Wow! I would have not expected that interior looking at the exterior. Luckily it looks cosmetic. That is a beautiful home!

Wow is right! Not what I was expecting.

OH I can not afford this it is listed for 35 million and is only a summer home

Holy cr@p did you see the taxes????

Yikes!

At least we know it hasn't been "staged", right?

I don't know where you live. What is LIS?

Was not expecting that but overall it's great. I like color, but even that is a bit for me.

LIS = Long Island Sound I assume

How does one find the listing?

Gives me the giggles. I love that someone did something so obviously right for them, just them, and the heck with anyone else. One presumes this owner bought the house for the position, not because he/she loved the exterior.

Madness, sheer glorious madness.

LIS is the Long Island sound. The taxes are 300k per year and the house is only used in the summer. Here is the listing https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ct/branford/0-rogers-island/pid_18189913/

A little history, a couple purchased many of the thimble islands years ago and is flipping them. They purchased them offering well above market value and by so doing made the taxes even more prohibitive to many families that had held their islands for generations forcing many more to sadly sell. The husband has since passed before his wife finished buying islands. She is now listing her redone islands in a group portfolio. Looks like they are slow to sell though.

They purchased them offering well above market value and by so doing made the taxes even more prohibitive to many families that had held their islands for generations forcing many more to sadly sell.

That is just wrong and so sad for those families that had the islands. If that's really the way it happened it would appear the slow sell is karma.

Here is an old 2007 link about the woman who purchased the many islands. It is sinful to me. I know friends with lesser cottage islands that were in their families for years who have had to sell personally.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10mainct.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=1BCB9AA92C76A8833397876B34F50BF7&gwt=pay

I wasn't expecting that!

roarah, I can't help wondering what that house's interior looked like when you were a child.

So sad about the tax assessments and the effect on long-time residents.

I Googled and found another article from last August about the sale of the islands, from which: "The eight islands are now priced at $50 million, $28 million less than when they first went on the market a year ago. The islands may also be purchased separately, their realtor says, an indication the Island Lady is serious about selling."

perfect example of not choosing decor that goes with the architectural style of a house

The property assessment for the house is $10,000,000. I do know that there is no real relationship between the assessed value and the sale price but there is usually some sort of relationship. But maybe in this area sale price is 3X assessed value.

I love the exterior and the setting is gorgeous.

I think assessments are based on a 1/3 retail value but our last batch was ten years ago. Reassessments are this year and it should increase a bit but it is still over priced, should be 20,000,000 most likely.

from our boat as a child I do not remember the roof so orange. When we sail the area now it has been that color though for years. My friends have an island house that was built in the 20s in the same cluster. Their wood work is still stained. I think this was more of a sea captain manse style originally. I always think of the ghost and Mrs Meir when I image the interior of old island houses. I think that this is why when people consider light, airy blue and white interiors as coastal I cringe. I have grown up with an image of water homes being dark and dreamy not light and airy.

Not expected that either, but I like it! You would definitely wake up there.

When someone asks for "a pop of color."

Love the setting - holy cow. I think I could live happily in the pool house.

Here is a cheap offering of the " island lady's" group. It is rather sedate and has the dark trim characteristic of my friends house. It is offered for 6.9 and that comes with the guest cottage.

this is from many years ago

Guest cottage

Pics of guest interior

I love the round Windows! The kitchen and bath in the main house seem a it underwhelmingly flip like. I think the guest kitchen is nicer.

I've seen that house from the sound as well. Amazing property. If I only had the funds..lol

But yeah, summer home makes sense. I wouldn't want to be on that island come winter.