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Gilded Age Mansion & Island in Connecticut
Jun 3, 2022
Location: Connecticut, USA
Connecticut Town Buys Gilded Age Mansion & Island!

Photos Courtesy of Douglas Elliman
Source: Top Ten Real Estate Deals
Gilded Age Mansion, USA
The Town of Darien, Connecticut is officially under contract to purchase one of America?s last family-owned properties, Great Island, that includes one of the area?s last Gilded Age mansions. The property was reduced from its 2016 price of $175 million and was most recently listed at $100 million at the time the contract was signed, according to The Darien Times. There will be another Board of Selectmen meeting on June 6th to discuss the details. The purchase is subject to final approval by the Board of Selectmen, the Board of Finance, and the Representative Town meeting.
Located within the boundaries of Darien, Connecticut on an island on Long Island Sound, the 60-acre Great Island is the largest private island ever to be offered for sale on the East Coast. Built in 1902 and then purchased in the early 1900s by baking powder entrepreneur William Ziegler, the compound has remained in the Ziegler family since William bought it.

With its proximity to New York City?s financial center, Connecticut was a hotspot for grand mansions in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including the 15,000-square foot Lauder Greenway Estate in Gree...