Known as Shepherd’s Hill, this house is in the Middle Haddam National Register Historic District, about a half-hour south of Hartford, with views of the nearby Connecticut River.
Size: 2,352 square feet
Price per square foot: $330
Indoors: It is assumed that Shepherd’s Hill was built for a wealthy family because of ceilings that are notably high for the colonial period. Many antique details remain, including wavy window glass and five fireplaces.
Passing through the original shuttered doors, one enters a foyer with recently hand-painted wall and floor patterns. To the right is the dining room; to the left, a kitchen laid out over two rooms, with wide-board floors, beveled cabinets, duplicate sinks and stoves and French doors opening to a stone patio. At the rear of the house is a 24-foot-long living room with the original cooking hearth and a dramatic bow window overlooking the gardens and river.
Upstairs is a master suite reconfigured to include a bathroom with wood cabinetry, and a private porch. This level has two additional bedrooms and a bathroom.
Outdoor space: The 5.6-acre property includes a buildable lot overlooking the river. There is also a pond-shaped in-ground swimming pool with a stone surround, a garden house and a three-bay carriage barn.
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