PROPERTY OFFERING Hillandale Farm & Golden Lamb Buttery Welcome to Hillandale Farm located in the historic town of Brooklyn, CT. This grand farmstead is home to the "Golden Lamb Buttery", an upscale post and beam restaurant and popular wedding venue. This local landmark sits on 588 acres of beautiful scenic grounds and active farmland including rolling hills, green pastures, miles of stonewalls and a picturesque pond. Sixteen Parcels make up the farmstead, which is being sold under the primary address of the main house located across the street at 499 Wolf Den Road. This antique 1740's farmhouse features original hardwood flooring, multiple fireplaces, a five bay detached garage, a greenhouse, and a garden. This property offers many possibilities and is just 3 hours from New York City and 2 hours from Boston.
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PROPERTY OFFERINGHillandale Farm & Golden Lamb Buttery
Welcome to Hillandale Farm located in the historic town of Brooklyn, CT. This grand farmstead is home to the "Golden Lamb Buttery", an upscale post and beam restaurant
and popular wedding venue. This local landmark sits on 588 acres of beautiful scenic grounds and active farmland including rolling hills, green pastures, miles of stonewalls
and a picturesque pond. Sixteen Parcels make up the farmstead, which is being sold under the primary address of the main house located across the street at 499 Wolf Den
Road. This antique 1740's farmhouse features original hardwood flooring, multiple fireplaces, a five bay detached garage, a greenhouse, and a garden. This property offers
many possibilities and is just 3 hours from New York City and 2 hours from Boston.
MAIN CONTENTS• Welcome to Brooklyn• Aerial Photography• Location Map• Topography Map• Watershed/Wetlands Map• Photo Highlights - Main House• Photo Highlights - Golden Lamb• Property Detail• Town Demographics Data• Letter from Owner
PROPERTY VAULT (Available Upon Request - or CLICK HERE for FULL ACCESS)A. Parcel Outline MapB. Parcel InfoC. ZoningD. Property Card (499 & 538 Wolf Den Road)E. Deed & Schedule AF. Legal DescriptionsG. Disclosures - Mold, Inclusion/Exclusion AddendumH. Utilities & Maintenance
Brooklyn was once part of the lands claimed by the Mohegan chief, Uncas. The land, deeded in 1680 to Capt. James Fitch, was sold to the first local settlers in 1703. It was settled as part of the towns of Canterbury and Pomfret with the Northeastern third having separate existence as the manorial estate of Mortlake.
Mortlake had been purchased in 1686 as a refuge for Puritans who were forced out of England with the Stuart restoration. It was not part of any town and hence neither collected taxes nor provided services to the tenants residing within its bounds. Mortlake was finally included in the community in 1752 and grew and prospered.
The Town of Brooklyn was incorporated in 1786 and in 1819 became the county seat. The large homes, the jail, the courthouse now used as the Town Hall, all reflect this period of prominence which continued through part of the nineteenth century. The Agricultural Association was formed about 1820 and continues to attracts visitors with the annual fair.
Eastern Connecticut was very much involved in the Civil War and Brooklyn was no exception. A glance at the monument will show that local men served in most of the famous battles. Mills provided clothing and the records of churches and organizations list substantial contributions in manpower. Eventually areas like West Wauregan and East Brooklyn were built around textile mills. For a time, the center of Brooklyn supported a bank (now the library), and a newspaper, as well as several stores.
In more recent times Brooklyn has developed into two distinct areas. The central and western parts have continued along a residential and rural path, whereas the eastern sector has become predominantly commercial. Many of the old churches and homes have been restored. The old Court House has been internally renovated to provide town office facilities, but the colonial exterior was left unchanged.
Golden Lamb Buttery - Store: - Style: Store- Year Built: 1870- Square Feet: 628 (gross area)
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Brooklyn, Connecticut CERC Town Profile 2018 Produced by The CT Data Collaborative Town Hall4 Wolf Den RoadBrooklyn, CT 06234(860) 779-3411
Belongs ToWindham CountyLMA Danielson - NortheastNortheastern Planning Area
Incorporated in 1786
Town County State2000 7,173 109,091 3,405,5652010 8,210 118,428 3,574,0972012-2016 8,258 117,078 3,588,5702020 8,951 126,432 3,604,591'16 - '20 Growth / Yr 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
Town County StateWhite Alone, Non-Hispanic 7,492 98,091 2,464,450Black Alone 132 2,692 372,696Asian 111 1,555 152,782Native American 14 684 9,399Other/Multi-Race 177 6,981 284,582Hispanic or Latino 448 12,735 537,728Town County State
Land Area (sq. miles) 29 513 4,842Pop./Sq. Mile (2012-2016) 284 228 741Median Age (2012-2016) 43 41 41Households (2012-2016) 2,955 44,261 1,354,713Med. HH Inc. (2012-2016) $74,375 $60,689 $71,755
Town County StatePoverty Rate (2012-2016) 11.3% 11.2% 10.4%
Town StateHigh School Graduate 1,850 31% 673,220 27%Associates Degree 678 12% 184,426 7%Bachelors or Higher 1,590 27% 938,319 38%
AmountCT Light & Power $30,012,680Walmart Real Estate Business Trust $10,746,600Pierce Memorial Baptist Home Inc $6,386,400Econn Plaza Assocites LLC $3,913,400ALAR 2 LLC $3,097,800Net Grand List (SFY 2015-2016) $554,246,087
Walmart Pierse Memorial Baptist HomeBrooklyn School McDonald'sDunkin' Donuts
Economics
Business Profile (2016) Top Five Grand List (2016)
Major Employers (2016)
Grades EnrollmentBrooklyn School District PK-12 898
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 8Town State Town State Town State
All Female MaleConnecticut 87.9% 90.9% 85.1%Brooklyn School District -6666.0% -6666.0% -6666.0%
Town County StatePublic 96.7% 92.0% 86.8%Private 3.3% 8.0% 13.2%
Education
2017-2018 School Year Smarter Balanced Test Percent Above Goal (2016-2017)
Pre-K Enrollment (PSIS)
Rate of Chronic Absenteeism (2016-2017)
4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (2016-2017)
Public vs Private Enrollment (2012-2016)
Town Profiles Generated on 08/01/18 - Page 1 profiles.ctdata.org No representation or warranties, expressed orimplied, are given regarding the accuracy of this
information.
Brooklyn, Connecticut CERC Town Profile 2018
Total Revenue (2016) $22,169,123Tax Revenue $13,216,352Non-tax Revenue $8,952,771Intergovernmental $8,359,463
Per Capita Tax (2016) $1,589As % of State Average 55.3%
Total Expenditures (2016) $22,322,068Education $17,955,158Other $4,366,910
Total Indebtedness (2016) $5,270,000As % of Expenditures 23.6%Per Capita $642As % of State Average 25.9%
Annual Debt Service (2016) $5,391,938As % of Expenditures 24.2%
Eq. Net Grand List (2016) $744,968,939Per Capita $90,795As % of State Average 60.0%
Moody's Bond Rating (2016) - Actual Mill Rate (2016) 23.43Equalized Mill Rate (2016) 17.50% of Net Grand List Com/Ind (2016) 8.8%
Government Form: Selectman - Town Meeting
Government
Town County StateTotal Units 3,141 49,165 1,493,798% Single Unit (2012-2016) 76.1% 66.9% 59.1%New Permits Auth (2017) 14 134 4,547As % Existing Units 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%Demolitions (2017) 0 26 1,403Home Sales (2013) 116 774 26,310Median Price $224,200 $196,900 $269,300Built Pre-1950 share 24.5% 31.2% 29.7%Owner Occupied Dwellings 2,249 30,940 900,223As % Total Dwellings 76.1% 69.9% 66.5%Subsidized Housing (2017) 341 6,130 168,576
Town County StateLess than $100,000 19 153 3,417$100,000-$199,999 39 352 7,522$200,000-$299,999 49 200 6,031$300,000-$399,999 8 49 3,380$400,000 or More 1 20 5,960
Town County StateMedian Rent $913 $852 $1,094Cost-burdened Renters 61.2% 51.4% 52.5%
Housing/Real Estate
Housing Stock (2012-2016) Distribution of House Sales (2013)
Charter Communications of Northeastern CT(800) 827-8288
Quality of Life
Crime Rates (per 100,000 residents) (2016)
Disengaged Youth (2012-2016)
Distance to Major Cities Residential UtilitiesElectric Provider
Gas Provider
Water Provider
Cable Provider
Town Profiles Generated on 08/01/18 - Page 2 profiles.ctdata.org No representation or warranties, expressed orimplied, are given regarding the accuracy of this
Four generations of our family have tended to these idyllic Windham County hills; studded with stoned-lined pastures, rolling hay fields and unhindered views of the Quinebaug Valley. Each generation has set their hand to this historic land, cultivating it into the peaceful and prosperous property it is today. From the success of the Golden Lamb Buttery to the bountiful hay fields, this piece of New England has blessed us abundantly.
The first visionary was H.B. Booth, an Englishman set on making a gentlemen’s farm in beautiful Connecticut. It was by his meticulous eye that the rural landscape yielded to manicured lawns and domesticated fields that is known as Hillandale Farms. Besides being a picturesque plot, H.B. also ran Hillandale Handweavers, a world-renown textile manufacturing company out of an old carriage barn which still stands today on an adjacent property.
H.B. reaped the benefits of his hard work in the form of fertile land, a booming business and even groundbreaking technological innovations. In the early 1940’s, while plowing his fields (the same fields infamous General Israel Putnam abandoned his plow for the Revolutionary War), H.B. had an idea which turned into the PhotoMetriC camera system, a device which revolutionized custom garment making. This unique tailoring process, featuring 8 angled mirrors, now finds its home in the Smithsonian.
H.B.’s son Bob, a WW2 pilot, returned home after the war and fell in love with the clover-linedpastures a countryside charm his father had created. Not long after, he met his wife, theenigmatic Virginia “Jimmie” Wagoner, a former buyer for Lord and Taylor. Together the couple transformed the barn and adjoining art studio into a simple yet elegant countryside restaurant, the Golden Lamb Buttery. Over the years, as the Farm clothed and fed customers from all over New England and beyond, the humble restaurant grew in reputation. What started as a way to feed traveling customers, turned into an event of its own. By the mid-70’s, the main business shifted from textile production to a popular top-tier restaurant with beautiful grounds and still-active farming.
Today, you can find H.B.’s grandson and the youngest of Bob and Jimmie’s sons, Jim still tending the land. The Golden Lamb Buttery awaits its next chapter, standing as a proud historic beacon at the end of a maple shaded lane, housing decades of memories and awaiting decades more. The surrounding Hillandale Farms, home to abundant acreage and plentiful farming fields, awaits the next visionary to leave their mark on this historic land.
Local legends say this property was the first to have electricity in the area and before that, it was home to the infamous wolf hunt of General Putnam. Under its trees and in its fields, 80 years of agriculture have been harvested. Within its buildings, businesses have boomed and become local landmarks. We are proud of this historic piece of New England and are excited to pass on its legacy.
- Hillandale Farm Family
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