Image: RYE HOUSE, LITCHFIELD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT

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Description: BUILT IN 1910. THE MAIN HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT WILSON EYRE; A COTTAGE WAS DESIGNED BY WILDER AND WHITE. THE PROPERTY INCLUDES TUDOR REVIVAL AND BUNGALOW/CRAFTSMAN ARCHITECTURE. RYE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR ISABELLA DOUGLASS CURTIS (1848-1941), THE WIDOW OF CHARLES BOYD CURTIS, A NEW YORK CITY BANKER AND REAL-ESTATE DEVELOPER WHO HAD AMASSED A SUBSTANTIAL FORTUNE BY THE TIME HE DIED IN 1895. THE HOUSE WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE CURTISES’ SUBURBAN ESTATE IN RYE,
Title: RYE HOUSE, LITCHFIELD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT
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