Antique Victorian Farmstead Seeks Gatekeeper in Time

Stonington's Anguilla House and Farmstead is a place where farm-to-table agrarian dreams have been realized since 1850! A former Alpaca farm this rare package deal was recently listed for sale and is attracting all kinds of artisans, vineyard owners and farmers, from across Connecticut and Rhode Island. Nestled on 8.24 private acres on Connecticut's historic Eastern shore, this lovely, antique property includes:

• Two building lots, 2.16 acres and 1.99 acres, for you to keep or to sell, with A-2 surveys and no wetlands
• An historic, three-bay carriage house, with a spectacular, walkout second-story, framed for a one-bedroom accessory apartment with sleeping loft
• A charming, two-story ‘tobacco barn’
• A stunning, two-and-a-half-story horse/alpaca/livestock barn
• A custom chicken coup with fenced run
• Stone-walled and wood-fenced fields and meadows, with fruit trees and gardens

Current taxes do not reflect FARMLAND tax exemptions available to new owners, along with possible agricultural grants for restoration, expansion, and equipment. The farmland and other structures can also be leased for agrarian purposes, separately from the Farmhouse.

In addition to agrarian entrepreneurs, wineries, and farm to table restaurant use, Anguilla House is especially attractive to inn keeps, architects, designers, and artisans; offering auxiliary studio, working, and future living space within the property's beautiful residence, carriage house, and barns. The Farmstead also offers the rare opportunity to establish a Stonington-based family compound, planning for the design and construction of two new homes on the gorgeous building lots included in this sale.

A gentlemen's farm, ANGUILLA HOUSE is a genteel, single family residence that offers the modern comforts of home and hearth in relaxed antique, Connecticut Victorian, farmhouse-style! A welcoming front porch, high ceilings, glass door knobs, paneled wood pocket doors, built-in bookshelves, three fireplaces, and warm wood floors, are a few nods to the home's gracious past.

With both formal and servant staircases, this home's floor plan is adaptable to different uses. The current first-floor bedroom and bath can be expanded into stunning private master living accommodations. Prefer to use the home's ample library as an office? A luxurious master suite is one of three bedrooms on the second floor and features a private bath with garden tub, a separate shower, a vanity with double sinks, cathedral ceilings, ceiling fans, skylights, and a romantic fireplace! With access to both the service and formal staircases, the upstairs master suite allows owners to enjoy the utilitarian areas of the home, including its wonderful kitchen and breakfast rooms, without disturbing guests and other family members. It also offers beautiful sunset views over the Farmstead's shimmering pastures and meadows.

The beautiful, three-bay, CARRIAGE HOUSE at Anguilla House was built a half-century before the advent of automobiles, and served utilitarian functions other than simply the storage of carriages, as many did back in the day. Built into the rear earth-sheltered wall of its impressive stone foundation is a double oven, one of the many curious and unique features of this 1850's Victorian! Today, the the carriage house houses three automobiles, and serves the gravel parking area behind the main home's kitchen and service staircase entrances. The upper, walk-out level of the carriage house offers a private entry to the unfinished space that is now framed for a beautiful one-bedroom accessory apartment with sleeping loft.

Anguilla House and Farmstead's historic TOBACCO BARN is a one-and-a-half story, wood-framed barn with stone foundation features a custom chicken coup, an enclosed pen, a stall with dutch door and a run in stall, as well as a hay loft! Charming and functional, this Tobacco Barn is a cherished structure on the Farmstead. The structure is built into the hillside, in close proximity to the main home and carriage house and has water and electricity.

The SIX STALL BARN is a two-and-a-half story, wood-framed structure equipped with 220 amp electrical service, heat, and water. The lowest level features three stalls, a concrete floor, and is open to a fenced barnyard. The main floor features three stalls and tack area and currently functions as a charming country boutique. The main floor's exterior entry is covered by a lean-to roof extension that serves as a lovely outdoor seating area that runs the length of the structure, that can serves many purposes on a farmstead (https://www.horizonstructures.com/blog/dont-forget-overhang-when-barn-building) The barn also features a floored, upper half-story, for storage or other use.

Last but not least the CUSTOM CHICKEN COUP - What a wonderful home for your hens! A custom designed coup with roost for four layers at a clip and a run that offers a safe place for your feathered friends to exercise outside of the hen house. The coup is aesthetically built into the Tobacco barn's sloped, side yard, with water and electrical on-site. The free range hens at Anguilla are very happy, but they do not convey. Dinner time for hens at Anguilla House is natural pest control for the property, serving flies, mosquitoes, ticks, and all kinds of insects; hens provide the best compost your garden could ask for; you'll have fresh eggs every morning, of course; and, you'll also have feathered friends for life!

Amenities

8.24 Acres, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Three Fireplaces, Country Kitchen, Air Conditioning, Built-in Appliances, Breakfast Room w/Fireplace, Formal Living Room, Library, Built-In Bookcases, Pocket Doors, Dining Room with Fireplace, Original Paneling, Master Suite w/Fireplace, Skylights, Formal and Service Staircases, Wood Floors, Glass Knobs, Front Porch, Deck, Wine Cellar, Attic, Carriage House, 6 Stall Barn, Tobacco Barn, Two Building Lots, Fruit Trees, Stone Walls, Balconys, Sunsets, Historic Charm, Fenced Barnyards, Farm Tax Credits Available, Pastures, Horse Property, Meadows, Private Drive, Town Beach, A-2 Surveys

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Anguilla House is located just nine minutes from historic Stonington Borough, 10 minutes from Olde Mystick Village, and six minutes from Downtown Westerly, RI with Amtrak Service to Boston and New York. The property neighbors the High Ridge Association and public land, and is surrounded by expansive farm estates. This great agrarian escape is also close to the Anguilla Grand Preserve and several golf courses, including Elm Ridge. It provides excellent access to I-95, Route 1.

Pequot Trail, also known as Route 234, is a scenic, two-lane state road that runs 9.6 miles from the Old Mystic section of Stonington to the Pawcatuck area of town. It is on the Connecticut Wine Trail and is highly recommended for fall foliage viewing due to its natural beauty. This lovely stretch of country road is truly a rider's delight passing charming churches, historic farm estates, gracious colonial homes, and the Sergio Franchi Music Foundation.
290 Pequot Trail's most Eastern point is its intersection with Route 1 - a convenient, three-minute drive from the house to the businesses, restaurants, shops, gas stations, and attractions, established along the Connecticut Eastern shore's scenic Route 1. Rhode Island beaches are less than a 20 minute drive! Stonington Community Center's DuBois Town Beach is 11 minutes from the home.