274 Poverty Hollow Rd Redding, CT, 06896

single family home
$ 949,000 Sold Feb 12, 2024
78 days on market, 100% sale-to-list ratio
Map of 274 Poverty Hollow Road, Redding, CT 06896 single family home
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About the Home

Enchanting ca 1720 farmhouse on scenic Poverty Hollow Road, set back privately through gated entry on 2 bucolic acres adjoining 4 acres of Redding Land Trust meadows. Expansive detached carriage barn incl. 352 sf post & beam studio w/loft; 34' x13' tractor barn w/loft; plus 2 car garage. This historic home was rebuilt in the 1960s & then expanded significantly by the current owners who have lived there for more than 50 years. In 1975, Thomas King Builder, enlarged the house w/2 additional BRs & full bath upstairs; 6' kitchen extension & breakfast nook addition; plus mud-room/laundry addition w/2 doors to the outside. The resulting country compound includes a total of 4-5 BRs, 3 full baths, & 2 fireplaces. Most inviting great room featuring the LR w/exposed beams, wide board floors, fireplace w/custom wood surround, & adj. library w/built-in book shelves. The first floor also offers the formal DR w/wide board floors; cozy den or guest BR w/exposed beams, wide board floors & adj. full bath; plus the spacious inviting kitchen w/island, sunny breakfast nook, peninsula w/bar overhang, pot rack & two sinks! The gracious foyer w/turned staircase leads to the 2nd floor featuring 4 additional BRs, all with hardwood floors, including the beautiful primary suite w/fireplace, plus 2 more full baths. Spectacular property w/mature flowering trees & gardens, stone walls, screened porch, covered side porch, plus lovely stone terrace. Redding-the "Vermont of CT," yet just 62 miles to Midtown.

Rooms & Interior

4 bedrooms beds
3 full baths
2,779 square feet sq ft

Home Features

Heating

  • Fireplaces: 2
  • Heating: hot air
  • Heat fuel type: oil
  • Fuel tank: in basement

Cooling

  • Central air

Appliances

  • Gas cooktop
  • Wall oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Dishwasher
  • Washer
  • Dryer

Attic

  • Has attic

Basement

  • Full
  • Unfinished
  • Storage

Laundry

  • Main level

Exterior Features

  • Barn
  • Gutters
  • Lighting
  • Patio
  • Porch
  • Porch-screened
  • Stone wall

Property Details

Parking

  • Garage spaces: 2
  • Detached garage
  • Barn

Lot Details

  • Lot surface: 2 acres
  • Borders open space
  • Level lot
  • Fence - stone

Driveway

  • Private
  • Circular

Utilities

  • Water: private well
  • Sewage: septic

Construction Details

Style
colonial, antique

Construction year
1720

Exterior Siding
clapboard

Foundation
stone

Roof
asphalt shingle, wood shingle


Area & Town

This home is located in Redding Ridge neighborhood, in the town of Redding.

Finance & Listing Info

MLS ID #170623605
Status Closed
Listing date February 12, 2024
Closed date April 30, 2024
Days on market 78 days
List price $ 949,000
Close price $ 949,000
Sale-to-list ratio 100%
Tax amount $ 14,343
Tax year july 2023-june 2024
Financing used Cash


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