Explore a Prestigious New Canaan Modern Currently In Contract
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New Canaan, home of Connecticut’s original hotbed of Modernism, has seen an important midcentury masterpiece on the market recently, designed by architect John Black Lee. Sometimes called the sixth of the Harvard Five—the group of modern architects that includes Philip Johnson—Lee built the house in 1960 and was commissioned to add to it in 1968.
Now, as then, the home opens onto a mid-mod classic: the two-sided stone fireplace. The handsome hearth warms the open-plan living room, which features an expansive glass wall overlooking the pretty pool and the woods beyond. Indeed, the long, low-slung structure has a lovely, natural setting, with views onto the Noroton River.
It listed for $2.6 million with Inger Stringfellow of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, and is currently under contract. If all goes well, the sale will be closing up in no time, but it’s still worth checking into on the off chance things don’t work out and you can get your offer submitted swiftly.
