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New Canaan Now & Then: Stepping Stones
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The property located at 705 Weed Street, Stepping Stones, has an interesting past and represents one of the last remaining “grand mansions” in town.
The property was originally owned by Watts Comstock, who sold the property to produce tycoon Abraham Hatfield. The original house on the property was destroyed by fire, which prompted Mr. Hatfield to request a design that was essentially fireproof. The slate roof and the “falsely timbered beams” are composed of stone carved to resemble wood as well as the mostly stone interior. His architect, Alfred Mausolff, used rough cut stone from nearby Vista, New York both inside and outside. The English Gothic manor house was also outfitted with limestone trim and possesses a sharply peaked roof.