This four-acre island is connected to Connecticut via a private road, and features a 14,000-square foot stone manor house, built in 1906 for members of the Phelps Stokes family. The mansion has a marble entryway, herringbone oak floors, marble skirting, a two-story gourmet kitchen and library with a cathedral ceiling.

The estate includes a lap pool, saltwater pool, 200-foot deepwater dock, guest cottage, caretaker’s cottage and gardens. Caritas Island, your own private island has a stone and stucco English Manor house which was built in 1906 . The island can be reached by boat or by a private gated causeway.

You can find on this island 11 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, one half-bathroom, four-acre compound, 200-foot pier, 280-degree open views of Long Island Sound, three-plus fireplaces, four dog kennels, a garage for either five-plus or nine cars , two pools, and one beach. We could go on, but we see you nodding off in the back row there, so it's time of a pop quiz: Write a five-paragraph essay on the definition of caritas.