Ren�e Zellweger Lists Private Connecticut Getaway for $1.5 Million (PHOTOS)

Making its way onto the housing market in recent days is a rustic Pomfret, Connecticut estate owned by none other than actress Ren�e Zellweger. Zellweger, who has two Academy Awards to her name and has appeared in such blockbuster flicks as Bridget Jones�s Diary, Jerry McGuire and Cold Mountain, is asking $1.5 million for the rural home that borders the Quinebaug River.

The actress originally acquired the �vacation retreat� back in 2004, paying $1.3 million. She has invested a considerable amount of time and energy to update the estate in Pomfret, which Zellweger refers to as �the embodiment of the old-fashioned American small town.�

The property boasts a number of various buildings and structures on the premises (guest cottage, barn, helicopter pad, etc.), underscored by a 3,463-square-foot Federal-style Colonial main home known as the �Cotton Tavern�, built in 1770. Modern amenities have been added to the property, but the original country charm of the three-bedroom home remains, with Colonial-style windows, wood-burning fireplaces and exposed wood beam ceilings running throughout. Other property highlights include a generous master bedroom with a �suite of closets,� library with dark-wood finishes and built-in bookcases, media room, country kitchen and a large screened-in sun porch. The backyard and its many acres include a wealth of lush foliage, rolling hills of grass fields and woodland areas.

The property listing is presented by Jonathan Radford of Coldwell Banker.

(H/T to The Real Estalker.)