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Daniel Comstock erected this masterpiece in 1739. The classic Saltbox home has original 12 over 8 windows, a double hinged front door and massive stone fireplace.
| Picture of the rear of the home details the lovely yard plantings. The various additions over the years are a typical example of american homes where, when space was needed, they added on!
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The spacious side yard flows from the back of the house off the terrace and double French doors in the family room. Crab apple and other fruit and native species are beautiful and preparing to bloom.
| Classic profile shot reveals the large oak tree, courtyard and the newer addition. The home's flow is comfortable and focuses to the rear yard.
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This interior shot of the "Keeping Room" reveals the incredible craftsmanship of the home. The beams, wide plank flooring, windows, hand plaster and paneled doors are all original and in perfect condition.
| Originally this was the kitchen! This picture shows the massive fireplace with bake oven, large hearthstone and small storage cupboards where family life in the 1700s was played out. The paneling is very special as it envelopes the whole fireplace as well
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The family room in the newer section of the home offers today's comfort employing antique features. The relcaimed barn board flooring is especially elegant. Traditional style stair hand railings graciously invite one to the office/playroom loft.
| Large bank of traditional style windows flood the room with light while also offering views to the gardens, yard and hills beyond. Vaulted ceilings provide a more spacious feeling in this large room. A fieldstone fireplace anchors the room and has an anti
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Hand plastered ceilings and walls are throughout the house, like in the kitchen here. Updated kitchen features new stainless appliances, wooden counter tops and a deep sink. Plank board paneling is beautiful and a rare touch of blending the old and the ne
| One of the upstairs bedrooms that reveal the simplicity and beauty of the architecture. The paneling and fireplace make this bedroom a cozy spot to rest.
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The master bedroom is incredibly spacious featuring outstanding details like raised board paneling over the fireplace, wide plank chestnut floor boards, beaded box beams and numerous windows. The corner cupbord is an exquisite piece of Americana.
| Wildlife abounds on the one acre spot. These turkey's ancestors would never have dared come this close to the house a few hundred years ago, but today they remind us of how we can now enjoy nature. Fox, hawks, songbirds and, yes, the deer are a plenty.
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The herb garden is located just off the kitchen. The courtyard garden iis a perfect example of how self-sufficiency was the key to survival back in Colonial times.
| The natural beauty of the surrounding hills and land I am sure is in large part what made Daniel Comstock build on this specific parcel of land. When you arrive first you have the pick of the litter. Mr. Comstock recognized and cherished the beauty here w
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This topographical map reveals the property outlined in red and how it relates to the surrounding area. Proximity to the Housatonic River and Flanders Historic District can be seen. Just a bit further the village of Kent built a hundred years later than t
| This aerial photo shows the property outlined in red. One can see how all the land around the house was once cleared for the pasturing of animals and the cropping of land. Once open fields surrounded this homestead, where now trees have come back to relca
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