245 Brooklyn Road

Canterbury, CT 06331 Directions
$750,000 Reduced from $790,000 Reduced $40,000
  • 4Bed
  • 2/1Baths
  • 3,285Sqft
  • 45.14Acres
  • 1787Built
  • $228Price/Sqft

Property Highlights

  • High School: Per Board Of Ed
  • Days on Market: 32
  • MLS: 24137306
  • Listing Pending

Property Highlights

  • High School: Per Board Of Ed
  • Days on Market: 32
  • MLS: 24137306
  • Listing Pending

Tucked along a quiet country road, the Isaac Backus House (c.1787) is a beautifully preserved New England Colonial on 45 private acres with stone walls, walking trails, and a pond. This 4-bed, 3-bath home offers 3, 259 sq ft of timeless charm-wide-plank floors, hand-sawn beams, and six working fireplaces, two with pizza and bread ovens. A spacious kitchen with gas cooktop, stainless appliances, and stone fireplace overlooks the patio and herb garden. Enjoy a 3-level barn with horse stall, chicken coop, and workshop, plus solar panels, a wood-burning furnace, and restored chimneys. A structural engineer called it one of the most solidly built historic...

Property Highlights

  • High School: Per Board Of Ed
  • Days on Market: 32
  • MLS: 24137306
  • Listing Pending

Tucked along a quiet country road, the Isaac Backus House (c.1787) is a beautifully preserved New England Colonial on 45 private acres with stone walls, walking trails, and a pond. This 4-bed, 3-bath home offers 3, 259 sq ft of timeless charm-wide-plank floors, hand-sawn beams, and six working fireplaces, two with pizza and bread ovens. A spacious kitchen with gas cooktop, stainless appliances, and stone fireplace overlooks the patio and herb garden. Enjoy a 3-level barn with horse stall, chicken coop, and workshop, plus solar panels, a wood-burning furnace, and restored chimneys. A structural engineer called it one of the most solidly built historic homes he's seen-a true Connecticut legacy.

Tucked along a quiet country road, the Isaac Backus House (c.1787) is a beautifully preserved New England Colonial on 45 private acres with stone walls, walking trails, and a pond. This 4-bed, 3-bath home offers 3, 259 sq ft of timeless charm-wide-plank floors, hand-sawn beams, and six working fireplaces, two with pizza and bread ovens. A spacious kitchen with gas cooktop, stainless appliances, and stone fireplace overlooks the patio and herb garden. Enjoy a 3-level barn with horse stall, chicken coop, and workshop, plus solar panels, a wood-burning furnace, and restored chimneys. A structural engineer called it one of the most solidly built historic homes he's seen-a true Connecticut legacy.

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  • Additional Information
    • Attic Description: Unfinished, Walk-up
    • Average Days On Market: 32
    • Basement Description: Full, Full With Walk-Out
    • Days On Market: 32
    • Elementary School: Per Board of Ed
    • Garage: None, Off Street Parking, Driveway, Unpaved
    • High School: Per Board of Ed
    • Is Occupied?: Owner
    • Living Area SqFt: 3,285
    • Property Tax: $7,148
    • Sewer: Septic
    • Status: Under Contract
    • Style: Colonial
    • Tax Amount: $7,148
    • Tax Year: July 2025-June 2026
    • Type: Single Family For Sale
    • Year Built: 1787
    • Year Built Details: Public Records
    • Zoning: RD
  • Amenities
    • Library
    • Medical Facilities
    • Park
  • Interior/Exterior Features
    • Air Conditioning: Window Unit
    • Appliances Included: Gas Cooktop, Wall Oven, Refrigerator, Freezer, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer
    • Attic: Yes
    • Beds: 4
    • Cooling: Window Unit
    • Exterior Features: Fruit Trees,Porch,Barn,Gutters,Stone Wall
    • Exterior Siding: Clapboard
    • Fireplaces: 6
    • Full Baths: 2
    • Furnace Type: Oil
    • Half Baths: 1
    • Heat: Oil
    • Heat Fuel: Oil
    • Hot Water: Domestic
    • House Color: Red
    • Roof: Shingle
    • Rooms: 10
    • Total Baths: 3

Listing Courtesy of Cary Marcoux of RE/MAX Bell Park Realty.

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