40,000-square-foot showroom is on sale for up to 65 percent off.

The sale was also announced in a post on the store's Facebook page, which thanked loyal fans and customers for "66 wonderful years" in business.

The post promises "loads of great items" for sale, some of which have not previously been available. The sale is being conducted the Lodato family to provide the Stamford community with a "proper goodbye," according to the post.

"Please stop in to see us," the post reads. "Allow us to thank you for your patronage and say farewell as we share some awesome UHW memories."

The store will be open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., while the sale is active.

United House Wrecking started as a demolition business in 1954, during which the Lodato family salvaged doors, mantels, stained glass and other valuable items, according to the website. The store soon became "a haven for unusual items with character" and ultimately expanded to become what it is today.

The store offers a multitude of new and custom-built furniture items, in addition to lighting fixtures, patio furniture, thousands of rugs and many other items.

Over the years, the store has sold a number of unusual items, including original Yankee Stadium seats, a full New York City subway car and a 40-foot tall farmer statue from the Danbury Fair.

Patch reached out to United House Wrecking for further information.