The Breezes
Norfolk, Connecticut
Exclusive: $1,350,000

     The Breezes was designed by noted American architect Henry Henry Hornbostel (far left) in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1886Hornbostel, designer of the Queensborough (59th Street) Bridge, and built for Abel I. Smith, a prominent Norfolk resident, in 1904.  With exterior Mission Style elements and interior Georgian Revival elements, the Shingle Style house is  wonderful as well as unusual.
       The house is expansive with 6,500 square feet, has high ceilings, beautiful wood floors, diamond pane windows and much original detail.  The floor plan is outstanding and the house is well-sited on 4.5 open, broad acres for privacy and sunlight.
1906 Drawing

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Front Entrance:
From porte-cochère.  Oak floor, coat closet, powder room.  Five stairs up to foyer.
Central Foyer:
15’ x 15’.  Patterned oak floor.  Living room to the left and dining room to the right.  Straight ahead is a Dutch door to a large glass covered, open slate porch.  Lovely open stair with banister curves its way up to the second floor.
Living Room:
20’ x 18’.  Patterned oak floor, diamond pane windows, large fireplace, painted wood paneling to the chair rail, corner cabinet.  Double access to the study.
Study:
18’ x 12’.  Wood paneling (possibly chestnut), wide pine floors, ceiling fan.
Glass Porch:
20’ x 16’.  Heated, field stone corner pillars, wide pine floor, 9 windows, ceiling fan, painted wainscoting on ceiling, access to slate porch. South & west exposures.
Dining Room:
18’x 16’.  Fireplace, wide pine floor, built-in display shelves.  Double access to kitchen and open to the breakfast room.
Breakfast room:
14’ x 12’.  Diamond pane windows, corner cabinets, decorative moldings, French doors to slate porch.  Doorway to:
Music Room:
12’x 10’.  Antique wood paneling and 12 over 12 windows.  Closet.
Butler’s Pantry:
4’ x 10’.  Sink,  china cabinets and storage cupboards.
Kitchen:
20’ x 16’.  Painted wood cabinets, tile floor, tile counter tops, 2 sets double stainless steel sinks, ceiling fan, DW, Vulcan range with 6 burners, 2 ovens, broiler and griddle.  Pantry closet. 
Mudroom:
15’ x 12’.  Tile floor, back door to garage, stairs to basement.  Washer and dryer.
2nd Floor:
Five plus bedrooms and five full baths.  Front and back stairs.
Master Suite:
Bedroom: 16’ x 16’, high tray ceiling, wide pine floors, 6 windows, westerly exposure.  Bath: 6’ x 8’.  Tiled tub/shower, pedestal sink, tile floor.  Dressing room: 18’ x 13’, fireplace, closets, fir floor.  Doorway to main hall.
Bedroom:
15’ x 18’, fireplace and closet.  Hall Bath: 9’ x 5’, tile floor, pedestal sink, tiled tub/shower.
Bedroom:
14’ x 14’.  Fir floor, closet.  Bath: 6’ x 6’.  Tiled tub/shower, pedestal sink.
Huge Bedroom:
15’ x 30’.  Fireplace, 3 small closets.  Bath: 6’ x 10’, tile floor, tiled tub/shower w/glass doors.
2 Rooms:
10’ x 13’ and 10’ x 15’, connected by a large opening.  Hall bath:  5’ x 10’, claw foot tub.
3rd Floor:
Bedroom, 13’ x 13’, with lots of bookshelves.  Sitting room/exercise room, 15’ x 13’.  Storage room, 15’ x 12’.  Bathroom, 5’ x 5’, with claw foot tub/shower.  WC across the hall.
Garage:
2-car.  Attached by an archway to the mudroom door.
Land:
4.5 open, level acres with a wide open southwesterly exposure, old stone walls, specimen shrubs, gazebo, vegetable garden plot and garden shed.  Great spot for a pool.


General Information:
Age:
1904
Style:
Shingle Style
Square Feet:
6,500
Bedrooms:
6 or more.
Electricity:
200 amps.  Circuit breakers.
Baths:
6 full baths, 1 powder room.
Water:
Aquarion.
Sewer:
Town
Heat:
Hot water baseboard, 7 zones.
Oil Tanks:
Two in basement.
Hot Water:
Off furnace.  Separate zone.
Oil usage:
2,757 gallons in 2007.
Foundation:
Stone walls, concrete floor.
Roof:
Asphalt shingle.  2001.
Basement:
Full, bulkhead, stone stairs.
Exterior:
Aluminum siding over wood.
Alarm System:
Yes
Taxes:
$17,431 (2008)

Exclusive: $1,350,000

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