'This Shoreline Gem' Offered For Sale In Madison

MADISON, CT — This house located at 128 Chittenden Field Lane is currently on the market for $1.2 million, according to Realtor.com.

• Address: 128 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, Connecticut
• Price: $1,200,000
• Square Feet: 1878
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 2 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1916
• Features: Remember the movie The Summer of '42. When you walk into this shoreline gem, being offered for sale the first time since 1986, you will be transported back when you walk in and see the warm bead board walls and ceilings and smell the earthy fragrance mixed with the salt air, It was after all originally built in 1916, and it maintains all period details, all with a wonderful patina. Spacious and open replete with a large river stone faced wood burning fireplace to chase the cooler temps in Spring and Fall, this memory maker can accommodate an ample brood!
• It's 4 bedrooms, most with wonderful Long Island Sound views, and 2 and 1/2 bathrooms and the requisite out door shower of course will keep everyone smiling and comfy. The owners have raised this seasonal home on piers to stay above the surge if a big one hits, and all are secured with hurricane straps to withstand the high winds associated in big weather events. It's gray cedar shakes with white trim make it one of the quintessential beach cottages you perhaps dreamed about.
• The wonderful sandy beach and Sound are straight ahead so you'll be in the sand in 60 seconds and enjoy unobstructed views from the house as well. The covered porch is the perfect place for reading and relaxing. The home is perfectly sited within the .76 acre parcel and offers a 288sf storage shed for beach toys and maintenance items. 1/6 deeded beach rights to private beach steps away! Time to make memories. Come take a look to see if its a fit!

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