subject: Woodstock Ct: Connecticut's Best Towns For Your Home And Family [print this page] The "Quite Corner" of Connecticut is located in the northeastern corner of the state sharing borders with Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Woodstock is a charming rural New England town dating back to 1686. The picturesque village on a hilltop offers distant views of apple orchards and farms bordered by rustic stone walls. Connecticut's second largest township by area Woodstock is a small but growing population making it an perfect choice for your home and family.
Many of the elegant antique homes date from the early 1700's. The town boasts its very own Victorian mansion, "Roseland Cottage", also known as the "Pink House" or the "Bowen House". Here is a fabulous example of a gothic revival style summer house built by wealthy Woodstock native, Henry C. Bowen. US Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison and Rutherford B. Hayes all visited Woodstock and the pink house in its day, as did Henry Ward Beecher and John C. Fremont.
Roseland Cottage is a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public for guided tours of the house and property. At the village crossroads, homes surround the village green along with quaint antique shops, boutiques, cafes, and a real English tea shop. There are over fourteen jewel-like lakes and ponds in Woodstock Township, varying in size from a hundred and eleven acres to thirty eight acres. Woodstock is a desirable community in which to live, works, and enjoy life.
Nestled among the pines you will find homesites and waterfront houses with spectacular views comparable to those of Vermont or New Hampshire, yet within commuting distance to Boston, Hartford and University of Connecticut Storrs. Many of these finger lakes offer swimming, recreational boating, water skiing, and fishing. Woodstock Township maintains a beach on St. Mary's Pond with facilities for people to change, picnic tables and a lifeguard in the summer for its residents use.
Strong educational leadership and high potential exemplify the town's schools. Founded in 1801, Woodstock Academy is an independent secondary school serving as a public high school for children from Woodstock, Eastford, Union, Pomfret, Canterbury and Brooklyn. Woodstock Township and its community work hard to ensure that the unique rural character of the township lives on for the enjoyment of locals and visitors alike. It has many beautiful nature walks, parks and two golf courses.
The community's farming history has supported a popular annual agricultural fair held every Labor Day weekend since 1860 at the fairgrounds. It offers fun for all ages and is the second oldest country fair in all of New England.
There is a lot to offer here in the "Quiet Corner" making it one of Connecticut's best communities for your home and family.
by: Steven Penny
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