Attorney General Won't Block Demolition Of Waterford Historic Home

WATERFORD, CT — The office of Attorney General William Tong will not prevent the demolition of the historic Nichols Farmhouse/William H. Putnam house, according to The Day.

The new owners of the 3.7 property filed a demolition permit with the town in September to clear the way for a new home on the 80 Shore Road site.

Neighbors and the nonprofit group Preservation Connecticut asked Tong to intervene. However, the attorney general's office said it would not seek an injunction to prevent demolition of the home, The Day reported.

The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The building dates back to 1850 with several additions made since then, according to documents filed with the state.

The property was identified as "a contributing property to the Hartford Colony District in Waterford" under the categories of Social History and Art as "a seasonal coastal retreat for some of the capitol city's leading families." It was also listed due to its association with the White family, "[r]enowned as marine and landscape painters in Connecticut for more than a century..."