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Charming Connecticut home of late Peter, Paul and Mary member lists for $949K
By Jennifer Gould,
13 days ago
Peter, Paul and Mary, the iconic American folk trio, have been part of music culture with songs like “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and “Puff the Magic Dragon” for more than half a century.
Now, a magical pre-Revolutionary War Connecticut farmhouse, where the group’s late singer-songwriter and activist Mary Travers lived from 1966 until her death from leukemia in 2009, has hit the market for $949,000.
The seller is the folk icon’s daughter, Alicia Travers.
Folk icon Mary Travers. Getty Images This charming farmhouse dates to 1730. Bernadette Queenan Beamed and vaulted ceilings add charm to the dining room. Bernadette Queenan
Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Getty Images The sunny eat-in kitchen. Bernadette Queenan The estate comes with a koi pond and stone pathways. Bernadette Queenan
Built in 1730, the property is where Mary “found peace, tranquility and inspiration,” said listing broker Laura Ancona, of William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty.
The charming four-bedroom, three-bath home is at 70 Limekiln Road in Redding. It comes with a pool and gardens, and sits on 2.05 acres. At 2,323 square feet, the farmhouse features details like wide-board floors, exposed beams and two original fireplaces.
There’s also a post-and-beam great room addition, built in 1991, with vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace, built-in bookshelves and French doors that lead to “secret gardens.”
The estate is filled with flowers and trees. Bernadette Queenan The Redding, Conn., estate sits on 2.04 acres. Bernadette Queenan Original details remain. Bernadette Queenan The lovely music area. Bernadette Queenan
A sunlit kitchen boasts beamed and vaulted ceilings, along with a soapstone sink, a breakfast area, a butler’s pantry and plenty of built-ins.
Upstairs, there’s a second-floor main bedroom suite with a fireplace, a bathroom and a walk-in closet. French doors lead to a wisteria-covered porch with views of a waterfall and koi pond.
A top floor hosts an additional three bedrooms and a shared hall bathroom.
The colorful great room. Bernadette Queenan There’s even room for laundry. Bernadette Queenan One of the home’s cozy bedrooms. Bernadette Queenan
Outside, the gardens feature perennial flowers, like roses and peonies, and mature trees including an apple and a cherry tree.
There’s also a one-bedroom guest house, and what’s known as the “little house” — a one-room structure with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings where friends would come to camp out, hippie-style, in earlier decades, Ancona said.
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