Sotheby’s International Realty

New Preston is one of the five villages that comprise the town of Washington, in a region renowned for its rich history and splendid natural landscape of rolling wooded hills, meandering rivers and clear lakes. Many of the most desirable year-round and seasonal New Preston real estate is nestled in the woodlands around picturesque five-mile-long Lake Waramaug, truly one of the most magnificent and pristine lakes in the entire state of Connecticut, an idyllic spot for swimming, fishing, canoeing or kayaking and picnicking. Replete with New England charm, New Preston preserves a rich heritage of period architecture including the fabled Cogswell Tavern, built circa 1762, where George Washington dined when he traveled through the area. The beautifully restored village of New Preston offers a variety of antique shops, specialty shops, lovely country inns and fine restaurants, some housed in the handsome wood-framed industrial buildings of this former mill town. The towered Pavilion Hall, designed by famed architect Ehrick Rossiter, was built as a cultural club in 1929 and still today hosts numerous concerts and other community events.