203 Cutler St, Watertown, CT 06795

This New England Shingle Style (popularized in Newport, RI) was designed by Dana Architects (NYC) and landscaped by Fredrick Law Olmsted, and was the featured property on the Litchfield House Tour in 2010. A period house built for one of Connecticut's wealthiest industrialist families in 1928, expanded in 1956 and continuously updated with the finest workmanship, and materials and an eye for historical accuracy, to be comfortable and efficient in the new millennium. The main house is grand yet cozy, with 5-plus bedrooms, three fireplaces and commercial appliances in the kitchen and butler pantries, and features a grand entry with formal floor-to-ceiling raised paneling, leading to a 20 x 40 foot greatroom, a 16 x 20 dining room with moulded plaster shell-inspired corner cabinets and rows of French door with a commanding view of 7 acres of mature plantings, a trout brook, extensive stone patios and terraces. With frontage on three streets, all surrounded by a formal stone wall, this is the largest intact property remaining in the Watertown Fire District: an exclusive in-town area, half-acre residential zoned with gas, water and sewer service. A separate and substantial 2 bedroom guesthouse with a living room, fireplace, full eat-in kitchen, full basement and a 3-car carriage house are situated on the opposing side of the circular driveway leading to the elaborate stone gate piers.