A rare and storied offering, the Colonel Dwight Wellington Pierce Farmstead is a distinguished circa 1830 Greek Revival residence listed on the State Register of Historic Places. Set on a rise with views of surrounding mountains, conserved land, and state forest, the property offers an extraordinary blend of heritage, natural beauty, and modern comfort.

The main house spans over 4,300 square feet and retains its original antique moldings, wide-plank floors, and five working fireplaces with antique mantels. The home offers six bedrooms, including one on the main floor with an adjacent full bath, and five on the second floor. The spacious primary suite features a fireplace, radiant-heated ensuite bath with limestone-tiled finishes, and an oversized walk-in closet.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, with exposed beams, custom cabinetry, soapstone countertops, and top-tier appliances. The adjacent sunroom opens to a stone patio overlooking extensive gardens and grounds. Additional first-floor rooms include a formal dining room, living room, library, pantry, and a mudroom with brick floors and a farmhouse sink.

The second floor features four additional guest bedrooms, a Jack-and-Jill bath, and a charming laundry room with a deep porcelain sink and ample storage. Throughout the home, natural light and historic detail are in perfect balance with modern systems and comforts, including fiber-optic cable and an alarm system.

Complementing the residence are three historic outbuildings. The original dairy barn measures 70 feet by 30 feet and offers vast potential. The studio barn, measuring 60 feet by 24 feet, is heated and finished with tiled and wood floors, and a concrete basement, making it ideal for creative work or expanded living. The carriage barn serves as a two-car garage with three horse stalls and a loft above.

The grounds are a showpiece unto themselves, with extensive, award-winning and published gardens, mature peach, pear, and apple trees, stone walls, a tranquil pond, and full metal deer fencing enclosing the landscape. A stone patio offers the perfect vantage point for enjoying the serene views and connection to nature.

This exceptional property is a rare convergence of history, architecture, and pastoral beauty, offering a true sense of place in the heart of the countryside.

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Property Info

FIRST FLOOR

Original antique moldings throughout
Entrance: Antique wood floors, staircase with original rail and banister, door to library, door to living room
Library: Antique wood floors, wood burning fireplace with brick hearth and surround, and antique wood mantel, dry bar, built in bookcase, back stairs to 2nd floor
Living Room: Antique wood floors, wood-burning fireplace with brick hearth and surround, and antique wood mantel
Dining Room: Painted wood floor, closet, French doors to sunroom, door to library
Sunroom: Painted wood floor, door to patio, door to kitchen
Porch: stone, rock wall, garden views
Kitchen: Wide plank wood floors, oversized wood burning fireplace with brick hearth and surround, and antique wood mantel, exposed beams, custom wood cabinets, soapstone countertops, porcelain sink, gas/electric Wolf 6 burner range, hood, Subzero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, Wolf electric wall oven, open to sunroom, door to;
Pantry: Brick floors, built-in cabinets with soapstone top and microwave, stairs to 2nd floor, door to mud room
Mud Room: Brick floors, built-in bench, antique sink, exposed beams, side door to driveway entrance
Full Bath: Antique wood floors, pedestal sink, wainscotting, tub/shower with porcelain tiles
Bedroom: Antique wood floors, closet

SECOND FLOOR

Original antique moldings throughout
Primary Bedroom: Painted wood floor, wood burning fireplace with brick hearth and surround, and antique wood mantel, ensuite bath
Primary Bath: Ensuite, radiant heat, limestone tiled floors, stone tiled tub/shower, custom vanity with double porcelain sinks, door to oversized walk-in closets
Bedroom: Antique wood floors, wood burning fireplace with brick hearth and surround and antique wood mantel, built-in cabinets and bookshelves, door to full bath
Full Bath: Jack and Jill, tiled marble floors, antique console sink, stone tiled tub/shower
Bedroom: Antique wood floors, closet
Bedroom: Antique wood floors, closet
Bedroom: Antique wood floors,
Laundry Room: Painted wood floors, washer/dryer, oversized porcelain sink

OUTBUILDINGS

Dairy Barn: 70 feet x 30 feet,
Studio Barn: heated, 60 feet x 24 feet, tiled and wood floors, concrete floor basement, new oil tank
Carriage Barn: 2 car garage, 3 horse stall, loft

FEATURES

Extensive award-winning and published gardens, peach, pear, and apple orchard, stone walls, pond, stone patio, views of mountains, state forest, and conserved land, metal deer fence, alarm system, Optimum Fiber Optic Cable (barn), and Frontier Fiber Optic Cable (house).

Property Details

Location: 12 Popple Swamp Rd., Cornwall, CT 06754
Land Size: 24.58 acres - (2 parcels, 21.93 acres + 2.65 acres)
Year Built: 1830
Square Footage: 4,380 sq ft
Total Rooms: 12
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 3
Basement: poured concrete, heated, pool table
Foundation: stone
Attic: walk up
Number of Fireplaces: 1 wood stove, 5 fireplaces
Type of Floors: wood, brick, stone tiles
Windows: Anderson Fibrex Energy Efficient Thermopane, 2021
Exterior: clapboard
Driveway: paved with stone overlay
Roof: asphalt shingles
Heat Type/ Fuel: Buderus hot water, oil
Oil Tank: 2 in the basement
Air-Conditioning: none
Generator: Kohler runs furnace, well pump, kitchen light, all refrigerators
Hot water: oil
Sewer: septic
Water: well
Appliances: Wolf 6-burner range, hood, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, Wolf electric wall oven, microwave, washer, and dryer
Exclusions: none
Mil rate: $15.30 Date: 2025
Taxes: $18,816.00 Date: 2025
Taxes change; please verify current taxes.
Listing Type: Exclusive
Buyer Broker Compensation: 2.5%

Address: 12 Popple Swamp Road, Cornwall, CT 06754