Upcoming Open Houses In Chester, Essex & Deep River

ESSEX, CT — This weekend's open houses along the lower Connecticut River include an 1835 Ivoryton house reimagined next to the Bushy Hill Preserve and a Colonial a short walk from downtown Chester's shops and galleries. A Chester Cape has its own oversized outdoor fireplace.

Five Chester, Essex and Deep River homes are holding open houses Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, with prices from $449,000 to $908,000, according to Zillow.com.

Saturday, Nov. 7

9 Blake Street, Essex, 10 a.m. to noon, $449,000. This three-bedroom, two-bath home is a single-family house in a private association that handles lawn care, snow removal, garbage and insurance, according to the listing. It has a kitchen with butcher block counters, an open living and dining area, an office, a front porch and a deck, plus a deeded generator. It has 1,170 square feet and a $450 monthly HOA fee, per Zillow.

6 Gilbert Hill Road, Chester, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (also Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.), $525,000. This three-bedroom, two-bath Cape sits on a cul-de-sac steps from Chester Village and has had the same owner for more than 34 years, according to the listing. It has an updated granite kitchen, a living room with a pellet stove, a main-floor bedroom and bath and a second pellet stove downstairs, and the backyard has a custom oversized fireplace. It has 1,822 square feet.

73 Long Hill Road, Deep River, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $625,000. This four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home is less than five minutes from the Essex and Chester town centers, according to the listing, which points to nearby walking and nature trails. It has 2,196 square feet on 1.5 acres and was built in 1986.

Sunday, Nov. 8

60 Bushy Hill Road, Ivoryton, 1 to 3 p.m., $908,000. This three-bedroom, 3.5-bath home was built in 1835 and expanded and rebuilt, according to the listing, with a chef's kitchen with a waterfall island, a vaulted great room with dramatic millwork, three en-suite bedrooms and an upstairs lounge. It sits on 0.85 acres next to the Bushy Hill Preserve. It has 2,950 square feet, and the price was cut $20,000 on Oct. 28.

7 Hickory Hill Drive, Chester, 1 to 4 p.m., $775,000. This three-bedroom, 2.5-bath Colonial is a recently updated house in a private spot steps from downtown Chester's shops, restaurants and galleries, according to the listing. It has 3,002 square feet on 1.27 acres.

Also open Sunday: 6 Gilbert Hill Road, Chester, 1 to 3 p.m. (see Saturday).

Saturday morning runs from Essex at 10 a.m. to Chester and Deep River at 11. On Sunday, the Ivoryton house and both Chester homes open at 1 p.m., with Hickory Hill Drive open until 4.

Listing details from Zillow.com as of Nov. 5, 2026. Open-house schedules can change, so check each listing before you go.