The historic Isabella Beecher Hooker House sited on “Norfolk’s Victorian Row” presents a plethora of memories relating to suffragism as well as period historic architecture beginning at the welcoming open front porch. This rare and unique home offers rich Victorian detailing throughout as well as modern amenities. From the winding open staircase in the foyer to the double parlor, library, and dining room, one room draws you into another and then back again, each filled with its own personality. There are up to four bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor, a powder room on the first floor, and a large attic for storage as well as future additional rooms and multiple uses. A light-filled kitchen just off the dining room also opens to a parking area with a two-stall garage with a large light-filled finished space above making it ideal for a painter, photographer, writer, office, storage, and additional uses. This well-known home is just two blocks from the historic village center with dining, shopping, and entertainment. The town also offers swimming at Tobey Pond, state parks with trails, historic neighborhoods, a curling club, skiing opportunities a short distance away, and Yale’s auxiliary summer campus for music and art. Norfolk Connecticut “New England in a capsule.”
The historic Isabella Beecher Hooker House sited on “Norfolk’s Victorian Row” presents a plethora of memories relating to suffragism as well as period historic architecture beginning at the welcoming open front porch. This rare and unique home offers rich Victorian detailing thr...
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