Jennings Court colonial features Caribbean accents

The owner of a custom-built colonial house at 4 Jennings Court
in the Hunt Club section of Westport designed a unique
configuration. It blends a buttercream yellow colonial façade
visible from street level with a rear that gives a nod to a
Caribbean lifestyle with as much glass as architecturally
possible.

Continuing the ocean theme, there is a Caribbean-inspired,
limestone, heated pool with a hot tub in the backyard of the
level, 1.1-acre property. Garden lovers and those who jealously
protect their privacy will also appreciate the private patio
and garden and outdoor shower, which can be accessed from one
of the two master baths; there are his and hers.

His bath also features a foot wash/dog shower, a redwood sauna,
extra deep soaking tub, marble shower with several heads,
including a rain shower head, and a coffee bar. Her shower has
a crystal chandelier, intricate marble and glass
custom-designed shower with water jet cut stone inlay, a bidet
and instant hot and purified water system.

There are two offices, front and rear staircases, and two
laundry rooms including one with a built-in ironing board.

Those are far from the only unique features of this
extraordinary house, which was built in 2007 with much
attention to detail, from the dramatic entrance foyer that
includes a Jerusalem pink and polished white limestone floor
with glass mosaic inlay to the special order door levers with
intricate designs that the owner refers to as "house jewelry."

There are rounded rooms, arched entryways and scalloped
windows, all of which contribute to the graceful flow of this
7,072-square-foot house. Even the granite counter top on the
center island in the gourmet kitchen has beveled edges.

"It's functionally beautiful. It's fancy, but it's livable. It
was designed so every space is useful. Everything is
practical," said owner
Laurie Weiser, who helped design the house and served as
the co-general contractor. "This is the biggest art project
I'll ever have in my life," she said.

She also designed the house to be relatively maintenance free.
"It's a dream house," Weiser said.

Several rooms, including the kitchen, year-round sunroom,
master bedroom and her master bath and her office, have radiant
heated floors (water, not electric). In fact, the owner joked
that there are two zones in the house: Arctic and Caribbean.

The kitchen has double sided cabinets on one wall between the
kitchen and dining room, cabinets that start at counter level
for easy reach, and a gas Wolf range top with a built-in down
draft fan system.

On the second floor, there are four bedrooms, including two
that share a bath and a long Trex deck/balcony.

In addition to the main living space there is potential for
more, if needed, in the spacious unfinished walk-up attic and
full, unfinished basement. The basement alone has 3,500 square
feet of space.

The house has oil heat, but it is also connected to the gas
line on the street, and gas fuels the home's range top in the
kitchen, the pool, grill and two fireplaces.

There are more amenities and details in this house that are
worth seeing and there is an opportunity to see then during an
Open House on Sunday, Jan. 29, 1-4 p.m.

For more information or to set up an appointment to see the
house, call
Jeanette Dryburgh of
Jeanette Dryburgh & Associates, an affiliate of William
Raveis Real Estate at 203-246-1168 or email her at
jeanette@ct-realestate.com.

ABOUT THIS HOUSE

TYPE: Custom-built colonial

ADDRESS: 4 Jennings Court, Westport

PRICE: $2,595,000

ROOMS: 13

AMENITIES: Water community, beach rights, walking distance to

Staples High School, at the end of a cul-de-sac,
Caribbean-inspired in-ground pool, two first floor offices, his
and hers master baths, redwood sauna, front and rear
staircases, bonus room above the garage, media room, large arts
and crafts room, exercise room, custom moldings, 1.1-acre level
property, skylights, central vacuuming system, security system,
gourmet kitchen, Trex deck/balcony, wired for
Smart House technology, Leafguard gutter system, low-E
glass windows with tilt-in cleaning feature, alarmed screens,
six-inch baseboards, nine-inch crown moldings, bluestone patio,
zoned central air conditioning, outdoor shower, walking
distance to the
Westport Hunt Club and
Long Lots Elementary School, the grounds of which house the
community garden

OTHER INFORMATION: five bedrooms, five full and two half baths,
two-car attached under house garage, hardwood floors throughout
the house, two laundry rooms, mudroom, zoned hot air radiant
oil heating system, walk-up unfinished attic, full unfinished
basement, septic system, city water

SCHOOLS: Long Lots Elementary, Bedford Middle, Staples High

ASSESSMENT: $1,905,400

TAX RATE: 17.43 mills

TAXES: $28,295

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