As summer begins, and crowds head toward Old Mill — to sit on the beach, fish in the inlet or jump (illegally) from the pedestrian walkway — it’s hard not to notice the handsome white house straddling between Long Island Sound and Sherwood Mill Pond.
What was once a grist mill is now (following 2 fires) a private home. With water flowing underneath, and killer views on both sides, it’s one of those places we love imagining living in.
It’s been a private home for over a century. (Pete Aitkin, the Black Duck owner, is a former resident.)
Here’s what it looked like, around 1910. The colorized image comes from Paul Ehrismann, whose collection of seldom-seen photos seems limitless.
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Love this!!!
Great photo of the mill house! I loved it when I lived init for a summer,I wrote about it in “ the beautiful pond”,it’s great to see how the house has changed across the years
Judy katz
Westport’s own “Falling Waters”:-)
Great photo! Do you know who is the person standing on the porch in the photograph?