On the Market: Fairfield Home offers grandeur of the Roaring 20s

The colonial house at 1252 Pequot Avenue was built in 1929 for relaxed beachside living as well as living and entertaining in grand style, which still holds true today.

“There are views of Long Island Sound from almost every room,” the agents said, including the master bedroom suite, which features a private deck with a retractable awning, “where you can escape your busy household and take in the view, sunshine and lovely ocean breezes. On sunny, summer afternoons you will enjoy watching the sailing regattas from the porch and the private deck off the master bedroom,” they said.

In addition to the 5,044 square feet of formal and casual elegance offered in this 12-room house, the two-acre level property features gorgeous perennial and rose gardens, a vegetable garden, a culinary herb garden just off the kitchen and an exterior garden room with walls of tall privet hedges. Border gardens of hydrangeas and white irises line the semi-circular driveway, and at least one tree on the broad front lawn sits in a circlet of wildflowers reminiscent of London’s Hyde Park.

The balcony/deck off the master bedroom suite has a bird’s eye view of the semi-circular carriage driveway lined with perennial flower gardens and Long Island Sound.

Should anyone wish to leave this beautiful compound they will find local conveniences only minutes away. This house is close to the Pequot Yacht Club, Southport Village, the Metro North Railroad train station, and Pequot Library.

Nature lovers, hikers and birdwatchers have their choice of four places, all practically part of their own backyard. The municipal Southgate Lane Open Space and a parcel of property managed by the Aspetuck Land Trust are both in Fairfield. The H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve and conservation land protected by the Connecticut Audubon Society off Hedley Farm Road are both in neighboring Westport, literally just steps away.

For about a decade, interest in antique houses had dwindled but in the last year homebuyers have exhibited much more interest in purchasing and preserving vintage residences. However, the agents point out, if a vintage structure is not your preference, this two-acre estate property offers an unusual opportunity to build your dream coastal Connecticut home, with options to include a guest or gate house, or maybe a tennis court.

The sizable screened porch has views of the pool and Long Island Sound.

Inside, this house features a classic layout with generously proportioned rooms, tall ceilings and large windows. The banquet-sized dining room is adjacent to the sizable updated eat-in country kitchen, which features a marble center island, glass-front cabinetry, pantry, high-end stainless appliances, built-in desk area and breakfast room.

Fireplaces are found in the spacious formal living room and sunken family room.

The house has a total of six bedrooms, four on the second floor and two on the third level.

In the formal living room there is a marble fireplace flanked by French doors to the large screened porch.

There will be an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information or to set up an appointment to see the house contact Edie Anderson of William Raveis Real Estate and Pam Toner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties; Anderson at 203-858-4668 or Edie.Anderson@raveis.com, and Toner at 917-319-1580 or pamtoner@bhhsne.com.

The banquet-sized dining room has wainscoting on the lower walls and French doors that separate it from the foyer.

TYPE: Colonial

ADDRESS: 1252 Pequot Avenue

PRICE: $5,600,000

NUMBER OF ROOMS: 12

The sizable updated eat-in country kitchen features a marble center island, glass-front cabinetry, pantry, high-end stainless appliances, built-in desk area, and breakfast room.

FEATURES: water community, views of Long Island Sound, easy walk to Southport Beach and several preserved open spaces; a short walk to Southport Village, Southport Metro North Railroad station, and Pequot Library; two-acre level property (sub-dividable), in-ground swimming pool, bluestone patio, large screened porch, awnings, professional landscaping, exterior garden room, rose garden, vegetable garden, culinary herb garden, wisteria-covered pergola, balcony, generator, two fireplaces, detached two-car garage, semi-circular carriage driveway, wood shingle roof, zoned central air conditioning and natural gas heat, full unfinished basement, attic, public water connection, septic system, six bedrooms, five full and two half baths

The breakfast room has a wall of windows that enjoy a view of Long Island Sound.

SCHOOLS: Mill Hill Elementary, Roger Ludlowe Middle, Fairfield Ludlowe High

ASSESSMENT: $1,890,980

TAX RATE: 26.79 mills

TAXES: $50,659

In the sunken family room there is a marble fireplace and a wall of almost floor-to-ceiling windows with French doors to the pergola and attractively landscaped backyard.

The in-ground swimming pool is hidden behind tall privet hedges, and it features fountain jets spraying arches of water

The colonial house at 1252 Pequot Avenue, in the historic Southport section of Fairfield, is only steps from the Southport Beach, Sealodge Beach Club, and the Westport border.