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Newly built but with an antique vocabulary, this rural Connecticut farmhouse evokes New England’s colonial past, both outside and in.

TO START, the architects developed the property’s master plan, which would weave together existing farm buildings, the new house, and extensive landscape features. “Our goal was to knit together both the new and old structures, creating a farm setting that appears to have been untouched by time,” says Charles Haver.

On the redeveloped property, the star is the main house, set on a rise for optimal views. “The property had an orchard where the fenced garden

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