63 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437

This elegant and very unique Italianate house, possibly based on a design by Henry Austin, was built for the whaling captain Frederick Alonzo Weld in 1851. There are many highlights in this architecturally distinctive home like the huge Parlor with floor to ceiling windows, hardwood floors and unusual molding or the large room now being used as a living room with a fireplace, which can be a first floor bedroom w/nearby bath. The views out the picture window are of the lovely gardens and walk-way. There's a room, which we now call the den, that was the original "keeping room" with a fireplace and a bee hive oven. The second floor has two bedrooms, a full bath and a small room that can be used as an office or library. If you are looking for an in-town home with beautiful grounds that is close to everything, this is it.