1 Echo Hill Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

$5,500,000Sold
5
beds
5.5
baths
7,590
SF

Our Take

1 Echo Hill Road is a five-bedroom, six-bath property on 5.01 acres in New Canaan, organized around a 1710 historic great room with original wide-plank floors, exposed beams, and a fieldstone fireplace. The grounds include a bass-stocked pond, pickleball court, pool and spa, pool house, carriage barn, rose-covered pergola, and curated trails leading to a waterfall. Inside are a Smallbone/Peacock kitchen, two home offices, a family room with drop-down movie screen, and a separate-entry au pair/in-law suite.

Property Details

Listing Facts

Acres
5.01
Year built
1710
Taxes (July 2023-June 2024)
$39,876 (July 2023-June 2024)
Price/SF
$725
Days on Market
15 Days
MLS number
24010233

Highlights

  • 1710 historic great room with wide-plank floors
  • Bass-stocked pond that becomes a winter ice rink
  • Pickleball court, pool, and spa
  • Smallbone/Peacock kitchen imported from England
  • Separate-entry au pair/in-law suite
  • Primary suite with sitting room, fireplace, and wet bar
  • Curated trails leading to a waterfall
  • Carriage barn and pool house
Read the full listing description

Generously extended around its stunning 1710 jewelbox core, this oft magazine featured modern country estate is a one-of-a-kind 5 bedroom, 6 bath family retreat. The magical 5 acre compound features park-like grounds, including a bass-stocked pond for summer that serves as an ice rink in winter, pickleball court, bluestone-ensconced pool & spa, pool house, rose-covered pergola for summer dining, carriage barn, extensive landscape lighting throughout the property, as well as curated trails including one that reveals the property's waterfall. The newly expanded back patio is an entertainer's dream and its gorgeously landscaped vista feels like the European countryside. All the upgrades throughout the house have been finished to the highest level. The bespoke kitchen, designed & built by Smallbone/Peacock, was imported from England. There's a new aupair/in-law suite with separate entrance, 2 home offices, and family room with drop-down movie screen. The spacious primary suite includes a sitting room with fireplace and wet bar, separate walk-in closets, renovated bathroom with heated floors and new steam shower. The stunning historic great room with its original 20-inch wide plank floors, exposed beams and massive fieldstone fireplace, will make memories for holidays to come. Walking distance to GrayBarns and Silvermine Art Guild, and only 45 miles to NYC, this romantic property hidden off a one-lane country road is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the sophisticated buyer.

Schools

Elementary
Per Board of Ed
Middle
Not provided
High
New Canaan

School assignments as reported by SmartMLS.

Price History

DateEventPrice
Sold$5,500,000
Listed$5,195,000

Listing Agent

Compass Connecticut, LLC
John Dunn

Building permit history

How we compile this →

Records show a cluster of renovation and addition activity.

2026
Addition

Addition of 2 story 2 car garage with, 1 bedroom, 1 and 1/, 2 bathrooms, office, playroom. Recreational room, art studio to the existing residence.

Issued date
PermitBP-26-29
Permit typeAddition
Declared project cost$1,000,000
2025
Pool

Update the existing inground pool by modifying its depth. Also includes installation of a pool cover; pool cover to be determined. No other work is included in this application/permit.

Issued date
PermitBP-25-292
Permit typePool
Declared project cost$160,000
Renovation/RemodelRenovation

Pool patio area: No expansion. Remove and replace patio stones and install a gas grill and pizza oven on the existing patio area. The proposed gas grill and pizza oven on the existing patio area are adjacent to the pool house, per plans. Per applicant, the outdoor shower shown on the survey is existing. There will be a new propane line to the new grill and pizza oven, as well as new power to both. The patio will also have a cement base.

Issued date
PermitBP-25-293
Permit typeRenovation/Remodel
Declared project cost$200,000
Revision

Addition of structural steel beam.

Issued date
PermitBPR-25-18
Permit typeRevision
Declared project cost$12,000
Renovation/RemodelRenovation

Renovation of the existing garage wing into a pantry, mud room, and gym. BPR-25-18: Addition of a structural steel beam.

Issued date
PermitBP-24-334
Permit typeRenovation/Remodel
Declared project cost$200,000

Interpretation note: This matched record set reflects only the municipal data currently imported; it is not a claim that no other work occurred.

How we compile this. The source is New Canaan municipal permit records. These records are imported periodically and are not a live feed from the town. A permit’s presence does not, by itself, confirm that work was completed or passed final inspection. Dates shown are issue dates unless identified otherwise. Descriptions may be lightly edited for readability without changing material details. Dollar amounts are town-reported project costs or permit valuations, not estimates of the property’s market value.

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