The Connecticut farm Mark Twain purchased for his daughter Jean in 1909—down the road apiece from his own estate, Stormfield—has hit the market. Currently offered with an asking price of $1.85 million, ‘Jean’s Farm’ last traded hands about four years ago, for $1.5 million.
Set on nearly 19 acres of rolling lawns and woodland, the house dates to the late 18th century, and sits adjacent to the barn which was built during the Civil War. It measures a little less than 3,650 square feet, and contains five bedrooms, three baths, and one partial.
The house’s living room has been recently renovated, and features subtle contemporary touches to accompany the varying-width plank hickory floors and hand-hewn exposed beams. A set of French doors now opens broadly onto the property, and a fireplace flanked with built-ins gives the room its charm.
Renovations have retained the country-comfortable appeal of the home; the kitchen is a generously proportioned and very open modern interpretation of farmhouse-style with a window-seat breakfast nook, marble countertops, and a large center island with a hardwood cap.
The home’s bedrooms include a pair of master suites with their own sitting rooms; the property is geared toward the suite generally, with guest accommodations in the renovated barn, and a detached studio with a private bath for a potential second guesthouse or staff apartment.
The exterior of the property is lovely, with a slate patio, a pool, flower gardens, meadows, and acres of forest.
Twain lived at Stormfield for only two years, from 1908 until his death in 1910. His daughter died in December of 1909.
