Fieldstone Farm—Norfolk—$730,000

Located next to the Doolittle Woods, this totally renovated 1905 Colonial Farmhouse sits on 9.19 lovely acres with meadows, mature gardens, stonewalls and split rail fences all accented by tasteful landscape lighting. The house has an open flow, the rooms are spacious and have 8-foot ceilings. The heart of the house is one large room with entry area, well-outfitted chef’s kitchen, dining area and adjacent bar area. There are professional appliance, soapstone and marble countertops, a large island with sink, custom cabinets, dual zone wine cooler, ice maker, etc. etc. Large living room with antique wide pine floors, fieldstone chimney with woodstove that can heat the whole house and French doors that open to an open porch with stairs to the south and west facing stone terrace and hot tub from which to enjoy the views and the sunsets. On the 2nd floor are a guest room plus full bath as well as a large master bedroom with en-suite bath (tiled shower, soaking tub, radiant heat) and an ample walk-in closet with laundry machines. All new high- efficiency windows, electrics, Lutron lighting, plumbing, zoned propane heating system, custom built 100 bottle wine cellar. The house sits on 6.82 acres with an additional 2.37 acre “barn” lot across Loon Meadow drive. (The barn lot is deed restricted as a barn lot.) Move-in ready, the house has been reconfigured and fully renovated over the past ten years in a style that is in keeping with the history of the house and the landscape.

Contact us by email or call (860-542-5020) for an appointment to view Fieldstone Farm.

Style: Renovated antique farmhouse. Age: 1905.
Size: 2100 square feet Bedrooms: 2
Electricity: 200 amps. CBs. Metal clad wiring. Baths: 2 full, one half.
Heat: Propane-fired hot water, flat panel radiators Propane: 500-gallon tank behind garage. 
Hot water: Off furnace. Roof: Asphalt architectural shingle – 10 years old and less.
Exterior: Mostly Hardie board, some clapboard, painted. Spray foam insulation. Well: Drilled.  150’ deep.
Windows: Thermopane custom Norwood high efficiency, tilt in for cleaning. Internet: yes
Septic: Yes.  Russ pumps. Taxes: $4716 (2021)

General Information

Kitchen/living/dining: 24’ x 21’ plus 12’ x 8’.  Tiled entry area with window seat with storage underneath and closets.  Kitchen area with soapstone counter tops, custom cabinetry, Dacor gas cook top with hood, double Dacor wall ovens, Bosch dishwasher, LG fridge.  Island with marble top, sink, breakfast bar, storage, and bookshelves.  Dining area.  Bar area with sink, cabinets, beverage fridge, ice machine and wine fridge.  Fir floors, 8’ ceilings, side staircase to second floor, back hall to half bath (5’ x 9’) and side door to porch, pocket door to living room. 
Living room: 24’ x 17’.  Wide pine floorboards, wood stove, fieldstone chimney, French doors to porch.
Open porch: 18’ x 12’.  Built of Zuri, a weatherproof composit material.  Railing, stairs down to the hot tub, stone terrace and open meadows. 
2nd floor: Two bedrooms and two full baths.  Refinished original wide pine floors.
Master bedroom suite: 24’ x 16’ plus 6’ x 6’ office area.  Wide pine floors, fan.  Lots of light through the east and south facing windows.  Walk-in closet (13’ x 6’) with stacking washer/dryer.  Full bath: 12’ x 9’.  Glass and tile shower, soaking tub, radiant heat. 
Bedroom: 12’ x 14’.  Fan, closet.
Bathroom: 8’ x 7’.  Tiled tub/shower, radiant heat.
Land: A total of 9.19 acres.  Part of an old farm, there are various meadows, a stone terrace off the west side of the house, stone walls, some woods, raised vegetable beds, split rail fencing, mature trees. The old barn on the lot across the road has finally collapsed and is being removed.  A new barn can be built on this lot.    
Basement: Full basement with bulkhead.  Field stone and cinder block foundation. Poured concrete floor. New steel i-beam.  Custom wine “cellar” shelving.