Meriden Open Houses: A Restored 1910 Home, A Brick Ranch And More

MERIDEN, CT — Meriden's open houses this weekend include a beautifully restored 1910 home in central Meriden with porches front and back, a brick ranch with a sunken living room, and a cul-de-sac Colonial with more than 4,000 finished square feet. There's also a mixed-use building with a storefront and three apartments.

Six Meriden homes are holding open houses Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, with prices from $299,900 to $639,000, according to Zillow.com.

Saturday, Oct. 10

517 Swain Ave., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $429,900. This 1965 brick ranch has a remodeled eat-in kitchen with sliders to a deck and a sunken living room with a bow window and a gas-log fireplace. The large finished lower level has a fireplace and walks out. It's a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 2,682 square feet and an attached two-car garage.

44 Sophia Court, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $639,000. On a quiet cul-de-sac, this 2006 house has a two-story entry, a granite eat-in kitchen and a great room with cathedral ceilings, a Palladian window and a fireplace. A main-level primary suite has a whirlpool tub. The finished walkout lower level, with its own entry, adds a rec room, two more rooms and a full bath. It's a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home with 4,064 square feet. Its price was cut by $10,000 on Oct. 7.

118 Columbia St., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $574,900. New to the market Oct. 9, this mixed-use building has a street-level storefront plus three apartments: a loft-style one-bedroom with high ceilings, a two-bedroom and a three-bedroom with its own driveway. There's also a garage with room for four cars. Zillow counts it as a six-bedroom property with four full and one half baths and 5,400 square feet. It's also open Monday, Oct. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m.

167 Johnson Ave., noon to 2 p.m. (also Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), $299,900. Listed Oct. 5, this 1940 Cape has hardwood floors, a three-season room and an eat-in kitchen with new flooring and granite counters. Upstairs is the primary bedroom plus space for a fourth bedroom or office, and the siding is new. It's a three-bedroom, one-bath home with 1,648 square feet on a level 0.34-acre lot.

Sunday, Oct. 11

130 Lydale Place, noon to 2 p.m., $399,900. This 1964 raised ranch has a front porch, refinished hardwood floors and a primary suite with a double-sized walk-in shower. The living room has a fireplace flanked by built-ins, and a patio leads to a vegetable garden. It's a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,734 square feet.

178 Elm St., noon to 2 p.m., $399,900. This restored 1910 home in central Meriden keeps its original details alongside two renovated baths. It has a covered front porch, a two-section rear porch, a landscaped backyard and an oversized detached two-car garage, plus a walk-up attic. The listing says the fireplaces should be professionally evaluated before use. It's a four-bedroom, two-bath home with 2,092 square feet.

Also open Sunday: 167 Johnson Ave. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

Make a weekend of it: three homes open at 11 a.m. Saturday, so start at Sophia Court or Swain Avenue and finish at Johnson Avenue. Sunday at noon, Lydale Place and the restored Elm Street home are open at the same time.

Listing details from Zillow.com as of Oct. 7, 2026. Open-house schedules can change; check each listing before you go.