Bucolic Updated Retreat 200 yr. old gardens, only 5 owners. 9+ ac., add. building lot incl. in sale of this historic rare property. Main home built in 1820 by one of Southbury's founding family, 10 rooms: 3-4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. 3 floors of living space & a concrete flrd basement w/ high ceilings.Wide plank floors were hand planed,never stained or polyurethaned, all Chestnut. Fascinating, charismatic home features 12 over 12 leaded glass windows, hand hewn indoor shutters top & bottom to control the ambience. Sun drenched Great Room windows on East, West & South side. Focal point - oversized granite FP, original swing arm for suspending pots to cook, beehive oven for baking. Was homes kitchen. Kitchen now- ca. 1710, originally the Bunker Hill schoolhouse. 5 fireplaces: all have been relined, repointed. Sunroom by Brian Lagarge 1940's, Hampton's renowned architect- extraordinary views of water, cottage, stone patio w/ FP embraced by groves of berry bushes. Kit. appl. not yet used. Updates inc. UG ind. fiberoptics, new septic, new well & pump, new algae resistant arch. roof, full property auto generator, whole house new insulation, new elec. 400 amps, on-demand water & filtration systems. Handmade post & beam barn w/second flr. overlook acres of meadows &fruit trees Poss.apt. or income, new greenhouse & more.Secret room, scret strcse. Never was a pesticide used, a foragers paradise. Featured twice- Country Living mag, most recently New York Times. Currently celebrity owned