Casagmo Condo's
Ridgefield, CT 06877

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Built in the early 1700s by the Stebbins family, this saltbox stood at the head of Main Street where the entrance to Casagmo condominiums now is. During the Battle of Ridgefield, the house served as a hospital for patriots wounded while fighting the British. The house itself was riddled with bullets and its front door, complete with bullet holes, is now held by the Keeler Tavern.  The house stood right by today's entrance to Casagmo.

In the stone wall near the Casagmo entrance today, shown above at right, is a plaque that notes a burial ground near what was the front yard of the Stebbins place: "In defense of American Independence at the Battle of Ridgefield April 27, 1777, died Eight Patriots who were laid in these grounds, companioned by sixteen British soldiers. Living, their enemies, dying, their guests. In honour of Service and Sacrifice this Memorial is placed for the Strengthening of Hearts." The Stebbins house was torn down in 1893 to make way for the Casagmo mansion.

David L. Paul; Condo King

Although David L. Paul never lived in Ridgefield, he had a profound – and positive -- influence on the community for decades. Mr. Paul developed Casagmo  whose 285 condominiums have allowed thousands of people to live in Ridgefield who might not otherwise be able to afford to, including young people starting out and old-timers who no longer need or can maintain houses. Mr. Paul, a Long Island lawyer who’d developed apartments elsewhere, arrived on the scene in 1967 when he bought the former Casagmo estate, already zoned for apartments, and built the 285 units there.  Casagmo was originally apartments but the Planning and Zoning Commission convinced Paul to try condos. He did and they were so successful, all units became condominiums.