30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Conn. home built by a Revolutionary War soldier asks $5.49M
A historic Federal-style home, built by an American Revolutionary War soldier, is on the market for $5.49 million.
It's at 142 Main St. in a part of Fairfield, Conn. called Southport. The tony area has been a low-key favorite for privacy-loving public figures including Marlo Thomas and her late husband Phil Donahue; the late executive Jack Welch; and Daytime Emmy Award-winning soap star Jensen Ackles, brokers said.
More recently, celebrity chef Ina Garten sold her home nearby, at 219 Main St., for $1.36 million, according to reports.
11 The historic home was built in 1811.
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11 The residence's open chef's kitchen.
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The sellers of this seven-figure residence are orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bob Stanton, who worked with the US Ski Team for 30 years, and his wife Mandy.
The Stantons bought the residence for $1 million in 2016. Extensive renovations by builder Paul Tallman, architect Jack Franzen and interiors firm Parker & Company Designs followed.
11 Celebrity chef Ina Garten was once a neighbor.
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11 Daytime Emmy winner Jensen Ackles.
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11 Entertaining is easy in this lovely and buzzing living room.
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The residence is named the Eleazar Bulkley House after the first owner, who also built it.
An American Revolutionary War soldier, Bulkley bought a fleet of vessels after the conflict and, as captain of his fleet, docked them in Southport Harbor.
Along with his five sons, Bulkley started E. Bulkley & Sons, which was known for shipping Southport onions.
11 An aerial of the property.
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11 There's a butler's pantry off the kitchen.
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11 The dwelling boasts plenty of pretty places to entertain.
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Built in 1811, the four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home is 3,603 square feet and sits on 0.67 acres.
Original features include re-milled, 200-year-old pine floors and chestnut beams, while the home also incorporates modern elements such as a floating staircase made, in part, with structural steel.
Additional details include a chef's kitchen and six fireplaces: four gas and two woodburning.
11 This elegant and cozy room comes with one of the home's six fireplaces.
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11 The open dining room is charming and chandeliered.
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11 Catch a flick inside the media room.
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Outside, there's a classic front porch, a generator and mature perennial gardens that have won landscape architecture awards. The sellers also discovered a handwritten date, July 4, 1811, on the roof rafters.
The listing broker is Libby McKinney Tritschler of William Raveis Real Estate.
