{"id":394,"date":"2022-05-09T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/looks-like-a-museum-historic-dutch-colonial-finds-a-buyer-in-no-time\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:41:53","slug":"looks-like-a-museum-historic-dutch-colonial-finds-a-buyer-in-no-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/looks-like-a-museum-historic-dutch-colonial-finds-a-buyer-in-no-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Looks Like a Museum\u2019: Historic Dutch Colonial Finds a Buyer in No Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Built in the early 1700s by a man named Hezekiah Porter<\/strong>, a historic Dutch Colonial in Connecticut is now on the market for $389,000.<\/p>\n

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and known as the\u00a0Charles H. Curtis House, the residence in Southbury<\/a> has had a number of notable occupants over the centuries. Among them was Gamaliel Benham<\/strong>, who was a commissioned colonel in King Philip\u2019s War.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very quirky home,\u201d says listing agent John Geheran, of William Raveis Real Estate. Shoppers\u2014at least some of them\u2014weren\u2019t deterred at all by the home\u2019s distinctive decor, and there\u2019s already an offer in place.<\/p>\n

Quirky decor<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe current owner has a collection of early American primitives, which are woods like oak and maple that are often painted and highly weathered and show no sign of major wear,\u201d says Geheran. \u201cThey are still functional but made of inexpensive wood. I have found that it doesn\u2019t appeal to a lot of people with children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cozy 2,062-square-foot residence has four bedrooms and four fireplaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe house really looks like a museum because it is in excellent shape,\u201d says Geheran. \u201cIt also sold quickly because there were no minor, or major, issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kitchen<\/p>\n

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Dining room<\/p>\n

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Vintage highlights include wide-plank oak flooring throughout the home and wood beams visible in some of the rooms, including the open kitchen.<\/p>\n

Geheran lives in a historic home himself and notes that most vintage homes have the kitchen separate from the rest of the house, making it a tougher sell because an owner can\u2019t interact with family and friends while cooking.<\/p>\n

And while this kitchen might appear like a throwback with its exposed wood beams overhead, it does feature modern appliances, a wine cooler, and a large island.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe house also has an extremely large fireplace with beehive oven in the basement that used to be used as a summer cooking kitchen,\u201d adds Geheran.<\/p>\n

A mix of very old and new<\/h2>\n

Updates include new plasterboard throughout, a new natural gas boiler, and new wiring for window air conditioners. Out back there\u2019s a new picket fence, a covered porch, and pebble patios, gardens, and paths.<\/p>\n

The home is sandwiched between a couple of parks, the agent says. \u201cIt has a nice location because it is next to the historic town library that has been preserved and is hardly ever used.\u201d<\/p>\n

While homes that are nearly 300 years old aren\u2019t for every buyer, this one found its match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person who is going to buy the house is going to be someone who has a lot of vision,\u201d Geheran says.<\/p>\n

Living room<\/p>\n

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Bedroom<\/p>\n

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Patio<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com Built in the early 1700s by a man named Hezekiah Porter, a historic Dutch Colonial in Connecticut is now on the market for $389,000. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and known as the\u00a0Charles H. Curtis House, the residence in Southbury has had a number of notable occupants over the centuries. Among…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}