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Tuesday, April 7. 2015

New England real estate: The Borough of Fenwick

The Borough of Fenwick, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.


There are hundreds of elitist, WASPy, old private communities like this scattered around the Northeast. Many operate as, or like, private clubs and some are more informal. I know about a lot of them, but have not been to many of them. They tend to be so discreet that you would not know about them.


Blooming Grove is great with thousands of acres, several streams and lakes and great old houses, but you have to be related to one of the founders to have a house there.


We all live in different realities.




Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 04:48 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Beautiful. Too bad all the southern New England states are on my list of places I will never live. (I am plotting my escape from NJ and it will be to somewhere more free not less)
#1 NJSoldier on 2015-04-07 07:58 (Reply)
Does Old Saybrook still have the stocks in the front lawn of city hall?
#2 Whitehall on 2015-04-07 08:51 (Reply)
Does anyone remember the "Grand Duchy of Fenwick"?
#3 Gwynne on 2015-04-08 09:47 (Reply)
Surprising that the link doesn't show any photos of Kathryn Hepburn's house. It's been completely renovated and has been for sale now for some time. Price tag is $14,000,000. Property taxes are just this side of $150,000/year. Do you suppose that might have something to do with why it hasn't sold?
#4 Verde on 2015-04-09 21:29 (Reply)
Ooops. I take that back, there are a couple of pics of her house.
#5 Verde on 2015-04-09 21:32 (Reply)

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