Address: 140 Burr Street
City: Fairfield
State: CT
ZIP: 06824
MLS #: 170012926
Style: Antique, Colonial
Year Built: 1765
Square Feet: 5,045
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3 Full, 1 Partial
Fireplace: 5
Garage: 2 Car Detached, Driveway
Basement: Bulkhead, Interior Access, Part Finished, Storage
They don’t make them like they used to!
At the foot of Greenfield Hill sits the Captain Ebenezer Hill house, a home loved by generations of the same family, for 252 years. Timeless and elegant, this 1765 pre-Revolutionary Colonial is a treasure. Well-preserved, the original part of the home has large rooms with high ceilings and period craftsmanship throughout, such as five authentic extra-large fireplaces with carved-wood mantels and brick or stone hearths, original chestnut hardwood floors, a lovely set of double French doors dividing Formal Dining and Living rooms, period china cabinet built-in and storage closet, latched pull-down linen closets reminiscent of something you’d see on Downtown Abby and carved wood-paneled walls. It’s a special treat to walk through this home and imagine living here back when it was built and throughout the decades. Captain Hill fought at Valley Forge with General George Washington, imagine!
The current owners added a large Family/Breakfast Room wing off the Kitchen and Master Bedroom suite above, as well as Central Air, a 5-zone gas boiler and R-Value 49 Fiberglass insulation throughout the attic. They’ve done numerous upgrades during their ownership, including adding a bluestone patio off the back, cedar wood shingled roof, copper gutters and a Central Vac system. They also added a 500 sf finished portion of the basement that’s currently used as a Rec Room and has a 600+ bottle wine room with separate 200+bottle auxiliary storage under the stairwell. The flow, light and space in the home are wonderful. You’ll find it’s perfect for both small and large-scale entertaining and in fact, the large, formal Living Room is just begging for a period dance!
The Master Suite upstairs has a 950sf bedroom with two walk-in closets, extra large bathroom with two vanity areas, Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. There are four additional bedrooms and two full baths. A half bath/Powder Room is on the first floor. Walk-up attic provides extra storage and there’s plenty of closet space throughout. Two-car detached garage, lovely vegetable and flower gardens, mature trees, charming stone well and a 200’ x 100’ electric-fence paddock complete the property. Put this home on your ‘Must-See’ list, it’s a genuine treasure!
