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The blue colonial house at 15 Mail Coach Drive sits in Norwalk while the 1.19-acre level property on which it sits is in both Wilton and Norwalk.
The blue colonial house at 15 Mail Coach Drive sits in Norwalk while the 1.19-acre level property on which it sits is in both Wilton and Norwalk.
Photo: PlanOmatic
The formal dining room is open to the living room and the updated kitchen.
The formal dining room is open to the living room and the updated kitchen.
Photo: PlanOmatic
In the recently updated kitchen there is a bump-out bay eat-in area.
In the recently updated kitchen there is a bump-out bay eat-in area.
Photo: PlanOmatic
The kitchen has a ceramic tile floor, porcelain tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances including double wall ovens.
The kitchen has a ceramic tile floor, porcelain tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances including double wall ovens.
Photo: PlanOmatic
Step down from the kitchen into the family room.
Step down from the kitchen into the family room.
Photo: PlanOmatic
The family room has a wood-paneled wall and a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace with a raised hearth.
The family room has a wood-paneled wall and a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace with a raised hearth.
Photo: PlanOmatic
In the three-season sun room there are three walls of windows, a ceiling fan, and a door to the raised wood deck.
In the three-season sun room there are three walls of windows, a ceiling fan, and a door to the raised wood deck.
Photo: PlanOmatic
The raised wood deck is accessed from the sun room.
The raised wood deck is accessed from the sun room.
Photo: PlanOmatic
In the backyard there is a deck, hot tub, and fire pit.
In the backyard there is a deck, hot tub, and fire pit.
Photo: PlanOmatic
On the Market / Renovated Colonial in Silvermine setting
WILTON — When property lines were drawn up in Wilton and Norwalk many years ago it resulted in a unique set of circumstances for the property at 15 Mail Coach Drive, which has contained the colonial house there since 1967.
The recently renovated house ended up with a Wilton mailing address but most of the house and its 1.19-acre level property sit in the Silvermine neighborhood in the town of Norwalk. Because the home-owner pays taxes to both towns they are eligible to take advantage of the amenities in both towns, although any children who reside in this house would attend Norwalk schools. In fact, according to the listing agent, the family can choose to send their children to Silvermine or Cranbury Elementary School. Silvermine Elementary is only a half mile away.
Although this house is in a quiet setting and has a secluded feel its location makes it convenient for commuters, and while it straddles two towns it also is quite close to a third one. The house is not far from the Silvermine Guild Art Center and Silvermine Market in neighboring New Canaan and it is about equidistant to the centers of Wilton, Norwalk and New Canaan. It has amazingly quick access to the Merritt Parkway, Route 7, I-95, and multiple train stations.
The main part of the house comprises blue cedar shakes with white trim and the attached two-car garage is made of board and batten wood. It has a flagstone path that leads from the driveway to the covered front porch. There is a decorative sidelight along one side of the front door, which opens to 2,922 square feet of living space on three levels. The formal living room features a wall of floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves. The dining room leads into the recently updated kitchen, which has a ceramic tile floor, a Travertine tile backsplash that resembles stone, a double stainless sink, and stainless steel appliances including double wall ovens. The eat-in area sits in a bump-out bay.
From the kitchen step down into the family room, which has a wood-paneled wall, a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace with a raised hearth, ceiling fan, and French doors into the three-season sun room. In the sun room there are three walls of windows and a door to the raised wood deck, fire pit, hot tub, and open backyard encircled by a grove of trees.
More Information
ABOUT THIS HOUSE
STYLE: Colonial
ADDRESS: 15 Mail Coach Drive
PRICE: $654,000
ROOMS: 8
FEATURES: 1.19-acre level property, wood deck, fire pit, hot tub, exterior lighting, covered front porch, generator, storm doors and windows, private setting, one fireplace, pre-wired for cable, updated eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, ceiling fans, bar, private well, attached two-car garage, above-garage storage area, zoned baseboard oil heating system, shed, full partially finished walk-out lower level, attic, four bedrooms, two full and one half updated baths
SCHOOLS: Elementary, Middle, Norwalk High
WILTON ASSESSMENT: $840
WILTON MILL RATE: 27.34 mills
WILTON TAXES: $23
NORWALK ASSESSMENT: $340,050
NORWALK MILL RATE: 25.02 mills
NORWALK TAXES: $8,509
On the second floor there are three bedrooms. At one time there were four but the current owners converted one of them into a sitting area for the master suite. It could easily be turned back into a bedroom should the next family need another one. The master also features a custom walk-in closet, ceiling fan, and a spa-like bath with a large shower including a built-in bench. It and the other two baths in this house have been updated. There is also a good-sized guest bedroom.
Downstairs, on the partially finished walk-out lower level, there is enough space for several uses. It could be a game, recreation, or play room or a media room. It also has an office area, a built-in bar with room for six stools, a laundry area, and a large amount of storage. There is additional storage in an area above the garage.
For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Judy Robinson of Realty Seven at 203-451-0480 or robinson@realtyseven.com.
