Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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One of New Canaan’s most prominent, historic and beloved homes has hit the market. The 1897-built Colonial at 299 South Ave.—a favorite home of many New Canaanites who walk and drive along the main corridor into town—is being advertised by Christine Saxe, sales vice president at William Raveis Real Estate in New Canaan (see photos above). A lovingly restored and preserved three-story home, it originally was a tuberculosis hospital established by Dr. Myron Brooks (known as ‘Brooks Sanatorium’), who gave his name to a side street alongside it. ***

Members of a Town Council subcommittee said Tuesday that they’re hearing the new cell tower erected on Silver Hill Hospital property is not, at this point, improving service for residents of eastern New Canaan in any measurable way. ***

Brother kittens, likely abandoned, were found under a bush on Millport Avenue on Monday, according to Officer Allyson Halm of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section.

News

Revealed: Privet Comes Down in Front of South Avenue Landmark, Former ‘Brooks Sanatorium’

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New Canaanites traveling South Avenue in recent days may have noticed that one of the main residential drag’s most prominent homes has become a bit more conspicuous to passersby. The owners of the 1897-built, stucco Colonial at 299 South Ave. decided to remove a row of privets out front and show off the historic home they’ve spent more than four years restoring and reviving. The bushes were “on the thin side, required a lot of maintenance, blocking the house yet not providing much privacy,” Meg Marciano, who has owned the New Canaan landmark with her husband Lance since 2011, said when asked recently about the very noticeable change to the front lawn. “So we are throwing privacy to the wind, at least until the plantings mature,” said Marciano, a 1990 New Canaan High School graduate.

Now & Then

South Avenue Landmark: Brooks Sanatorium, Reincarnated

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South Avenue has undergone a conspicuous transformation these last 15 years. Once lined with mid-20th century Capes and Colonials, it’s now dominated by modern, custom-built homes. (Nothing wrong with that. It’s just … different.)

One holdover from the “old” South Avenue is a gorgeous three-story home at the corner of Brooks Road, with the columned wraparound porch and dormer windows looking out over a perfectly manicured front lawn. The home is not only a throwback to an earlier time, but also has a significant history in the annals of New Canaan itself.