• At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo / Connecticut Post Contributed
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also chock a block with storage, with an entire room in the dining room alone dedicated to cabinets and shelves for buffet service. less
At more than 7,000 square feet, the 5-bedroom Colonial at 35 Judith Terrace in Stratford is one of the largest house in town, and thousands of square feet larger than the average home in Stratford. It's also ... more
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STRATFORD — The house at 35 Judith Terrace is big. Like, really big. Like thousands of square feet larger than the average house in Stratford big.

The five-bedroom Colonial tops out at 7,850 square feet, and the property’s listing agent, Denise Curcio, said her research showed it’s the second-largest house in town by square footage.

“This is a very unusual property for Stratford,” she said.

Curcio is in a unique position to know about the house, listed at $649,868, as the builders and original owners are her in-laws. Part of the reason it’s so large, she said, is because it was originally supposed to include two in-law apartments — one downstairs on the main level, for her husband’s grandmother, and one upstairs, for her and her husband. But Curcio and her husband moved to another house, and the upstairs never became an in-law apartment.

Eventually, her in-laws sold the home to the current owners, who used the space that was supposed to be her home for extra bedrooms, office space and a game room with parquet floors.

Built in 1989, the home is loaded with storage, from the abundance of built-in cabinets in the kitchen to the wall in the dining room that entirely consists of cabinets and slide-out shelves that can be used for buffet service. Curcio explained that her mother-in-law loved to entertain, so the house was built to receive guests.

There are four and a half baths, a modern kitchen (which, in addition to its many cabinets, includes granite countertops and an island), a custom-made entertainment center, and other amenities.

All the rooms are spacious, including the downstairs master bedroom, which includes a full bath, his and hers walk-in closets and a sliding door to the private back yard. The home sits on roughly an acre of property, which also includes a heated, in-ground pool.

The upstairs space that was supposed to be an in-law apartment for Curcio and her husband could still be converted to that, she said. The downstairs in-law apartment created for her husband’s grandmother is still there and had its own sitting room, bedroom, full bathroom and kitchenette.

Curcio said the home’s sprawling layout is unique, but it’s a find for the right buyer — such as an avid entertainer, or an extended family looking to all live together under the same roof.

“It’s just really different,” she said.

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