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History · Saugatuck

24% of Saugatuck’s homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 6 old photos and papers from 1915 on and old-book passages.

3on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Saugatuck’s archive · credits on each photo
The story so far

Saugatuck, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Saugatuck yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Saugatuck is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest part of the town, on both sides of the Saugatuck River, extending south to where it enters Long Island Sound. North of Interstate 95, it occupies just the west side of the Saugatuck and continues north as far as U.S. Route 1 (Post Road). It is bordered to the north by Westport Village (the town center) and to the west by the city of Norwalk. The CDP includes the communities of Owenoke and Saugatuck Shores, as well as the Metro-North Railroad Westport station. As of the 2020 census, Saugatuck had a population of 2,937. Saugatuck was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 …

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Saugatuck in 1881

Passages that mention Saugatuck, cut from the printed page as they were published.

In 1831 mcjisures were taken to organize and build a church in the village of Saugatuck (which was incorporated in May, ISS/), into 'VVestport). A meeting was held Dec. 24, 1832, in the academy, to perfect the organization of the ehufch; and the following ollicers were chosen: Lewis Raymond, Modera…
History of Fairfield county, Connecticut1881Read the page →
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In 1831 mcjisures were taken to organize and build a church in the village of Saugatuck (which was incorporated in May, ISS/), into 'VVestport). A meeting was held Dec. 24, 1832, in the academy, to perfect the organization of the ehufch; and the following ollicers were chosen: Lewis Raymond, Moderator; Levi T.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Saugatuck, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s6 items
Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. Terrace1915Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connect…Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. View from house to sunken garden1915Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connect…Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point1915Arnold Schlaet house, Campo PointArnold Schlaet house, Campo Point1915Arnold Schlaet house, Campo PointArnold Schlaet house, Campo Point1915Arnold Schlaet house, Campo PointArnold Schlaet house, State Road 136, Campo Point1915Arnold Schlaet house, State Road 136, Campo Point
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. Terrace
Retake this viewArnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. Terrace, 1915

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On the National Register

3 listings protect 11 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
11
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Saugatuck

Nobody well known was born in Saugatuck itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Meg RyanAmerican actress · b. 1961
Robert MitchumAmerican actor · b. 1917
Christopher LloydAmerican actor · b. 1938
John MayerAmerican musician · b. 1977
Charli D'AmelioAmerican social media personality · b. 2004
Harry HarrisonAmerican science fiction author · b. 1924
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Finish Saugatuck’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewArnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saug…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Compo1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestport18 historic placesANorwalk25 historic placesAWestport Village8 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOld Hill2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (4) and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.