{"id":1626,"date":"2014-04-30T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:08:48","slug":"328-flax-hill-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/30\/328-flax-hill-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Fodor Farm Homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_animated 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srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_east_side2.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_east_side2-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1706\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_east_side1.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_east_side1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_east_side1-400x284.jpg\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_entry.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_entry-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1707\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_5\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior1.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior1-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior1.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior1-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1708\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_6\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_roof.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_roof\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_roof-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_roof.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_roof-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1710\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_7\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior2.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior2-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior2.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_Silver-Petrucelli_interior2-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1709\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_8\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter2_Hour_2400x1600.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_winter2_Hour_2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter2_Hour_2400x1600-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter2_Hour_2400x1600.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter2_Hour_2400x1600-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1714\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_9\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter1_Hour_2400x1600.jpg\" title=\"Fodor_Farm_winter1_Hour_2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter1_Hour_2400x1600-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter1_Hour_2400x1600.jpg 479w, https:\/\/norwalkpreservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fodor_Farm_winter1_Hour_2400x1600-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1713\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_pagination\"><\/div><\/div><style>@media only screen and (min-width: 981px){ .et_pb_gallery_0 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_title, .et_pb_gallery_0 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image{max-width:83.5%;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;} .et_pb_gallery_0 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img{width:100%;} }@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 980px){ .et_pb_gallery_0 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_title, .et_pb_gallery_0 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}<\/style><style>.et_pb_gallery_0 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img { object-fit: initial !important; }<\/style><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverpetrucelli.com\">Silver\/Petrucelli+Associates<\/a>. Postcard ca. 1900 courtesy of Ronald and Mark Fodor. The last two winter photos are by Erik Trautmann\/Hearst Connecticut Media for The Hour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehour.com\/realestate\/article\/Caretaker-s-apartment-added-to-Fodor-Farm-12491949.php#photo-14870594\">Caretaker\u2019s apartment added to Fodor Farm<\/a> (January 2018).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>RESTORED<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Fodor Farm Homestead, 328 Flax Hill Road<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR THUMBNAIL: The 1802 Fodor Farm homestead at 328 Flax Hill Road is now home to the Norwalk Preservation Trust, the <a href=\"https:\/\/norwalklandtrust.org\">Norwalk Land Trust<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/norwalktreealliance.com\/\">Norwalk Tree Alliance<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>PART 1: HISTORY [<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkhistoricalsociety.org\/exhibitions\/fodor-farm-exhibition\/\">Norwalk Historical Society<\/a>]: \"The History Of Fodor Farm\" ~ Explores the history of ownership and use of the property from the time the house was built in 1802 until today with an emphasis on the Fodor family, the longest owners of the property. Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwalkct.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/344\/\">Historical and Architectural Significance of Fodor Farm<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PART 2: PRESERVATION [<a href=\"https:\/\/norwalkhistoricalsociety.org\/exhibitions\/fodor-farm-exhibition\/\">Norwalk Historical Society<\/a>]: \u201cSaving Fodor Farm\u201d ~ Tells the story of the grass roots movement to stop the farm from being developed into a subdivision of 48 houses. The exhibition traces the story through the plans for the development, the rallying of the Save the Farm group, the city taking the land through eminent domain and the success of open land proponents, historic preservationists and the city to develop the site for all the residents of Norwalk. Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancyonnorwalk.com\/norwalk-carpenter-dont-rush-fodor-farm-fix-up\/\">Norwalk carpenter: Don\u2019t rush Fodor Farm fix-up<\/a> (Nancy Guenther Chapman, June 2014)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancyonnorwalk.com\/norwalks-fodor-farm-ready-for-an-unveiling\/\">Norwalk\u2019s Fodor Farm ready for an unveiling<\/a> (Nancy Guenther Chapman, April 2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehour.com\/news\/article\/Fodor-Farm-s-history-on-display-12365633.php\">Fodor Farm\u2019s history on display<\/a> (The Hour, November 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancyonnorwalk.com\/a-2017-triumph-love-for-fodor-farm\/\">A 2017 triumph: Love for Fodor Farm<\/a> (Nancy Guenther Chapman, December 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehour.com\/realestate\/article\/Caretaker-s-apartment-added-to-Fodor-Farm-12491949.php\">Caretaker\u2019s apartment added to Fodor Farm<\/a> (The Hour, January 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PART 3: STATUS [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwalkct.org\/2111\/Fodor-Farm\">City of Norwalk<\/a>]: At 328 Flax Hill Road lies one of Norwalk\u2019s significant agricultural landmarks. The newly completed renovations at the actual homestead at Fodor Farm are simply spectacular. The attention to detail is second to none while maintaining the integrity of the original look and feel of the house. The restoration truly does this city landmark proud! The house is surrounded by all-organic community gardens. With sustainable gardening setting the environmental stage at Fodor Farm, the new Fodor Barn kitchen facilities now provide a home for the demonstration and hosting of events to promote healthy eating. If you wander the grounds you\u2019ll find 300 working plots\/gardens that can be rented for the season, an orchard, beehives, greenhouses, tool sheds, and a tree farm. 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