Homes with a Fireplace for Sale in Branford, CT

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Branford is a shore town on Long Island Sound, and its fireplace inventory reflects two different histories. Around the town green and in Branford Center sit eighteenth and nineteenth century houses with original masonry hearths. Along the shore at Pine Orchard, Short Beach, Indian Neck and Stony Creek, many houses began as summer cottages and were later winterized, with the fireplace as the original heat source and now the centerpiece of a year-round house. Salt air is hard on masonry. CENTURY 21 AllPoints Realty covers the shoreline. Compare regional inventory on the Connecticut page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which parts of Branford have fireplace houses?

Branford Center and the streets around the green, plus the shore neighborhoods of Pine Orchard, Short Beach, Indian Neck and Stony Creek near the Thimble Islands.

Does the shoreline location matter for a chimney?

It does. Salt air accelerates mortar deterioration and rusts flashing and dampers, so masonry condition deserves closer attention here than inland.

Were these houses originally seasonal?

Many of the shore cottages were, and the fireplace was often the only heat. Confirm what heating, insulation and plumbing upgrades came with winterization.