Salt Acres, a $13.4 Million Retreat
Alongside the Long Island Sound

What: Five bedrooms, five bathrooms in 8,000 square feet on 9.1 acres.

Where: Stonington, Conn., near Rhode Island border

Amenities: Swimming pool, tennis court, 600-foot breakwater pier, dock and two moorings, detached 2,000-square-foot guest house, sun porches.

Asking Price: $13.4 million

Opening Bid*: $13.1 million

Listing Agents: Tom Switz, Switz Real Estate, (860) 572-9501

Due Diligence: In 1992, Juan and Louise O'Callahan bought this three-story Victorian, built in the 1850s. The couple's renovations to the main house included converting a third-floor attic into a large artist studio, where Mr. O'Callahan, a retired airline executive, spends two days a week painting. The property, called Salt Acres, has four acres of gardens and sits behind two curving beaches. The property’s frontage along Long Island Sound totals about half a mile.

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