The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Connecticut estate with barn/pool house from Vermont listed for almost $5M
The home on 94 Salmon Kill Road is surrounded by open space. But the Lakeville-Salisbury home’s 28 acres of land and hundreds of surrounding acres of conserved land are far from empty. Instead, it holds an array of features as unique as the home itself.
According to lead broker and owner Elyse Harney Morris, the street is considered an attractive spot to locals and buyers alike.
“Salmon Kill Road is one of Salisbury's premier locations and features the main home which is built to resemble a countryside estate in England,” Harney Morris said in an email.
Listed for $4.995 million, the property of the 3,732square-foot Lakeville home has a “unique and important conifer collection of over 80 cone-bearing trees from around the world,” the listing notes, as well as a creek and mountain views. There’s also a guest house constructed in 1984 with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and kitchen.
A pool on the property was made with heated PebbleTec concrete, and the listing notes that the pool is accompanied by an 18th century Vermont barn Harney Morris said was moved to the site and converted into a pool house. The pool house was furnished with a bathroom and kitchenette, as well as exposed beams and barn doors.
Beyond the grounds of the property, listing agent Liza Reiss noted the main home’s “quality craftsmanship” that complements its natural setting.
“Every detail in this home is thoughtfully crafted and integrated with the surrounding landscape,” she said in an email.
Built in a Neo-Palladian style, the main home contains three bedrooms and four bathrooms, according to the listing, along with an “octagonal library” with an 18th century wood fireplace mantle and a “tromp d’oleil door.” Meaning “deceives the eye,” the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the tromp d’oleil-style of painting as one where objects are painted with realistic detail.
The living room on the main level has 10-foot ceilings, a marble fireplace and three sets of French doors that lead out to the patio, the listing notes. There’s also a “restored 1803 summer kitchen” that Harney Morris said was brought from Lehigh Valley, Penn. and now serves as the gatehouse; it is furnished with a fireplace and beehive oven.