Westport home inspired by mid-century design listed for $2.75M
Homes on Hitchcock Road in Westport tend to have a traditional colonial style. But one house on the street has a ultra-modern façade that contrasts its neighbors.
Listed for $2.75 million, the home on 3 Hitchcock Road was rebuilt in 2008 to feature a modern design that is “mid-century inspired,” according to the listing. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom house has a total of 5,777 square feet of living space that features an open concept with options to make some rooms a home office, a den, a library or a large family room.
The kitchen in the home on 3 Hitchcock Road in Westport, Conn.
Filip Michalowski for Realty Plans / Contributed Photo
The patio off the back of the home on 3 Hitchcock Road in Westport, Conn.
Filip Michalowski for Realty Plans / Contributed Photo
3 Hitchcock Road in Westport, Conn. (Photos: Filip Michalowski for Realty Plans / Contributed Photo)
In the kitchen and dining room, there are large floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors that lead out a patio overlooking the home’s 1 acre of land. One of the rooms on the main level is outfitted with an overhead projector directed at a blank wall for watching movies or TV. The second level contains the main bedrooms, while a third floor has an additional 730 square feet of living space. Outside, there’s a covered dining area, a patio, a front porch and a heated pool, the listing notes.
Westport is one of many towns and cities in Connecticut to have seen its average home values increase in the past two years. Between January 2020 and January 2022, home values in Westport’s 06880 ZIP code — the same ZIP code the 3 Hitchcock Road home is situated in — jumped $280,345, marking an increase of 38.49 percent.
According to real estate website Redfin, home prices in Westport increased 6.3 percent in February 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. The average sale price Redfin recorded for February 2022 totals $1,517,500. While prices increased, Redfin notes the number of homes sold in February 2022 decreased compared to the same time last year by 26, marking a 38.1 percent decrease year over year. The median number of days a home in Westport spent on the market also decreased in February 2022 compared to February 2021, with a home spending an average of 55 days on the market in 2022 versus 66 days in 2021.
