Ridgefield Open Houses This Weekend: Lake Views, A Historic Carriage House And More To Tour Sept. 26-27

RIDGEFIELD, CT — In a town that loves a good gallery walk, this weekend's best show might be the one with a kitchen. Six Ridgefield homes throw open their doors Saturday and Sunday, and the lineup has range: a lakeside contemporary styled by an interior designer, a midcentury modern with a studio loft, a century-old carriage house with its own artist studio, and a brook-side Colonial the listing itself calls a blank canvas.

Six Ridgefield homes are holding open houses Sept. 26 and 27, with prices from $730,000 to $2.7 million, according to Zillow.com.

Saturday, Sept. 26

177 Mamanasco Road, noon to 2 p.m. — $900,000. Brand new to the market this weekend, this extensively renovated contemporary looks out on Lake Mamanasco and reflects the vision of its interior-designer owner. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath home has 1,953 square feet, a 2023 kitchen with custom maple cabinetry and a nearly 26-foot all-season sunroom with a vaulted ceiling and walls of glass. Buyers can walk to the private Mamanasco Beach Club, where an optional membership covers swimming, kayaking and fishing.

12 Hillcrest Court, 1 to 3 p.m. — $1,499,000. This midcentury modern in Hampton Heights sits on a gated, 2.38-acre hilltop bordering open space, with sweeping views of Lake Mamanasco and Turtle Pond. The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home lists 2,528 square feet and shows off a skylit, three-story ebony staircase, three fireplaces, a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and decks off nearly every room. For creative types, the detached carriage barn adds a second-floor studio loft and a home office.

17 Blackman Road, 1 to 3 p.m. — $2,295,000. Timeless craftsmanship meets modern comfort on three private acres minutes from the town center. The four-bedroom, five-bath home has 5,424 square feet, a two-story foyer and a great room with exposed beams and a stone fireplace. It also has a flexible layout with two primary suites, one on each floor. A rec room with its own back staircase could be a media room, office, gym or studio.

30 Whipstick Road, 2 to 4 p.m. — $2,195,000. Tucked on a private lane behind stone pillars, this extensively renovated Colonial sits on 2.88 acres bordered by open space. The five-bedroom home with four full and two half baths lists 7,105 square feet and a remodeled kitchen with Thermador appliances. It also has three fireplaces, a sunroom, a vaulted bonus room with a skylight and a walk-out lower level with media and game rooms. The listing also notes a future pool site.

Sunday, Sept. 27

145 Wilton Road East, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — $730,000. This weekend's most affordable option is a center-hall Colonial set back on a private lot with a babbling brook, just minutes from Weir Farm National Historical Park. The four-bedroom, two-bath home has 1,960 square feet, a family-room fireplace, a screened-in porch overlooking the woods and a primary bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. It's on the market for the first time in almost 50 years and is being sold as-is. The listing calls it "a blank canvas" ready for cosmetic updates, and it already has a new propane heating system and a whole-house generator.

269 West Lane, noon to 2 p.m. — $2,700,000. The weekend's showpiece is a carriage house built by George G. Haven in 1900 for his prize horse, Davey, and his stablemates. It sits less than a mile from the town center. The six-bedroom, six-bath home has 6,671 square feet. Original brick herringbone floors lead into a great room with a raised-hearth fireplace and a wall of French doors. There's also an artist studio and an in-law apartment where one bedroom is a former horse stall. Outside are formal gardens, a garden cottage and a Gunite pool.

Make a weekend of it: Saturday's four homes cluster in a single afternoon, with two of them offering Lake Mamanasco views, so a noon-to-4 p.m. loop is easy to plan. Sunday brings the best contrast of the weekend: a brook-side Colonial ready for a new owner's vision in the late morning, then a historic carriage house with its own artist studio at midday. Whether you're shopping for a first Ridgefield home or just love a good house tour, the doors are open.

Open-house times and listing details from Zillow.com as of Sept. 23; schedules can change, so check each listing before heading out.