21 Sunset Hill Rd, Redding, CT 06896

Historic Zalmon Crofoot Homestead, circa 1740. Exceptionally bright and charmingly unconventional, this home captures you from the moment you enter. The Great Room has the original stone fireplace with dutch oven and crane as well as a wall of windows and French doors leading to the 700 square foot deck overlooking unexpected views of the terraced lawn, hemlock hedges, nearby open fields and distant wooded hills. The den with brick fireplace and the eat-in country kitchen complete the formal rooms on this level. The expansive formal living room has the original wide board tulip wood floors and full southern exposure for maximum sunlight. The large master bedroom with vaulted ceiling and skylight has sliders to a separate 200 square foot wood deck. Two additional bedrooms are located on the top floor. In addition to the main house, there is a spacious two story, vaulted office/studio with beams, skylights and a finished heated workshop on the walk-out lower level. The detached 2 car saltbox style garage has an attached carport for a third vehicle. An equipment storage barn, tool shed and roofed wood shed complete this remarkable property. Located just 56 miles from mid-Manhattan, this home is within easy walking distance to Huntington State Park and is convenient to schools, shops and major transportation routes.