Built around 1859, the Gothic Revival Vine Cottage is the home of the New Canaan Health Department.
Though a charming building across Main Street from Town Hall, the municipality has unsuccessfully tried to sell it at least three times in recent years. The second floor can't be used for public purposes because it is not ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. The cost of installing an elevator is prohibitive.
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It is hard for me to think of this house as a "cottage" because it has the look of a grand house with wonderful 19th Century style. too bad about the second floor not open for public use, but I understand why.
Surely in New Canaan there's someone who needs a tax deduction and could spring for an elevator. Well, maybe not if the tax deductions recently enacted won't take effect this year. Maybe next year.
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