Address: 24 Compo Parkway, Westport, CT
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 6
Square feet: 6,020
Price: $5,300,000
The charming gabled front and antique stonework of this more-than-6,000-square-foot Dutch colonial in Westport, CT’s Compo Beach neighborhood exudes old-world charm. Then you enter the front foyer to beamed ceilings, wide-plank wood floors throughout and four preserved fireplaces, which carry the home’s country charms indoors. But the interiors of this century-old home have been reimagined for today’s lifestyle. Just off the front entry sits the home’s a glass-enclosed office with stone fireplace. Bright white walls, modern fixtures and lighting, an updated chef’s kitchen with top appliances and spacious family room provide contemporary comforts and design. “It’s historic, warm and inviting,” says Dee Cohen, co-listing agent for the property from M&D Team at Compass in Westport along with Elayne Landau from Compo Point Properties. “The home has been beautifully restored and expanded, changing the layout to support the modern homeowner’s lifestyle with dramatic entertaining spaces and separate casual family spaces rather than a single-room floor plan,” adds Cohen.
At different points in its history, the home was once a summer getaway for former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and actor Frederic March. The grand entertaining space has 10-foot beamed ceilings, multiple fireplaces and an understated elegance. The home surprises visitors with its size and depth, notes Cohen, wowing visitors as they transition from the vintage entertaining rooms to the modern kitchen and family spaces. Staircases at the front and back of the house both lead to the five bedrooms and study on the second floor. The French door in the enclosed sunroom leads to the backyard with heated pool and spa, pool house with bath, outdoor shower, patio and pergola. A wood fire pit and built-in barbecue provide the needed tools for hosting guests.
Set on a half acre with mature trees and gardens, and antique stone walls, the home’s location is in one of the most desirable neighborhoods of Westport. “Rarely available, Compo Parkway is a premier cul-de-sac in the Compo Beach neighborhood; historic in feel and unique in its architectural integrity, developed in the 1920s,” says Cohen. The property is walking distance to the beach, train and restaurants of Saugatuck, and across the street from Longshore Club, which offers tennis, pickleball, golf, sailing school and ice skating. “This location is the best of both worlds—beach and country living.”
CONTACT:
Dee Cohen
M&D Team at Compass
203-856-2336; dee.cohen@compass.com
Elayne Landau
Compo Point Properties
203-722-3101; elaynelandau1@gmail.com
