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An Interview with...
THE PROUD HOMEOWNERS OF
2 DEVON ROAD
Q: WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS HOME?
A: Devon Road is really an amazing street and with enough room for our four kids, plus live-in
childcare and a pool, it’s all we could ask for. On top of that we love the layout of the house and
how it is situated on the grounds. The house was originally built in 1929, an excellent period in
home building, when higher-end homes were designed and built not just to be last but to be
spacious and luxurious. Thus many homes from this era have a timeless quality. The home was
renovated in 2001 by renowned architect Jack Franzen, a master who took the bones and basic
layout of the original and created what exists today.
Q: PLEASE DESCRIBE THE RENOVATION PROCESS...
A: Finished basement (added 1,200 sf in finished space, including home office)
Redid blinds and shutters
Painted exterior of house and replaced all lighting fixtures
Renovated powder room
Significant landscaping/hardscaping
o Tore out falling down fences
o Fenced in pool
o Reworked stone walkways
o Tore down wall and built new wall from house to 4 Devon road property line
o Removed 20 trees, debris, invasive shrubs etc
o Planted ~60 trees and shrubs for privacy and decorative purposes
Q: WHY ARE YOU MOVING?
A: Sadly, Tod’s mother has stage 4 metastatic cancer. Tod has been traveling back and forth from
Westport to Detroit for the past 6 months. Given COVID travel restrictions and quarantine periods,
we decided it would be better to move the family back to Michigan and be close to his mother
during this difficult time.
Q: WILL YOU MISS THE NEIGHBOR/NEIGHBORS?
A: Yes! We will miss all of them. But we will not miss them for long. We plan to move back to the
Greens Farms Area when the situation with Tod’s mother is resolved.
Q: WHAT MAKES YOUR PROPERTY SO SPECIAL?
A: Simply put, there is no other street like Devon Road in Westport. The combination of location, size,
quality, proximity to the beach, having a pool plus the ability to add-on makes the house incredibly
unique. We are leaving the home with a heavy heart and hope the new buyer loves the home as
much as we do.
