Victorian Architecture Meets Mid-Century Modernism at This Tranquil Litchfield, Connecticut Hotel

One sign of “making it” for New York City residents? Leaving.

The ability to decamp to a nearby—yet distinctly more serene—locale is one of the great symbols of success among New Yorkers. But for those who don’t want to settle in one place, the team behind the Hudson Valley’s esteemed Troutbeck Hotel has expanded its domain of luxury boutique hotels to Litchfield, Connecticut with Belden House and Mews.

The three-acre hotel, situated in the picturesque Litchfield Hills, marries Victorian architecture with mid-century modernism. Champalimaud Design and PBDW Architects took great care in maintaining the integrity of Dr. Charles Belden’s 1888 colonial revivalist mansion: a three-story white clapboard house boasting a gabled roof, a sizable covered porch, and Doric columns—not to mention a