57 Middlefield Rd, Durham, CT 06422

If home is where the heart is, you'll hear it pounding inside the incredible chef's kitchen in the Ithamar Parson's House built in 1733. A post-and-beam center chimney Colonial, it offers 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and generous interior space totaling over 3600 sq ft. A Donna Thomasson addition combined the original Keeping Room with a custom kitchen and vaulted family room wrapped with French doors to create ideal entertainment space topped off by a private screened porch with stone floor, perfect for summer cocktails and meals. Thoughtful kitchen design offers Dacor double ovens, twin Subzeros, 6 burner Russell Range with grill, breakfast bar, wide plank chestnut floors, and custom cabinets and closeted pantry. The richly granite counters are inlaid with symbols reminding everyone to Thank Heaven for Family that Cooks Together.? Antique lovers will relish original spaces and details including the formal dining room, parlor, library, 4 working fireplaces, front and back staircases, raised paneling and wainscoting, and local brownstone. Five bedrooms on the second floor include the master featuring large closets and chestnut floors and the charming red and white bedroom with built-in captain's bed and curio cabinet ready to shelve your treasures. Other notables include a giant cedar closet, first floor laundry room, central air, and lovely first floor bathroom featuring a Jacuzzi tub and marble vanity. The 1.37-acre lot offers the privacy of a deep backyard with distinctive gardens and stonewalls. Settle yourselves into this historically significant home and get ready to celebrate its tricentennial.