1920 Colonial house in Woodbridge, Connecticut - $750k

Gorgeous Colonial house for sale in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Built in 1920 by Howard Adt, amazing private property, guest house, 3250 square feet. $750,000.

1920 Colonial house Woodbridge Connecticut - front view

House overview

Welcome to 87 Beecher Road. One of Woodbridge’s most distinct and unique properties that is steeped in history. This estate is situated on 3.89 acres of private, secluded and beautifully landscaped grounds.

The main house, with wrap-around porch and glass enclosed sunroom, includes 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Hardwood throughout, 2 stone fireplaces and views of the property from every room.
The kitchen blends modern features - a subzero refrigerator with vintage pieces - a copper top bar converted to hold a copper farm sink.
Entertaining is easy in a formal dining area that leads to the main living room.
A sun-filled family room, originally used as an art studio, sits at the back of the home with vaulted ceilings and stone fireplace.
The guest house, with two bedrooms and a full bath, sits above the oversized 3 car garage.
In-ground gunite pool is set just beyond the back of the main home and is ideal for summer entertaining. So special and captivating from the moment you set foot on the grounds of this property.

Location

Conveniently located to Yale and downtown New Haven. For the outdoor enthusiasts, Woodbridge boasts many walking trails, mountain biking trails and nearby farm markets.

Commuters will enjoy the easy drive to Milford or West Haven train stations. Woodbridge living at its finest!

Centrally located in the heart of Woodbridge, 87 Beecher Road is near Yale University and downtown New Haven, the Connecticut shoreline, and 90 minutes from NYC.

House history

Built by Howard Adt, the owner of Geometric Tool Company of Westville, CT, the home was set on 40 acres of property and used as a summer retreat for Howard, his wife Henrietta, and their daughter Ruth.

Ruth Adt was one of the first women admitted to the Yale School of Art. Ruth sailed to Europe and brought back handmade tiles from Germany and installed them around the fireplace in the lower room, which she used as her art studio and which still exists in the home. The ceiling of the lower room also includes some of her work in the plaster in the ceiling.

Ruth was a prize winning horticulturalist specializing in breeding Irises. She laid out the property much like ones she enjoyed seeing in Europe including the creation of the arbor and planting of the Japanese Umbrella Pine, the Antique Copper Beech tree as well as the English box garden, all of which are still standing today.

The Japanese Umbrella Pine is recognized by the Connecticut Notable Tree Project as the largest Japanese Umbrella Pine on private property in Connecticut.