Outdoor fireplaces add spark to the season
With COVID-19 cases surging across the nation, Americans are facing a winter spent mostly at home. For homeowners who have the good fortune to have outdoor living spaces, at least that time won’t be entirely confined to the interiors of their houses. Appended by an outdoor fireplace, the lifespan of a covered porch, patio or terrace is extended well into the season.
Outdoor fireplaces come in an array of options – from woodburning to gas, from masonry marvels of hand-formed fieldstone or stacked stone to prefabricated kits for at-home assembly. Unlike open wood-burning fire pits, an outdoor fireplace affords warmth, ambiance, and channeled smoke that goes up the chimney and away from those gathered ‘round it.
Houlihan Lawrence Realtor Ellen Mosher refers to the sixbedroom colonial at 12 Carrington Drive, Greenwich, as an “enchanting country retreat.” This property – currently listed for $2.495 million – offers a number of compelling attributes that expressly appeal to buyers in search of space, amenities and work-fromhome options. Plus, some of the 4.01-acre lot has been devoted to outdoor living, with an outdoor kitchen, stone terraces – one, pergola topped – and a tranquil in-ground pool and spa. An outdoor fireplace and patio area sit poolside, poised for chilly days and nights.
Ellen Mosher also represents the seller of the private, lakefront estate at 7 Topping Road, Greenwich.
The six-bedroom, 10,314square-foot brick manor is situated amid 4.6 acres, with numerous terraces – one, with a stackedstone fireplace and bluestonetopped brick walls. Beyond the terraces and pool, there is an expansive lawn that leads down to Topping Lake and the readyfor-next-season dock.
The luxury of land
Jetting out to Long Island Sound, Belle Haven peninsula is the setting for the five-bedroom Mediterranean-inspired home, built in the mid-1920s, at 33 Broad Road. Joanne Mancuso, the Houlihan Lawrence Realtor who’s representing the seller, describes the grounds around the home as a “spectacular outdoor oasis.”
Thoughtfully landscaped for texture and color, the lot provides sanctuary for gardens, brick terraces, a pool, fountain, and an outdoor fireplace.
Inside, much of the original architectural character has been maintained, even during renovation work that added more contemporary finishes, fixtures and amenities to the home. 33 Broad Road is currently listed for $4.995 million.
In mid-country Greenwich, the raised ranch at 22 Byfield Lane – with three bedrooms and an oversized two-car garage – sits down a long drive, on 3.3 acres of land. The house looks out to a picturesque pond, with a variety of evergreen and deciduous trees beyond it. A great little feature of the landscape here is a picnic pavilion with an outdoor woodburning fireplace at one end. Mattia Tarantino of Coldwell Banker Realty is the listing agent for the $2.495 million mid-country property.