Barb Hazelton
Pond-Weed House, Believed To Be the Oldest in Darien, Is Now on the Market
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The Pond-Weed House, believed to have been built at sometime between 1696 to 1730 and possibly the oldest home in town, is now on the market, with an asking price of $725,000. The saltbox house at 2591 Post Road has been listed as a site on the National Register of Historic Places since the late 1970s. Built by Nathaniel Pond at the corner of the Post Road and Hollow Tree Ridge Road, the building also served as a tavern and a blacksmith shop. Nathaniel Weed, a blacksmith like Pond, later bought the property, which remained in the Weed family for about 150 years, according to “The Story of Darien Connecticut.” by local historian Kenneth Reiss.