One of the West End of Hartford’s most beautiful homes, located in the city’s most exclusive enclave: Woodside Circle, a secluded collection of properties set aside by the Goodwin family in the early 20th Century. This example of fine Tudor architecture and rare interior finishing was built in the 1920’s for philanthropist John Porter by noted architects of their day. With living space over 6,000 square feet and central air conditioning on all floors, it features six bedrooms, four full bathrooms, two half bathrooms and three fireplaces. On the main floor is an exquisite kitchen with cathedral ceiling (the result of a late 1990’s addition), formal dining room, library, elegant living room for large entertaining, along with a family room and a solarium for more casual relaxation. The basement floor features a wine room and two-level home theater currently fitted with a 100” Stewart screen, 7-speaker Definitive sound system and Sony projector, as well as a bar and gaming table. The basement also features a workshop, laundry room, audio/video equipment room and video storage room as well as a space which might be described as a bomb shelter. The 3rd floor attic features one of the six bedrooms and four enormous walk-in closets. Interior woodwork throughout the home would be difficult to match today even by the best craftsmen. Local artisan John Dussault recently completed interior painting in the main foyer, library, dining room and children’s bedroom using Venetian plaster, hand painted wall paper and detailed stenciling. The exterior features a large front yard and large fenced-in back yard with Connecticut Blue Stone patio, sunken English rose garden, oversized swing set and hexagonal sand box. Even the garage is unique: painted from floor to ceiling to resemble the aircraft hangar deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Many properties are called “one of a kind,” but this one truly fits that description both inside and out.