105 Middle Haddam Rd, East Hampton, CT 06456

Gorgeous setting for a Colonial-era home, overlooking the Connecticut River on more than three acres of beautiful gardens and evergreens. This National Registered house is ready to move in, with three bedrooms and three and a half baths -- one of them part of a luxurious master suite, Four heating zones keep the heating costs low, and multiple fireplaces keep the atmosphere cozy for three seasons of the year, supplied from a rustic woodshed near the kitchen. A long grassy terrace is party-perfect, and stone walls delineate the formal lawns and plantings. Down the winding path towards the river is a large, fieldstone-rimmed gunite pool with a small shingled pump house that helps make summer a delight. A three bay garage has a wide storage area behind to keep lawn tractors, wheelbarrows, bicycles -- and could be used as a painter's or writer's studio. A enchanting playhouse adjoins a "country formal" garden planted with hollies and no-fuss perennials. All of this in a village with the oldest library in the state and its own post office. This village estate is Just the right size for weekend retreat or full-time residence.