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On the Market: Easton home boasts old world charm

Meg Barone

EASTON - "Old world charm meets modern-day sophistication in this stunning Victorian," according to the listing agent for the renovated blue colonial Victorian house at 131 Sport Hill Road in the Lower Easton neighborhood.

The old world charm comes from the home's construction, which began in 1875 and concluded a year later. It was built for Edwin Godfrey and, according to the Easton Historical Society website, it was "Later Tersana Farm owned by Samuel P. Senior."

The renovated blue colonial Victorian house at 131 Sport Hill Road is an Easton landmark, built in 1875 for Edwin Godfrey. It was later the home of Samuel P. Senior. The modern-day sophistication comes in the form of the home's many modern features and conveniences. The 1.3-acre level and lightly wooded property has a 28,000-gallon heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool, hot tub, and flagstone patio with stone sitting wall - things its 19th century denizens could not even fathom. This house also has a new air conditioning system, a new heating system, natural gas from the street, and the updated kitchen features new quartz counters and a new gas cooktop and range.

The renovated blue colonial Victorian house at 131 Sport Hill Road is an Easton landmark, built in 1875 for Edwin Godfrey. It was later the home of Samuel P. Senior.

The modern-day sophistication comes in the form of the home’s many modern features and conveniences. The 1.3-acre level and lightly wooded property has a 28,000-gallon heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool, hot tub, and flagstone patio with stone sitting wall — things its 19th century denizens could not even fathom.

This house also has a new air conditioning system, a new heating system, natural gas from the street, and the updated kitchen features new quartz counters and a new gas cooktop and range.

The stone path to the side entrance has two large granite grist wheels (one pictured), perhaps from the Tersana Farm, which once occupied this property.

A Sept. 14, 2019, article in the Fairfield Citizen says “In addition to The Great Reservoirs created under the leadership of grandfather Samuel P. Senior, president and chairman of Bridgeport Hydraulic from 1920-1955, Senior family contributions to Easton have included Tersana Farms (the 180 acres that comprise much of the southern part of Easton today), the Adams Schoolhouse, and the founding of the Easton Garden Club and the Easton Historical Society.” The prominence and contributions of the Senior family make this graceful Victorian “lady” a town landmark, although her beauty is not immediately apparent. The house is hidden behind a stand of mature trees along the road.

The backyard enjoys privacy, hidden behind mature trees, and yet this house is less than a mile from the Merritt Parkway. The historical society website contains an early photograph of this house, which then was white. The covered front porch, decorative columns, and French doors depicted in that photo are still intact, although the shutters on the front facade no longer exist. Few people use the front doors to enter the home anymore. More often than not they access this 12-room, 4,600-square-foot house from the wrap-around covered porch of the side entrance. To do so they must walk from the driveway with ample parking places, down a stone path and over two large granite grist wheels, perhaps from the farm that was once occupied this property.

The backyard enjoys privacy, hidden behind mature trees, and yet this house is less than a mile from the Merritt Parkway.

The historical society website contains an early photograph of this house, which then was white. The covered front porch, decorative columns, and French doors depicted in that photo are still intact, although the shutters on the front facade no longer exist.

Few people use the front doors to enter the home anymore. More often than not they access this 12-room, 4,600-square-foot house from the wrap-around covered porch of the side entrance. To do so they must walk from the driveway with ample parking places, down a stone path and over two large granite grist wheels, perhaps from the farm that was once occupied this property.

Although the paint color is different - now blue compared to the original white, the front entrance of this 12-room, 4,600-square-foot house has its original columns and French doors. Inside, there is

Although the paint color is different - now blue compared to the original white, the front entrance of this 12-room, 4,600-square-foot house has its original columns and French doors.

Inside, there is “impeccable craftsmanship and attention to detail (in) every corner of this beautiful home. ... Three fireplaces are strategically placed to add warmth and ambiance to this amazing home,” the agent said. It has a surprisingly open concept floor plan for a house of this vintage.

The rooms are spacious and the ceilings tall, particularly in the two-story family room, which also features a fireplace, interior balcony, and six sets of French doors, all of which open to the wrap-around porch. Three of them open to the rear portion of the porch looking over the pool. This section of the porch also has a romantic and relaxing swing seat for two.

At the side entrance of this updated vintage house there is a plaque from the Easton Historical Society identifying it as the Godfrey/Senior House for its two most prominent residents. The family room is open to the chef's kitchen at the heart of the home. It has ample quartz countertops, decorative ceramic tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances including a natural gas cooktop, double wall ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. A column in the kitchen and another at the top of the staircase on the second floor resemble the ones on the porches.

At the side entrance of this updated vintage house there is a plaque from the Easton Historical Society identifying it as the Godfrey/Senior House for its two most prominent residents.

The family room is open to the chef’s kitchen at the heart of the home. It has ample quartz countertops, decorative ceramic tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances including a natural gas cooktop, double wall ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. A column in the kitchen and another at the top of the staircase on the second floor resemble the ones on the porches.