This beautifully restored, 1836 Greek Revival house—where famed editor and publishing legend Maxwell Perkins read and edited the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings—is on the National Register of Historic Places. A generous garden, which offers a contemporary landscape with a geometric plan inspired in part by Le Notre, is included in the Smithsonian’s Archives for American Gardens. Though the house and garden offer privacy, the location is 88 steps from the New Canaan train station (as Perkins used to say) with its rush-hour through trains to Grand Central Station. Inside, a spare, modern aesthetic and a large 2-story open space are perfect for a home office or a dramatic gallery for painting and sculpture. Upstairs, the living quarters have the sophistication of a Manhattan apartment. On the lower level, side doors open onto the sheltered garden with its pocket views of historic-district buildings. Throughout the house are bright spaces and a synthesis of the best of 19th and 20th-century design.
Interior Details
Livable Area
Total area 5,700 sq feet
Above grade 4,520 sq feet
Below grade 1,180 sq feet
Rooms
Bedroooms 3
Full bathrooms 4
Other Rooms
Foyer
Laundry room
Heating
Fireplaces 5
Heating system Hot air, Zoned
Heat fuel type Oil
Fuel tank location in ground
Cooling
Central air
Zoned
Interior Features
Security system
Appliances
Compactor
Cook top
Disposal
Dryer
Freezer
Microwave
Refrigerator
Wall oven
Washer
Attic
YES
Basement
Partial
Fully finished
Unfinished
Walk-out
Laundry
Location 2nd floor
Construction Details
Type and Style
Home type single family
Architectural style Antique
Condition
Year built 1836
New construction no
Construction Info
Exterior Clapboard
Foundation Block, Stone
Roof Wood shingle
Property Details
Parking and Garage
Garage spaces 2
Detached garage
Swimming Pool
NO
Waterfront
No direct waterfront
Na
Lot Details
Lot surface 0.33 acres
Description Corner lot
Zoning 600
Exterior Features
Balcony
Gutters
Lighting
Porch
Terrace
Utilities
Water Public water connected
Sewage system Public sewer connected
HOA and Financial Info
Current price $ 2,475,000
Tax amount $ 20,010
Tax year July 2017-June 2018
Financing used withheld
MLS Details
MLS ID 99105414
Listing date on 20 May 2015
Status sold
Courtesy of William Pitt Sotheby's Int'l
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