Brookfield Open Houses This Weekend: A 1970 Home Listed For The First Time And Two More, Sept. 26-27

BROOKFIELD, CT — Brookfield's open-house lineup is small this weekend, but each home has a story to tell. There's a custom-built house that has been in one family since it was built in 1970, with brick accents and wood-paneled walls that give it real personality. There's a cul-de-sac home with a backyard perennial garden filled with seasonal color. And there's a raised ranch whose front and back staircases make it one of a kind.

Three Brookfield homes are holding open houses Sept. 26 and 27, with prices from $550,000 to $650,000, according to Zillow.com.

Saturday, Sept. 26

3 Mayflower Drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — $599,000. Tucked on a quiet cul-de-sac with no through traffic, this 1974 home is made for bike rides and neighborhood time outdoors. The four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home has 2,206 square feet and an open floor plan. The family room has a gas fireplace with a brick hearth. Energy-efficient heat pumps handle heating and cooling, and the established perennial garden out back is a low-maintenance retreat. There's also a two-car attached garage and a full basement.

24 Prospect Drive, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — $550,000. The listing calls this 1969 raised ranch one of a kind, thanks to its front and back staircases. The three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home has 1,848 square feet and a bright eat-in kitchen with hardwood floors and Corian counters. Sliders open to the deck, and the primary bedroom has a walk-in closet and its own bath. Downstairs, a family room centers on a classic brick fireplace, and there's a generator hookup. The listing notes a lightly used freight line behind the property: a slow-moving train passes once each weekday and not at all on weekends.

Sunday, Sept. 27

2 White Pine Drive, 1 to 3 p.m. — $650,000. For the first time since it was built in 1970, this custom home is on the market after more than 50 years with the same family. The five-bedroom, three-bath home has 2,600 square feet, a main-level primary suite and a flexible floor plan. The character shows in the brick accents in the kitchen, the wood-paneled front family room, French doors and vaulted ceilings. The yard has plenty of open, usable space to enjoy as is or turn into the backyard you've always wanted.

Make a weekend of it: Saturday's two open houses overlap from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., so it's easy to see both before lunch. Start with the cul-de-sac garden home on Mayflower Drive and then head to the raised ranch on Prospect Drive, or go the other way around. Save Sunday afternoon for White Pine Drive, where a house that's been in one family since 1970 is ready for its next chapter.

Open-house times and listing details from Zillow.com as of Sept. 23. Schedules can change, so check each listing before heading out.