A rare opportunity to own one of New Canaan's most recognized and iconic properties. This Greek Revival house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and offers a history all its own. Originally home to the New Canaan Country School and then famed editor and publishing legend Maxwell Perkins who read and edited the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The home was subsequently offices* and home to Richard Bergmann, renowned architect/landscape architect, who created the unique in-town gardens featured in multiple publications over the years including in the Smithsonian's Archives for American Gardens. The current owner has upgraded all the mechanicals and exposed original architectural details and wide plank floors. This majestic home is now waiting for the new owner to make it their own. * This property has been granted a special permit to be used as a business with up to 8 employees without the requirement that the owner be in residence, ---