Captain Samuel Rockwell House
Colebrook, Connecticut
Exclusive:  $679,900

 
Captain Samuel Rockwell House has always sat prominently yet comfortably in historic Colebrook Center. The house was built in stages. The middle part of the house is a 1767 center chimney single story Colonial encompassing the middle and side parlors, the office room and the dining room. In 1790 a center chimney Colonial was added with 2 matching first floor parlors (one is now a bedroom) and 2 matching bedrooms above. Finally the kitchen wing with maids’ quarters above was added in the early part of the 20th century. Well maintained and relatively untouched, the house is full of antiquity and grace. Also on the property are 2 garage buildings and The Woodbine Cottage, said to be the earliest house in Colebrook.

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Front Entrance:
Double doors open to front hall (9’ x 6’) of the 1790 section of the house.
Main Parlor:
21’ x 17’.  Original wood paneling with perhaps original paint on the fireplace wall and to the chair rail elsewhere, interior wood shutters, twelve over twelve windows, painted wood floor, fireplace of brick and stone, side door, closet.
1st floor Bedroom:
21’ x 17’.  Original wood paneling on the fireplace wall and to the chair rail elsewhere, closet, fireplace, interior wood shutters, wide board floors.
Full Bath:
Between bedroom and middle parlor.  Wide pine floor, shower stall, closet.
Middle Parlor:
20’ x 16’.  Hardwood floors, brick fireplace with original wood paneling above and sandstone hearth, wood paneling to the chair rail, corner cupboard, original front door.
Side Parlor:
20’ x 15’.  Original keeping room with large granite fireplace and beehive oven, wide pine floor, wood paneling to the chair rail, door to the basement.
Office:
Fireplace with 18th century mantle, original paneling, wide board floors, exposed beams.
Dining Room:
12’ x 20’.  Wide pine floors, early bay window with seat, French doors to screened porch.
Butler’s Pantry:
8’ x 10’.  Butler’s sink, glazed wooden china cabinets, side board, fir floors.
Kitchen:
20’ x 15’.  7 ½ foot ceilings, fir floor, wood cabinets, Formica countertops, electric range, dishwasher, stainless steel sink.  Stairs to back bedrooms, door to screened porch.
Screened Porch:
15’ x 30’.  Stone floor, sliding windows with screens, propane stove.
Laundry Room:
9’ x 10’.  New washer and dryer, back furnace, cabinets, fir floor.
Rear Hall:
6’ x 10’.  Fir floor, 2 refrigerators.  Back door.
2nd floor: back section:
2 bedrooms:  12’ x 10’ and 16’ x 9’.  Each with a closet.  Full bath: 12’ x 6’.  Claw foot tub.
Attic:
The 1767 attic connects the 2 parts of the 2nd floor and was the 1st meeting room in the town.
2nd floor: front section:
2 bedrooms each 21’ x 17’.  King’s boards, interior wood shutters, fireplaces, wood paneling 12 over 12 windows.  They share a full bath, 12’ x 8’, with tub shower and skylight.
Garage and workshop:
Near the house. 1 car garage and workshop area.  Electricity.
Woodbine Cottage:
Guest house or rental.  1040 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, propane heat.
Garage building:
4-bay garage with old chauffeur’s living quarters behind – currently shut down.
Land:
1.56 acres.  Perennial gardens, stone walls.



General Information:
Age:
1767, 1790, 1930 +/-.
Style:
Antique Colonial
Square Feet:
3,993
Bedrooms:
5
Baths:
3
Fireplaces:
7
Electricity:
Circuit Breakers.  Amps?
Oil Tank:
In basement.
Water:
Well
Septic System:
New system 11/2007.
2 furnaces:
Oil-fired forced hot air.
Attics:
2
Basement:
Fieldstone walls, concrete floor, 2 hatchways, some crawl space.
Hot Water:
New 2009.
Exterior:
Wood clapboard painted white.
Roof:
Asphalt shingle. 
Alarm System:
Yes
Taxes:
$18,579 (2010)


Exclusive:  $679,900

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