Located along the upper reaches of the Westport River, this house was based on the concept of a U-shaped plan with an attached garage wing. On the ground level, one wing serves a master bedroom suite with a handsome fire-placed study. The opposite wing is an intimate space for a sitting room, dining area, and kitchen. The large pantry showcases the owner’s collection of blue Canton ware. The two wings are joined by a south-facing, glass-walled “orangerie” which looks across the enclosed garden with a granite millstone fountain, to the expansive fields beyond.

The entry façade recalls the Greek Revival farmhouses which were built throughout the area during the mid 19^th century. The motif is re-enforced by the use of the cedar shingles, double-hung windows, and monochromatically painted trim and flushboard siding.

The house is deliberately modest in scale, with a low roof line punctuated by shed-roofed dormers. Each room captures a different view of the open pastures, the wooded hill, or the river bank.